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Branching out

Examples of inspiring and healing activity in branch churches, societies, and informal groups

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When a church helped “just by being there”

A woman is healed by thinking of the prayer, love, and dedication members were pouring into the functions of the branch church near the hotel where she was staying.

I love Christian Science Reading Rooms!

Christian Science Reading Rooms have all of the resources needed to find healing.

Honoring the Sabbath day —attending church

Christian Scientists believe in, honor, and obey the Ten Commandments as given to Moses by God thousands of years ago. Many of them, such as the commands not to kill or steal (see Exodus 20:13, 15 ), have been embraced by society and have become part of everyday life.

How I prayed when I was elected First Reader

To quiet the clamor of worldly thinking, many people meditate. Others hike in the wilderness or go on a religious retreat.

Expanding Sunday School

I was sitting in a Sunday service in my branch Church of Christ, Scientist, when one of the Readers read an announcement about Sunday School. He said, “We welcome young people to our Sunday School.

A Christian Science practitioner once told me that angel messages come with action; they are not just good thoughts, but involve results. I had been devoting lots of my prayer time to thinking about church.

Let your light shine

I am the librarian of a Christian Science Reading Room in a busy downtown area of a city in central California. Assisting visitors in their search for spiritual insights and guidance has been rewarding.

How I found the church—and it found me

My initial encounter with Christian Science was in prison, where I went to a Christian Science church service just to get out of my cell. At the time I was serving a life sentence for a crime I had not committed, although I had engaged in other criminal activity from an early age.

We saw him as the guest of God

It was a Sunday morning. I arrived at church early to take my post as usher, ready to greet newcomers as well as our regular attendees.

Spiritual growth from church work

When I was appointed chair of my branch church’s lecture committee, I felt a bit daunted. I had never been involved with planning a Christian Science lecture before.