Christian Science Church
Sunday at 10:30 AM and Wednesday at 7:30 PM
We warmly welcome you to join us for our services. We are a Christian Science church, one of the many branch churches of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts (also known as the Mother Church). Sunday Sermons consist of the reading of the weekly Christian Science Bible Lesson, which contain selections from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook – Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. In addition to our Sunday service, we also hold a one-hour Wednesday evening testimony meeting, where people share their progress and healings through the practice of Christian Science and applying God’s spiritual laws to their daily lives and challenges.
Who is Mary Baker Eddy?
Mary Baker Eddy is the Discover and Founder of Christian Science, a Bible-based religion, and the author of the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Learn more at ChristianScience.com.
Church Services
Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist
1238 31st Street, NW
Washington DC 20007
5thchurchdc@gmail.com
Church: (202) 333-6650
Reading Room: (202) 333-5573 (see hours in the Reading Room section below)
Sunday Services
10:30 am to 11:30 am
The Sunday Sermon is composed of readings from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. These services also include prayer and hymns.
Sunday School
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Our Sunday school is held at the same time as our church services. Younger students learn spiritual lessons from the Bible, including the Ten Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, and the Lord’s Prayer. Older students up to the age of 20 discuss issues relevant to their lives, based on the Christian Science Bible Lesson. All students learn to apply truths from the Bible and Science and Health in a practical way in their daily lives. Thoughtful, loving and responsible care for infants and toddlers not yet ready for Sunday School is available.
Wednesday Testimony Meetings
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
After hearing readings from the Bible and Science and Health to bring spiritual insight to address daily challenges in a practical way, those attending are welcome to share their healing experiences and growth gained through the study of Christian Science.
Thanksgiving Service
10:30 am to 11:30 am
After a Thanksgiving Proclamation, selections from the Bible and Science and Health are read, and then expressions of gratitude for healing, spiritual growth and progress over the past year are offered.
“…ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
Christ Jesus
John 8:32
Pastor
The Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, together serve as the pastor of all Christian Science churches. Sunday church services consist of readings from the Bible and Science and Health. They are based on the oneness and allness of God, also known as Principle, Mind, Soul, Spirit, Life, Truth, Love. For more information on Christian Science, please visit christianscience.com
“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
Christ Jesus
John 14:6
“The divinity of the Christ was made manifest in the humanity of Jesus.”
Mary Baker Eddy
Science and Health, p. 25
Reading Room
Reading Room
Our Reading Room is a public resource for the community, just a few doors down the street from the church. It’s a quiet place to read and study. You can find the Bible, Science and Health and Christian Science literature to read, borrow or purchase. Also available for purchase are Bible reference materials, biographies of Mary Baker Eddy covering her life and her many healings of others, and illustrated Bible-story books for children. You can also read the international newspaper, the Christian Science Monitor covering national and world events.
An attendant is present to assist you during scheduled hours (listed in the sidebar or below).
READING ROOM
1222 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-5573
fifthchurchcsrr@gmail.com
Reading Room hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 12-3 pm
Saturday: 12-3 pm
In addition to being open from 12-3 pm on Saturdays, we are also open from 10 am to 12 pm as well, but call ahead during 10 am to 12 pm to confirm. If there is no answer, the Reading Room will open at 12pm that day.
Note: The Reading Room is closed on Thanksgiving Day (you are invited to our Thanksgiving service at 10:30 am)
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
Christ Jesus
Matthew 7:7
“The Science of God and its power to heal us”
Saturday, November 15th at 11 am
Misconceptions about ourselves and the world we live in are often corrected by advances in science which bring paradigm shifts to our ways of thinking and understanding existence — like discovering that the earth revolves around the sun, rather than the other way around.
The current matter-based scientific model leaves many questions unanswered and has some thinkers and scientists questioning if it is still the right model. It is interesting to consider if the time has now come for another major paradigm shift in science – a shift that would include God as the center and circumference of all existence. This paradigm shift in thought begins with the questions – how does science relate to God and is there a science that explains God?
Nikki will address these questions and show how the Science of God explains Jesus’ healings, and teachings, makes God knowable and understandable, and provides humanity with a safe and reliable means for caring for ourselves and each other.
