page_title: Religion in Portland, Oregon
section_title: Christian Science
hierarchical_section_title: Religion in Portland, Oregon / Christian Science
caption_attribution_description: English: w:First Church of Christ, Scientist (Portland, Oregon), aka the Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center in w:Portland, Oregon.
context_page_description: The City of Portland has historically been a religious city, however in modern times, it is the least religious city in the United States.
  According to a Public Religion Research Institute survey, 42% of Portlanders do not identify with any organized religion. That is 9% more that the two runner ups, San Francisco and Seattle, 33% each. Of these people, 4% identified as Atheists, 8% identified as Agnostic, and 29% said their religion is "nothing in particular."
context_section_description: The Portland area is home ten Christian Science churches.
caption: First Church of Christ, Scientist, now the Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center, a theater and home to the Portland Children's Theater.
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