First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church in Alexandria, LA 71301. It is one of 179 churches in Alexandria.

Alexandria, LA, 71301

First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 9 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Louisiana — 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.

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The community around First Church of Christ Scientist

Within about a mile of this church, 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 more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Obesity: 47.4%
  • Social Isolation: 41.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 38.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.2%
  • Diabetes: 20.6%
  • Unemployment: 12.5% (4.7–20.4%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 27.3% (15.3–39.3%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.8%
  • Depression: 26.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.1% (4.6–19.7%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Alexandria city is served by 101 churches — about one congregation for every 303 residents.

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