First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church at 205 East Knox Street in Durham, NC 27701. It is one of 446 churches in Durham.

205 East Knox Street, Durham, NC, 27701

First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 11 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across North Carolina — 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, nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 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.

  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.0% (14.3–31.8%)
  • Social Isolation: 32.4%
  • Obesity: 39.6%
  • Child Poverty: 27.0% (7.3–46.7%)
  • Depression: 25.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.4% (12.1–30.8%)
  • Food Insecurity: 18.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.0%

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

Durham city is served by 183 churches — about one congregation for every 1,296 residents.

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