What time are services at First Church of Christ, Scientist?

First Church of Christ, Scientist meets Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 11pm; Wednesday at 12pm. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Church of Christ, Scientist?

First Church of Christ, Scientist in Portsmouth, VA is a Christ Scientist church.

First Church of Christ, Scientist

First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christ Scientist church in Portsmouth, VA 23707. It is one of 213 churches in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth, VA, 23707

Service times

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11pm–2pm
Wednesday 12pm–7pm

Shares a ministry location with Ministry in Christ Church.

First Church of Christ, Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 26 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Virginia — 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 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 5 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.

Social Isolation: 37.2%
Food Insecurity: 21.6%
Diabetes: 15.3%
Obesity: 39.1%
Depression: 24.5%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.1%
Poverty Rate: 19.0% (9.8–28.1%)
Housing Insecurity: 16.9%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Portsmouth city is served by 119 churches — about one congregation for every 818 residents.

Churches near First Church of Christ, Scientist

Ministry in Christ Church — 0 mi away
Westhaven Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Community of Christ — 0.3 mi away
The Father's House International — 0.4 mi away
Gates of Heaven Outreach Ministries — 0.4 mi away
Greater Victory Tabernacle — 0.4 mi away
Victory Temple — 0.4 mi away
Grove Park Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
Mount Sinai Family Life Christian Center — 0.5 mi away
Portsmouth Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.6 mi away

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