First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church in Port Jervis, NY 12771. It is one of 28 churches in Port Jervis.

Port Jervis, NY, 12771

First 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 adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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.

Social Isolation: 33.4%
Child Poverty: 32.2% (13.6–50.8%)
Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.3%
Food Insecurity: 24.0%
Poverty Rate: 23.5% (15.2–31.7%)
Unemployment: 9.6% (5.0–14.3%)
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.5%
Housing Insecurity: 19.1%
Diabetes: 13.9%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Port Jervis city is served by 13 churches — about one congregation for every 671 residents.

Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist

Reformed Dutch Church of Deer Park — 0 mi away
First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Port Jervis Bible Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
First Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis — 0.1 mi away
Deerpark Reformed Church — 0.1 mi away
Grace Fellowship — 0.1 mi away
Drew United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
Saint Peter's Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
El Bethel International Ministries Church — 0.2 mi away
Light of the World Christian Church — 0.2 mi away

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