First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ Scientist is a church at 444 Fillmore Street in Gary, IN 46402. It is one of 275 churches in Gary.
444 Fillmore Street, Gary, IN, 46402Service times
- Sunday 10:30am · mornings
- Wednesday 6pm–7pm · evenings -
- Wednesday 12:15pm
First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 15 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Indiana — 991 across the United States on The Church Map.
Christian Science, Unity, Religious Science, Swedenborgian and Spiritualist congregations use Christian Scripture and Christian language, and read both through convictions about mind, healing, and an indwelling divine that historic Christian teaching does not share. Reference sources genuinely disagree on whether to file them as Christian at all; this map lists them and leaves the question open.
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The community around First Church of Christ Scientist
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Obesity: 53.4%
- Food Insecurity: 46.3%
- Poverty Rate: 42.8% (24.3–61.4%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.9%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 31.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.4%
- Diabetes: 25.6%
- Social Isolation: 37.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 21.8%
- Unemployment: 9.1% (2.5–15.6%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.5%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.8% (3.2–20.3%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Gary city is served by 184 churches — about one congregation for every 375 residents.
Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist
- Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Cathedral of the Holy Angels — 0.3 mi away
- Holy Bethel Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Greater Hall of Faith Church — 0.4 mi away
- First United Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
- River of Life Ministries — 0.5 mi away
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church — 0.5 mi away
- Crossroads Missionary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Christ Driven Ministries Outreach — 0.6 mi away
- Bethel Church — 0.6 mi away