Tours of The First Church of Christ, Scientist
We invite you to step inside for a free Church tour.
- Where do the tours begin?
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- Just inside the large, glass entrance to the domed church near Massachusetts Avenue.
- How long are the tours?
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- One half-hour
- Guides can tailor the length to your specific need
- If you don’t have time for a tour, you can still come in and…
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- Look around
- Sit, pray, and quietly contemplate
- Take photographs
- The tour includes two church edifices:
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- The Extension, a Byzantine-Renaissance style church built in 1906, includes one of the nation’s largest Aeolian-Skinner pipe organs.
- Learn about an important woman in New England history, Mary Baker Eddy, who was the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. She is the author of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and the founder of The Christian Science Monitor.
The Original Edifice, a Romanesque style church built in 1894, includes stained-glass windows of Bible Stories.
- Tour schedule
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- Sundays, 11 am to 3 pm
- Mondays, Closed
- Tuesdays, 12 noon to 4 pm
- Wednesdays, 1 pm to 4 pm
- Thursdays, 12 noon to 5 pm
- Fridays, 12 noon to 5 pm
- Saturdays, 12 noon to 5 pm
Click here for Information about Group Tours
email: tours@christianscience.com
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