Where is First Church of Christ Scientist located?

First Church of Christ Scientist is at 1 Maryland Avenue, Loch Raven, MD, 21286.

What denomination is First Church of Christ Scientist?

First Church of Christ Scientist in Loch Raven, MD is a Christ Scientist church.

First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a Christ Scientist church at 1 Maryland Avenue in Loch Raven, MD 21286. It is one of 8 churches in Loch Raven.

1 Maryland Avenue, Loch Raven, MD, 21286

First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 25 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Maryland — 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 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. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,300 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.

Poverty Rate: 32.5% (23.3–41.5%)
Social Isolation: 35.0%
Depression: 24.4%
Food Insecurity: 16.3%

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

Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist

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Mount Calvary African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away in Towson, MD
Saint James Church — 0.5 mi away
Christian Science Reading Room — 0.5 mi away in Towson, MD
The Table — 0.5 mi away in Towson, MD
Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away in Towson, MD

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