Announcements

The Board has voted to admit new members to our worldwide church family.

Margaret Rogers, CSB will be rotating off the Christian Science Board of Directors at the end of November. On December 1, 2019, as Margaret steps off the Board, Keith Wommack, CSB, of Corpus Christi, Texas, will assume his place as a member of the Board of Directors.

Funds are available for benevolence grants from the trust established under Clause 8 of Mary Baker Eddy’s will. These funds are devoted to the primary purpose of “more effectually promoting and extending the religion of Christian Science as taught by [Mary Baker Eddy].

Effective October 2, 2019, Scott Preller rotated off of the Board of Trustees, and Michael Fish, CSB, joined Robin Hoagland and Lyon Osborn, who are currently serving as Trustees.

Dear Members and Friends, It is a joy and a privilege for me to share news of the recent admission of new members. Admission takes place at a regular business meeting of the Christian Science Board of Directors and is required in the Church Manual.

This year’s Annual Meeting of The Mother Church took place on Monday afternoon, June 3, and earlier that same day, the annual meeting of the Christian Science Board of Directors was held “for electing officers and other business” (Mary Baker Eddy, Church Manual, Art. XIII, Sect.

We are happy to announce the appointment by the Christian Science Board of Directors of Larissa Snorek, CSB, to the position of Associate Editor for the Journal, Sentinel, and Herald. She succeeds Kim Crooks Korinek, CSB, who worked for the Christian Science periodicals with great love as an Associate Editor since the autumn of 2016.

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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.

Dear Fellow Members of The Mother Church, Some years ago, I timidly walked into a meeting room in Austin, Texas, where three dedicated workers with the Committees on Publication Manager’s office from Boston were waiting. They had come to talk to me about the position of State Committee.