First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church in Springfield, MA 01103. It is one of 196 churches in Springfield.

Springfield, MA, 01103

First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 43 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Massachusetts — 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 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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.

Food Insecurity: 41.9%
Poverty Rate: 41.7% (29.5–53.8%)
Social Isolation: 40.5%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.2%
Housing Insecurity: 32.3%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.6%
Transportation Barriers: 22.3%
Diabetes: 18.1%
Obesity: 43.6%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.3%
Depression: 27.4%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.0%
Unemployment: 8.3% (1.3–17.5%)

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

Springfield city is served by 95 churches — about one congregation for every 1,634 residents.

Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist

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Church Without Walls Springfield — 0.1 mi away
First Church of Christ, Congregational — 0.1 mi away
French Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away
Catedral Iglesia de Cristo - Ministerio Hispano. Springfield, MA. — 0.2 mi away
Christ Church Cathedral — 0.2 mi away
St. Joseph's Church (Springfield, Massachusetts) — 0.2 mi away
South Congregational Church — 0.2 mi away
Saint Michael's Cathedral — 0.3 mi away
Saint Francis of Assisi Chapel — 0.3 mi away

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