First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church in Sedalia, MO 65301. It is one of 66 churches in Sedalia.

Sedalia, MO, 65301

Service times

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am · through

Phone: (515) 362-7462

First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 16 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Missouri — 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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 26.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.6% (14.7–26.6%)
  • Unemployment: 12.9% (6.0–19.9%)
  • Obesity: 40.8%
  • Social Isolation: 34.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.5%
  • Depression: 27.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 22.2% (14.4–30.0%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 20.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.8%
  • Diabetes: 13.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Sedalia city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 1,096 residents.

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