Where is First Church of Christ Scientist located?

First Church of Christ Scientist is at 3620 East 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46218.

What time are services at First Church of Christ Scientist?

First Church of Christ Scientist meets Sunday at 10am (School to); Sunday at 10am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church at 3620 East 38th Street in Indianapolis, IN 46218. It is one of 1,322 churches in Indianapolis.

Fifth Church is located within one of the most vibrant areas of Indianapolis known as Broad Ripple Village. Sitting on a prominent corner, it is settled in an energetic community of shops, restaurants, and small businesses.

3620 East 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46218

Service times

Sunday 10am–11am · School to
Sunday 10am

Shares a ministry location with Immanuel Presbyterian Church and The Hope of Glory.

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 — 992 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.

Ministries at First Church of Christ Scientist

Community Christmas Concert
Christian Science Lecture
Support for Summer Camps
Public Reading Room
Donation to Wheeler Mission

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The community around First Church of Christ Scientist

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand 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: 51.9%
Food Insecurity: 43.3%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.7%
Poverty Rate: 36.2% (22.8–49.6%)
Housing Insecurity: 30.0%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.3%
Diabetes: 25.5%
Social Isolation: 39.7%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.3%
Transportation Barriers: 21.2%
Unemployment: 11.6% (5.2–17.9%)
Depression: 23.6%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Indianapolis city (balance) is served by 592 churches — about one congregation for every 1,486 residents.

Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist

Immanuel Presbyterian Church — 0 mi away
The Hope of Glory — 0 mi away
Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.2 mi away
Sanders Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
Saint Andrew the Apostle Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
Zion Tabernacle Apostolic Church — 0.3 mi away
St George Orthodox Church — 0.3 mi away
Temple of Praise Assembly — 0.4 mi away
Shiloh Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away

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