First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ Scientist is a church in Elmira, NY 14905. It is one of 79 churches in Elmira.
Elmira, NY, 14905First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 71 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across New York — 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 the people here live below the poverty line, and about 1 in 7 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Poverty Rate: 33.8% (20.8–46.7%)
- Unemployment: 15.3% (7.5–23.1%)
- Social Isolation: 36.6%
- Food Insecurity: 23.4%
- Depression: 24.7%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 18.1%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.1%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Elmira city is served by 41 churches — about one congregation for every 646 residents.
Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist
- Ray Of Hope Church — 0.2 mi away
- Grace Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Our Fathers House of Prayer — 0.3 mi away
- His United Body Community Church — 0.4 mi away
- Christ United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
- West Side Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Westside United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Park Congregational Church — 0.5 mi away
- United Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
More Metaphysical churches nearby
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 12.6 mi away in Corning, NY