First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ Scientist is a church in Utica, NY 13502. It is one of 95 churches in Utica.
Utica, NY, 13502First 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 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than 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 the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 62.7% (42.9–82.5%)
- Food Insecurity: 39.2%
- Poverty Rate: 35.7% (23.5–48.0%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 28.3%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.6%
- Obesity: 43.3%
- Social Isolation: 38.5%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 19.9%
- Diabetes: 16.5%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Utica city is served by 60 churches — about one congregation for every 1,078 residents.
Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
- Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Our Saviour Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Tabernacle of Deliverance in Christ, CLG — 0.3 mi away
- All Saints Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- Salvation Army — 0.3 mi away
- Reimagine Church — 0.4 mi away
- Foursquare Gospel Church — 0.4 mi away
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.4 mi away
- St Paul's Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
More Metaphysical churches nearby
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 13.4 mi away in Rome, NY
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 20.1 mi away in Oneida, NY