Sunday church services  

At The Mother Church

Marian English, Second Reader for The Mother Church

Karl (Sandy) Sandberg, First Reader for The Mother Church

10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. All are welcome.  directions and map

Online

10:00 a.m.

Eastern time, with an audio replay available throughout the week.

Listen

Near you

To find a Sunday church service (at a branch church or society) near you, search using the directory here or at the bottom of the right column of this webpage.

What to expect

No matter where you go, you’ll find a friendly greeting, music, singing, scriptural readings, prayer, and a sermon based on a weekly Christian Science Bible Lesson from our pastor, the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Services typically last about an hour. Simultaneous Sunday School classes are also available.

Bryan Ashley, organist for The Mother Church

Information specific to the service at The Mother Church, including music, the scriptural selection, and the benediction are posted near the bottom of the online Sunday service page. Bios are available to introduce you to the First Reader, who runs the service, as well as the Second Reader, soloist, organist, and other key participants.  

Wherever you go to church, we hope you'll introduce yourself to the readers and your fellow attendees.

Wednesday testimony meetings

At The Mother Church

12:00 noon and 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. All are welcome.  directions and map

Online

2:00 p.m. Eastern time, with an audio replay for 24 hours.

Listen

Near you

To find a Wednesday meeting (at a branch church or society) near you, search using the directory here or at the bottom of the right column of this webpage.

What to expect

These meetings are similar to Sunday services, but the scriptural selections are customized to the needs of the congregation and occasion. You’ll also hear fellow attendees share insights, experiences, and healings they've had as a result of their prayers and study of Christian Science.

Information specific to the online service at The Mother Church, including text for the hymns, citations from the Bible and Science and Health, and testimonies are all posted on the online Wednesday testimony meeting page.

Sunday School

At The Mother Church

10:00 a.m. Eastern time. All are welcome up to the age of 20.  directions and map

Online

Available at a variety of hours throughout Sunday to serve an international audience.

More

Near you

To find a Sunday School (at a branch church or society) near you, search using the directory here or at the bottom of the right column of this webpage.

What to expect

For more information about Sunday School, visit the general Sunday School pages or The Mother Church Sunday School page.