First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ Scientist is a church at 402 S Sycamore St in Palestine, TX 75801-3510. It is one of 124 churches in Palestine.
402 S Sycamore St, Palestine, TX, 75801-3510Phone: (903) 729-2994 · Website: http://christianscience.com/church-of-christ-scientist/the-mother-church-in-boston-ma-usa
First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 45 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Texas — 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.
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The community around First Church of Christ Scientist
Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. 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.
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.0% (15.1–31.0%)
- Obesity: 41.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.6%
- Diabetes: 16.5%
- Unemployment: 8.8% (1.6–15.9%)
- Child Poverty: 26.8% (10.4–43.2%)
- Poverty Rate: 19.4% (8.4–30.4%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist
- First Methodist Church of Palestine — 0.1 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Philips Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- Palestine Church — 0.3 mi away
- Trinity Valley Community Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
- Templo Calvario Asamblea De Dios — 0.4 mi away
- Grants Chapel AME Church — 0.5 mi away
- South Union Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away