First Church Of Christ, Scientist

First Church Of Christ, Scientist is a church at 1225 Portage St in Kalamazoo, MI 49001-3048. It is one of 171 churches in Kalamazoo.

1225 Portage St, Kalamazoo, MI, 49001-3048

Service times

  • Sunday 10:30am · Morning Service

Phone: (269) 343-7833 · Website: https://www.christiansciencekazoo.org/

First Church Of Christ, Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 34 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Michigan — 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 adults live with obesity. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 49.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 35.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.3%
  • Social Isolation: 39.4%
  • Depression: 29.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 26.1% (12.6–39.6%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.2%
  • Diabetes: 14.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%
  • Unemployment: 6.0% (0.6–11.5%)

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

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