First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a Christ_scientist church at 325 West Mountain Avenue in Las Cruces, NM 88005. It is one of 153 churches in Las Cruces.

325 West Mountain Avenue, Las Cruces, NM, 88005

Phone: 575-523-5063

First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Church of Christ Scientist

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand 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.

  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 30.7% (21.5–39.9%)
  • Food Insecurity: 30.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.1%
  • Social Isolation: 34.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.0%
  • Diabetes: 16.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.1% (6.3–23.9%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.0%
  • Unemployment: 10.0% (5.0–15.1%)
  • Obesity: 39.0%
  • Depression: 23.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.6%

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

Las Cruces city is served by 96 churches — about one congregation for every 981 residents.

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