What is Christian Science?

Mary Baker Eddy, who discovered and founded Christian Science, defined Christian Science as “the law of God, the law of good . . . ” (Rudimental Divine Science, p. 1). She’d learned that God is infinite Love, and completely good. A clear glimpse of this through prayer has power to heal and transform anyone.

Mary Baker Eddy was a lifelong student of the Bible. And she’d always wanted to find solutions to human suffering. When she was critically injured in 1866, she turned to God with her whole heart. While reading accounts of Jesus’ swift, powerful healings, she experienced a new sense of God. She saw that God, Spirit, is the only reality. And she was completely healed. She wanted to understand what happened, so she studied the Bible and found universal and dependable laws of God. These laws are the foundation of Christian Science.

Since then many people have been healed and redeemed as they learn about their relationship to God through this reliable Science of Christianity.

Read Mary Baker Eddy’s primary work, the textbook of Christian Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.

Christian? Science?

Yes, both. Christian because it is based on the Bible, and specifically on the teachings of Christ Jesus. Science because it is based on the laws of God, which are provable and constant, as demonstrated by Christ Jesus.

Who are your pastors?

Every Christian Science church shares the same two pastors. They are the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Lesson sermons are prepared by a committee from The Mother Church and distributed through the Christian Science Publishing Society. These sermons are presented on Sundays by elected individuals within the different churches called readers. The First Reader reads from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. The Second Reader reads from the Bible.

What can I expect from church services?

On Sundays, Christian Science churches around the world deliver the same lesson sermon which can be studied beforehand through The Christian Science Quarterly or the Full Text Lesson Sermon. The differences between these services are the selected: hymns, solo music, opening scriptural reading, and benediction.

On Wednesdays, the elected First Reader from each branch church prepares a service using citations from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. The sermon is followed by testimonies from congregants sharing how the study of Christian Science has enlightened their understanding of God, and may include references to healings.

I am looking for a healing, who do I talk to?

Learn more about healing in Christian Science here.

I have another question.

You can find out more about Christian Science by visiting christianscience.com.

Church Services

Sundays:   10:00am
Wednesdays:  6:30pm hybrid service. You can participate online on Zoom (see instructions below) or in person at the Reading Room at the Church

Learn more about our upcoming Sunday Service below. You can also visit our Reading Room to purchase your copy of the Christian Science Quarterly.

Location and Directions:

235 Indian River Dr.
Cocoa, FL 32922-7732

Wednesday nights:   First Church of Christ Scientist, Cocoa invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic:  First Church of Christ Scientist, Cocoa Wednesday Testimony Meeting
Time:   Prior to 6:30pm you will be in a waiting room. Meeting starts at 6:30pm.

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FROM THIS WEEK’S CHRISTIAN SCIENCE QUARTERLY BIBLE LESSON:  

February 10–16, 2025

Soul

Golden Text

Psalms 19:7, 8 (to 🙂

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart:

Responsive Reading

Luke 8:4012:16–21Deuteronomy 10:12 what, 13

Luke 8:40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Deut. 10:12 . . . what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

13 To keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?

To learn more about the Bible Lesson visit biblelesson.christianscience.com

Sunday Morning Broadcast:

The Mother Church offers listeners two ways to partake in their Sunday morning service. You can call-in or listen online. The streaming audio of the Sunday service is available for one week afterwards.

Time: 10 AM EST

For more information, see The Mother Church Sunday broadcast page.

Wednesday Afternoon Broadcast:

The Mother Church offers listeners two ways to partake in their Wednesday testimony meetings. You can call-in or listen online. The streaming audio of the Wednesday testimony meeting is available until Friday morning of the same week.

Time: 2 PM EST

For more information, see The Mother Church Wednesday broadcast page.

Sunday School

Sunday School meets at the same time as church services on Sundays from 10 AM to 11 AM.

Enrollment: Open to children ages 4 to 20.

Childcare is provided at all services for those too young to attend the service or Sunday School.

What is instruction like?

The younger classes focus on understanding basic teachings such as the Ten Commandments, The Lord’s Prayer, and popular Bible stories. The older classes learn to apply healing principles behind Christian Science to everyday life situations. Class is informal and focuses on reading the Bible, reading Science and Health, casual lectures, sharing testimonies, and a question/answer system to foster dialogue.

How are classes organized?

By age and grade level.

What should my child wear?

We don’t mind if they come in pajamas or all dressed up for Sunday brunch, as long as you, the parent, are okay with what they wear.

Who are the teachers?

The teachers are experienced Christian Scientists dedicated to helping young people learn the valuable lessons of the Bible through the teachings of Christian Science.

Christian Science Reading Room

A Christian Science Reading Room is both a library and a bookstore. Here you can browse, borrow, study, and/or purchase the Bible, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and other Christian Science materials including: books, audio books, music, and periodicals.

Location and Directions:

235 Indian River Dr.
Cocoa, FL 32922

Hours:

Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Open 10 AM to 1 PM
Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Closed

Contact:

Phone: 321-636-8110
E-mail: [email protected]

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Study Resources:

The Bible– Read online
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures – Read online