Nikki will also share some of her own experiences of the transforming, healing power of God gained through understanding this Science of God, or Christian Science. She will explain how this healing happens, and what role consciousness plays in the process.
About Nikki
Nikki grew up in South Africa where she gained a love for being outdoors and enjoying the beauty and promise of nature. From a young age she had a strong desire to not just experience life, but to understand it. She used to exasperate her dad by following up every explanation he gave her by asking “but, Why?” While Nikki did grow up attending Christian Science Sunday School, as a teen she decided that this would not be the way for her to gain the understanding of life that she was seeking, and she headed off in another direction.
Several years followed in which she desperately tried to find happiness and to understand the Why of life. She looked everywhere and tried everything (even jumping out of an airplane!) but nothing brought answers, happiness or lasting peace. Rather than finding an understanding of life, it all seemed to just get darker and make less and less sense.
And then a transformational healing brought her back to Christian Science, where she found comfort, peace, mercy, happiness, harmony, health, and home in the arms of divine Love. Nikki then discovered that she loved the infallible logic of the Science of Christianity, and found in it all the answers to her Whys. Life and God finally began to make sense and became full of joy, light, and love. Her gratitude for this pivotal healing, and the salvation it brought her by setting her on the path of Christian Science, was–and still is–unbounded. Since that time all she has wanted to do is love and serve God, and love and serve others.
Through her study and practice of Christian Science, Nikki has experienced and witnessed so many healings over the years. Her earnest desire is for all to know the transformational healing power of divine Love. Becoming a Christian Science practitioner was a natural step in fulfilling this desire.
Nikki looks forward to sharing with others, through the lecturing work, the subjects most precious and dear to her heart: God and Christian Science.
This talk is at:
Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist
1238 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Child care is available during the talk.
Additional Resources on Christian Science
ChristianScience.com
To learn more about how Christian Science heals and read testimonies of those healed, visit ChristianScience.com.Bible Lesson Online
The Christian Science Bible Lesson weekly is composed of citations from The Bible and Science and Helath by Mary Baker Eddy and is available here: The Chrisitan Science Bible Lesson Online.
Mother Church Services Online
The Mother Church Sunday Services and Wednesday Testimony Meetings can be heard online – Listen live or replay here.
Podcasts
Sentinel Watch is a weekly podcast produced by the Christian Science Sentinel that discusses prayer, healing and other topics of concern in your life and the community. Listen online or download. Find out more. You can also listen 24 hours a day by calling (202) 658-7855 and selecting The Sentinel (in English) or El Heraldo (in Spanish).
Articles
The First, Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston (also known as The Mother Church) publishes articles that supplement the study of the Bible and Science and Health and include testimonies of healing. They are The Christian Science Journal (monthly), The Christian Science Sentinel (weekly), and The Herald of Christian Science (articles in Spanish, French, German and other languages). Free shareable articles on a Christian Science approach to various topics can be found online at jsh.christianscience.com. It also includes a subscription option that has a searchable archive of past articles and pamphlets, as well as podcasts.
DC Local Events, Church Services and Resources
To find out more about Christian Science church services, Reading Rooms, lectures/talks and other events throughout the DC area, visit ChristianScienceDC.org.
CONTACT
Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist
1238 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-6650
5thchurchdc@gmail.com
Reading Room: (202) 333-5573 (see hours in the Reading Room section above)
We would like to thank First Church of Christ, Scientist, San Francisco for the use of their custom WordPress template to create this website.
Donations
Donations
– By check can be made to:
Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist
1238 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
– Using Venmo app – send to @csgeorgetown
– For one-time or recurring credit card donations, please email our clerk your phone number at 5thchurchdc@gmail.com to receive a callback.
We are grateful for all donations.
Parking
Free street parking is available all-day on Sundays. For our Sunday service only, free parking is also available at The Old Stone House Parking lot on M Street between 30th and 31st Streets with a parking pass; you will need to stop-by the church prior to the service to obtain a parking pass from an usher. The parking pass expires 15 minutes after the end of the service. On Wednesdays, free street parking is available with a 2-hour time limit that applies until 9 pm.
Metro
Nearest Metro Stations
Foggy Bottom-GWU (map) 18 min walk
Dupont Circle (map) 24 min walk
Bus Service
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