Living Church

The Clerk’s Office of The Mother Church (The First Church of Christ, Scientist) was gifted two composition notebooks that belonged to a remarkably faithful Christian Scientist: William B. Haines. Mr. Haines, of British nationality, was a World War II prisoner of war for three and a half years in Sumatra. 

Changes to the Christian Science periodicals and a new book from The Christian Science Publishing Society.

The 2026 per capita tax message from the President of The Mother Church.

Christian Science Reading Rooms can be “warm spaces” where people can learn more about God. 

The Editor of The Christian Science Monitor talks about its mission; how Mary Baker Eddy treated antagonistic journalists at one time; and how each of us—whether readers, journalists, or lawmakers—can follow Mrs. Eddy’s example and the example Jesus gives in the parable of the good Samaritan with regard to how we think and pray about the news, newsmakers, and journalists, and how we think and pray regarding people who may have very different views.  

A new Christian Science Monitor app for smartphones will enable users to access newly published stories throughout the day so that they can embrace the world in their daily prayer and practice of Christian Science. 

Updates include a new “In-Context” feature in the Digital Edition of the Christian Science Quarterly and new Bible resources in Reading Rooms.

An announcement from the Trustees of the trust under the will of Mary Baker Eddy.

Happy news of the recent admission of new members to The Mother Church from around the world. 

An announcement from the editors regarding new and old tools for a deep study of the Bible.