First Church of Christ, Scientist
First Church of Christ, Scientist is a church at 310 NW 16th St in Corvallis, OR 97330-5705. It is one of 66 churches in Corvallis.
The Corvallis Christian Science church began in 1903, when Mrs. Nellie Pratt, Miss Bessie Thorpe, and Mrs. William Ewing began meeting at Mrs. Pratt’s home in Corvallis on a regular basis.
Serving since 1903
310 NW 16th St, Corvallis, OR, 97330-5705Service times
- Sunday 10am · School
Phone: (541) 752-0022 · Website: https://christiansciencecorvallis.org/
First Church of Christ, Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 28 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Oregon — 992 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.
Ministries at First Church of Christ, Scientist
- Youth Support
- Child Care
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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. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,400 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: 51.6%
- Child Poverty: 49.8%
- Depression: 33.0%
- Unemployment: 11.1% (5.6–16.7%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Church of Christ, Scientist
- Circle Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- University Christian Center — 0.2 mi away
- Grace Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Luther House — 0.2 mi away
- OSU Newman Center — 0.2 mi away
- WestM — 0.2 mi away
- Corvallis Mennonite Fellowship — 0.2 mi away
- House of Charis — 0.3 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- St Mary's Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
More Metaphysical churches nearby
- Christian Science Reading Room — 9.1 mi away in Albany, OR