The Christian Science Reading Room is a resource center for Christian Science followers or for those who want to learn more about the church.
The reading room sells Bibles and other religious books which explain and illustrate Christian beliefs.
The Church of Christ, Scientist, was founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879 in Boston. Adherents believe in the healing power of prayer and traditionally refuse medical treatment.
The Christian Science Reading Room is a place for quiet study and spiritual research of the Bible and access to Christian Science resources. Christian Science Weekly Bible Lessons and other periodicals are also available.
Various translations of the Bible and "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy are also sold at the reading room. Eddy's book is the Christian Science textbook.
The reading room is across the street from the Rockville Town Square and not far from the Rockville Metro Station on the red line.
The First Church of Christ of Rockville supports the room and doesn't seek contributions for its use. Other personal religious beliefs are respected.
The Christian Science Reading Room of Milford is located on the northwest side of the Oval. The Reading Room is a quiet and spiritual place of study open to the entire community. It offers a selection of literature from Christian Science Publishing Society which can be read, borrowed or purchased. It is maintained by the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Milford.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Framingham, has been serving the Metrowest area since 1915 and provides many opportunities for community engagement, including through weekly Sunday worship, opportunities for bible study and lectures and interviews via Christian Science Radio Broadcasts. The church's Christian Science Reading Room, located a block away at Old Path Village Shopping Center on 971 Concord St., and offers a quiet space to study, books available for purchase and a reference library with online resources.
The 20th Church of Christ, Scientist located centrally in Venice is part of the Christian Science Churches and Organizations that are located throughout the United States. The church offers a Sunday morning service as well as a Wednesday evening service. There are also Reading Room hours each week, and congregation members as well as visitors are welcome to attend.
Christian Science of Puyallup is a Christian organization offering services twice a month. Established in 1990, it encourages people to see things from a spiritual perspective.
The world-famous and utterly majestic First Church of Christ, Scientist was built in 1894 by the original Christian Science congregation (led then by the denomination's founder, Mary Baker Eddy) and expanded in 1910. Its stunningly beautiful chapel incorporates Byzantine and Roman architectural elements and houses the 8th largest pipe organ in the United States (with more than 13,000 individual pipes). Guided tours are available five days a week. A tour lasts about 25 minutes and is free.
The Christian Science Reading Room is centrally located on Mamaroneck Avenue. Visitors are welcome to study, borrow or purchase Christian Science literature, which is also available in Spanish.
With the construction of every Christian Science Church, a Christian Science Reading Room follows. The Christian Science Reading Room for Andover is located right in the heart of downtown. The reading room is meant to be a quiet place for those that practice Christian Science or those that want to learn more. At the reading room, people can study for upcoming Sunday services or just catch up on the newest Christian Science news in the weekly Christian Science Sentinel or the monthly Christian Science Journal.
The Christian Science Reading Room in Back Bay is open to all, from residents to tourists. It provides visitors with quiet, comfortable reading and computer stations and sells inspirational and religious reading, such as books, magazines, music and periodicals. A listening station, multimedia station and reference section are available on the premises. Weekly Bible study sessions, readings, discussion groups and book fairs are held regularly. This reading room is open every day of the week.