After I retired, I found myself traveling quite a bit and also living in two places. At that time I felt it was easier to attend Christian Science church services online. I was extremely grateful for them even though I missed attending my own branch church. I began to feel certain that Christian Scientists no longer really need a church edifice when the Church has so many other resources available to communicate the message of Christian Science.
However, the following healing profoundly changed my mind about this!
Although I am a resident of Massachusetts, I live part-time in the Chicago area to help with grandchildren. The summer of 2017 I was joyfully in the process of planning my annual road trip back to Massachusetts, when I suddenly fell seriously ill.