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Dr. Stephen Barrett has reported that since 1971, the number of practitioners and teachers listed in the Christian Science Journal has fallen from about 5,000 to about 1,160 and the number of churches has fallen from about 1,800 to about 1,000.
Annie M. Knott (1850-1941) – Christian Science practitioner, teacher and church leader; Laura Lathrop (1845-1922) – Christian Science teacher in New York; Augusta E. Stetson (1842-1928) – Christian Science teacher in New York, excommunicated in 1909; Irving C. Tomlinson (1860-1944) – Universalist minister who converted to Christian Science
A Christian Science practitioner is an individual who prays for others according to the teachings of Christian Science. [1] Treatment is non-medical, rather it is based on the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (1875) by Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), who said she discovered Christian Science in 1866 and founded the Christian Science church ...
Pages in category "Christian Science churches in the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Someone searching for a list of Christian Scientists might be searching for: List of Christians in science and technology – Which lists scientists who are also noted for their commitment to Christian thought. List of Christian Scientists (religious denomination) – Which lists notable members of Christian Science
The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the Mother Church and administrative headquarters of the Christian Science Church. The Christian Science Board of Directors is a five-person executive entity created by Mary Baker Eddy to conduct the business of the Christian Science Church under the terms defined in the by-laws of the Church ...
However the number of Christian Science churches continued to increase until around 1960, at which point there was a reversal and since then many churches have closed their doors. [100] The number of Christian Science practitioners in the United States began to decline in the 1940s according to Stark. [101]
The former Third Church of Christ, Scientist built in 1906 is an historic Christian Science church building located at 3648 West 25th Street (now 3648 Pearl Road) in Cleveland, Ohio, It was designed in the Classical Revival style by noted Cleveland architect Frederick N. Striebinger.