First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ Scientist is a church in Rome, NY 13440. It is one of 58 churches in Rome.
Rome, NY, 13440First 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 adults live with obesity. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand 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.
- Obesity: 45.0%
- Poverty Rate: 42.5%
- Food Insecurity: 34.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.0%
- Social Isolation: 36.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 24.4%
- Transportation Barriers: 17.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.5%
- Diabetes: 16.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
- Depression: 24.9%
- Unemployment: 7.4% (0.8–14.1%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Rome city is served by 33 churches — about one congregation for every 970 residents.
Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist
- Ninde Memorial Chapel — 0.1 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Trinity United Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Free Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Bethel Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Carney Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
More Metaphysical churches nearby
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 13 mi away in Oneida, NY
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 13.4 mi away in Utica, NY