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from the Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy

Reminder of grant funds available for branch churches and reading rooms

2024 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson availability

Gratitude inherently makes us think outside ourselves. Even when done silently or privately, giving gratitude involves acknowledging and finding joy in blessings received, however small or large.

Rotation on the Board of Trustees

We would like to announce a change on the Board of Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing Society. On August 2, 2024, David Hohle, CSB, rotated off the Board of Trustees.

from the Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy

“New possibilities. ” This is one of the natural effects of true philanthropy (see Mary Baker Eddy, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, pp.

In accordance with Article XXXI, Section 1, of the Church Manual, the Christian Science Board of Directors has elected the following members to serve as lecturers from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025: Ahanonu, Chiemezi, CS Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria Arneth, Heike, CSB Munich, Germany Aubin, Edwina, CSB Cleveland, Queensland, Australia Bikai, James Pascal, CSB Yaoundé, Cameroon Ehrenhardt, Nicole, CS Winnweiler, Germany Farkas, Emra, CSB Santa Fe, New Mexico, US Fischer, Alexandre, CS Pau, France Frederick, Nate, CS Brookline, Massachusetts, US Frizotti, Evelin, CSB Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Glokpor, Rodger, CSB Lomé, Togo Hegarty, Janet, CSB Saint Louis, Missouri, US Hertgen, Monique, CSB Duingt, France Hockley, Phillip, CS Jersey Marine, Neath, Wales, UK Hughes, Alison, CS Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK Kisonga, André, CSB Kinshasa, Democratic Republic  of Congo Klein, Juliane, CSB Berlin, Germany McCurties, Mark, CS Ann Arbor, Michigan, US McElroy, Tom, CSB Boston, Massachusetts, US O’Hagan, Nikki, CS Dublin, Ireland Passaglia, Mónica, CSB Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina Pitts, Lesley, CS Plymouth, Massachusetts, US Shepherd, James, CS Eugene, Oregon, US Tetreau, Giulia Nesi, CSB Fairfield, Connecticut, US Troseth, Lisa, CSB Rogers, Arkansas, US Tshiabuila, Mayal, CS Kinshasa, Democratic Republic  of Congo Virgil, Nicole, CS Elmhurst, Illinois, US Wahlberg, Melanie, CS Lake Forest, California, US Woodard, Patricia Cohan, CS Dallas, Texas, US.

Admission of new members

Dear Members, We are delighted and grateful to be able to share with you the happy news of the recent admission of new members to The Mother Church from around the world. New members to our worldwide family come from Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sweden, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Zambia.

from the Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy

“New possibilities. ” This is one of the natural effects of true philanthropy (see Mary Baker Eddy, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, pp.

Annual Meeting invitation 2024

Dear Church Members and Friends, It is with a joyous heart that we invite you to Boston for this year’s Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, to be held Monday, June 3. We hope you will join us in person or online at christianscience.

Dedication of a branch church or society is a public affirmation of the importance of Church in the lives of Christian Scientists and in the community. When an edifice is free of debt, churches and societies often hold a dedicatory service.

Normal class 2024

In the  Manual of The Mother Church , Mary Baker Eddy provides for the continuity of her teaching through the establishment of the Board of Education. Article XXIX, Section 2, states: “Loyal Christian Scientists’ pupils who so desire may apply to the Board of Education for instruction; and if they have practised Christian Science healing successfully three years and will furnish evidence of their eligibility therefor, they are eligible to enter the Normal class.