Dear Friends,
Having served on the Christian Science Board of Directors since May of 2017, after a career in law and international business, Rich Evans, CSB, has decided, through much prayer, that it is time to rotate off the Board and return full time to the fruitful work of Christian Science practice and teaching. Rich will continue to teach and hold his association in Arizona. He and his wife, Blythe, will live at their residence in Osterville, Massachusetts. All those who have worked with Rich in these recent years can attest to the spiritual gifts he has brought to his work. We are grateful for his devotion to the Cause of Christian Science. His love for the whole human family shines throughout his work, and we know it will continue to shine brightly in the Field.
Rich shares: “I’m deeply blessed by and grateful for the gifts of serving as Manager of the Committees on Publication and on the Christian Science Board of Directors here in Boston. What a privilege it is to witness divine Love continue to reveal the global application and progress of the Science Mary Baker Eddy discovered, founded, and continues to lead through her writings. I am also grateful to have experienced the love for God, Christian Science, and Church expressed by those who work for this Cause here and throughout the world. God, indeed, is good.”
Stepping onto the Board as of January 1, 2025, is Elizabeth (Beth) Schaefer, CSB. Beth grew up and resides in San Antonio, Texas. She graduated from Principia College with a double major in sociology and Spanish. After college, she worked with troubled youth as director of an emergency shelter for teens in crisis. She also set up and managed several group homes for teens. Later, Beth worked as an environmental educator and naturalist. She went on to work for the United States Forest Service as a wilderness ranger, which included patrolling the backcountry and firefighting stints throughout the western US.
Beth began receiving calls from her Sunday School students and their parents for prayerful help and ultimately became a full-time Journal-listed Christian Science practitioner in 1999. She became a Christian Science teacher in 2003. Beth has served as a Christian Science lecturer and Second Reader of The Mother Church and written articles for the Christian Science periodicals, including The Christian Science Monitor. Beth and her husband, Lamar Smith, have two grown children and two grandchildren, who fill their lives with joy and delight.
We send our deepest thanks to Rich and look forward to welcoming Beth back to Boston!
The Christian Science Board of Directors
