First Church of Christ, Scientist

First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christ Scientist church at 3901 Filbert Avenue in Atlantic City, NJ 08401. It is one of 43 churches in Atlantic City.

3901 Filbert Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ, 08401

Shares a ministry location with Grace Family Church.

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 New Jersey — 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 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 7 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 32.3%
  • Unemployment: 15.8% (7.9–23.9%)
  • Social Isolation: 35.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 27.4% (15.5–39.2%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.1%
  • Diabetes: 16.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.3%
  • Child Poverty: 24.3% (5.7–42.9%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.7% (6.5–18.9%)

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

Atlantic City city is served by 33 churches — about one congregation for every 1,166 residents.

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