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2012 Membership Series

Membership in The Mother Church is an inspired and significant step for any student of Christian Science to take in the ongoing and ever-unfolding study and practice of Christian Science. In this series members from diverse backgrounds and experiences share what special meaning membership in The Mother Church has for them. — The Editors

A strong support

By Perry Fisher

From the August 2012 issue of The Christian Science Journal

During my sophomore year in high school, my mother, the only member of my family who was a student of Christian Science, was healed of cancer through Christian Science treatment. At the time, I was taking a class preparing me to join a mainline Christian denomination. Her healing, however, impelled me to learn about Christian Science. 

I began going to the local Christian Science church with my mother and enrolled in the Sunday School. What I learned made sense to me, so I continued going for the remainder of my high school years. 

At the urging of both my Sunday School teacher and my mother, I applied for membership in The Mother Church and was accepted. They felt that membership would be a strong spiritual support for me during my college years—and they were right.