First Church of Christ, Scientist
First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christ_scientist church in Providence, RI 02906. It is one of 210 churches in Providence.
Providence, RI, 02906First Church of Christ, Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story.
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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. Nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,100 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: 45.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
- Depression: 24.4%
- Poverty Rate: 18.1% (11.1–25.1%)
- Food Insecurity: 16.4%
- Unemployment: 7.4% (4.8–10.0%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Providence city is served by 132 churches — about one congregation for every 1,437 residents.
Churches near First Church of Christ, Scientist
- Brown-RISD Catholic Community — 0.1 mi away
- Congdon Street Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church in America — 0.2 mi away
- Fellowship of House Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Stephens Church — 0.3 mi away
- Cathedral of Saint John the Episcopal — 0.3 mi away
- First Unitarian Church of Providence — 0.3 mi away
- Church Beyond the Walls — 0.4 mi away
- Central Congregational Church — 0.5 mi away
- Olney Street Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away