First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ Scientist is a Christ Scientist church in Joplin, MO 64804. It is one of 124 churches in Joplin.
Joplin, MO, 64804First 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 Missouri — 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 7 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 75.0% (56.0–94.1%)
- Poverty Rate: 33.7% (23.0–44.4%)
- Food Insecurity: 26.1%
- Obesity: 43.3%
- Social Isolation: 35.7%
- Depression: 29.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.2%
- Unemployment: 11.2% (5.0–17.4%)
- Housing Insecurity: 19.9%
- Transportation Barriers: 15.8%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7%
- Diabetes: 13.3%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.7% (5.7–17.8%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Joplin city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 2,033 residents.
Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist
- First Community Church — 0.1 mi away
- Seventh Day Adventist — 0.3 mi away
- Faith Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Generations Free Will Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- The Altar — 0.6 mi away
- Joplin Church Alive — 0.7 mi away
- Victory Faith Center — 0.7 mi away
- Harmony Heights Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.7 mi away
- Villa Heights Christian Church — 0.8 mi away
More Metaphysical churches nearby
- Unity Church of Joplin — 2 mi away