List of former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings

The former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Rock Island, Illinois)

This is a list of former Christian Science churches, societies, and buildings. Following its early meteoric rise, the Christian Science Church suffered a steep decline in membership in the second half of the twentieth century. Though the Church is prohibited by the Manual of The Mother Church from publishing membership figures, the number of branch churches in the United States has fallen steadily since World War II. A 1992 study of the Christian Research Journal found that church membership had fallen from 269,000 in the 1930s to about 150,000.^[1] Some believe membership has fallen further since then, however current estimates for church membership vary widely, from under 100,000 to 600,000.However, assuming 1,000 churches and 50 members per church (from general observation) gives would set active membership at 50,000.^[2]

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.^[3]

The purpose of this list is to identify and quantify this decline in Christian Science institutions and those related to Christian Science, as well as catalog the buildings and spaces once used by the Christian Science Church. While it is impossible to get accurate membership figures, it is possible to determine the decline in institutions through official church publications and other sources.

Former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings in Canada and the United States

Notes:

• In the status column Relocated indicates that a church or society sold its building but did not dissolve or merge. Merged indicates that a church or society merged with another one and relocated.
• The NRHP column is for National Register of Historic Places or state or local listings with the highest one for a property being indicated as follows: Yes = NRHP; CP = contributing property in an NRHP district, State =state, territorial, etc., listing; Local = county, city, etc. listing; and No = none of these listings. Country = CAN for Canada or USA for the United States

Name	Image	Location	County or equivalent	State, province, etc.	Status	Description	Architect	Style	Date	NRHP, etc.	Country
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Juneau, Alaska)		430 Main St. corner 5th St. Juneau		Alaska	Dissolved	Sold to State of Alaska, March 2010. Early sale to Juneau Unitarian Universalist Fellowship fell through[4]			1914 or earlier	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Birmingham, Alabama)		3116 Highland Avenue, South Birmingham	Jefferson County	Alabama	Relocated	Sold to neighboring Independent Presbyterian Church.[5] First Church now meets at 209 Oxmoor Circle, Suite 701, Homewood, Alabama[6]	?	Georgian Revival	?	No	USA
Christian Science Society (Gadsden, Alabama)		806 Walnut Street Gadsden	Etowah County	Alabama	Relocated	Being sold to Gadsen Gallery.Cyndi Nelson, Walnut Gallery finds sanctuary in century-old church, Gadsden Times, July 29, 2013 accessed July 31, 2013	?	Carpenter Gothic	1913 ?	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Phoenix, Arizona)		924 N. 1st St. Phoenix 33°27′30″N 112°4′20″W / 33.45833°N 112.07222°W / 33.45833; -112.07222 (First Church of Christ Scientist)	Maricopa County	Arizona	Relocated	Now Roosevelt Community Church. First Church is now located at 830 North Central Avenue.[7]	Fitzhugh & Byron	Classical Revival	1925	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Little Rock, Arkansas)		2000 South Louisiana Street, Little Rock 34°43′46″N 92°16′30″W / 34.72944°N 92.27500°W / 34.72944; -92.27500 (First Church of Christ, Scientist)	Pulaski County	Arkansas	Dissolved	became the Little Rock Community Church	Almand, John Parks	Mixed	1919	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Lethbridge).		1203 4th Avenue, South Lethbridge		Alberta	Dissolved	Building Relocated				Local	CAN
First Church of Christ, Scientist (North Vancouver).		185 Keith Road, North Vancouver		British Columbia	Dissolved	Now North Shore Bethel Christian Mennonite Brethren Church	Honeyman and Curtis	Classical Revival	1925	Local	CAN
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Vancouver).		1160 West Georgia Street, Vancouver		British Columbia	Dissolved	Now Coastal Church	Matheson and De Guerre	Colonial Revival	1918	Local[8]	CAN
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Long Beach, California).		440 Elm Ave, Long Beach	Los Angeles County	California	Relocated	Now First Christian Church. First Church of Christ, Scientist, now holds services at 3629 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach	Grey, Elmer	Classical Revival	1913	Local	USA
Second Church of Christ, Scientist (Long Beach, California)		655 Cedar Ave., Long Beach 33°44′55″N 118°11′35″W / 33.74861°N 118.19306°W / 33.74861; -118.19306 (Second Church of Christ Scientist)	Los Angeles County	California	Dissolved	now the Second Samoan Congregational Church	Shields, Fisher and Lake	Classical Revival	1924	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles, California)		1366 South Alvarado Street, Los Angeles	Los Angeles County	California	Dissolved	Now the Iglesia Adventista Central. For a time in the 1970s it served as the Los Angeles branch of the ill-fated Peoples Temple led by the Rev. Jim Jones.[9]	Grey, Elmer	Mixed	1912	CP	USA
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles, California)		5206 N. Figueroa Street, Highland Park, Los Angeles	Los Angeles County	California	Dissolved	Now Mystic Dharma Buddhist Temple. Fourth Church met for a time at the Highland Park Ebell Clubhouse before dissolving.	Milwaukee Building Company, aka Meyer & Holler	Classical Revival	1924		USA
Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles, California)[10]		7107 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles	Los Angeles County	California	Relocated	Now Mosaic, a Baptist church. Fifth Church meets at 5850 West 3rd St., Unit B	Elwell, Howard	Modern	1959		USA
Twelfth Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles, California)		14654 Hamlin Street, Van Nuys, Los Angeles	Los Angeles County	California	Dissolved	Now Canoga Park Seventh Day Adventist Church[11]	Meyer & Holler	Spanish Mission	1931-1932		USA
Thirteenth Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles, California)		1750 North Edgemont Street, Los Feliz, Los Angeles	Los Angeles County	California	Relocated	Now a Full Gospel Church. Thirteenth Church meets at 1776 Vermont Avenue.	Allison & Allison	Italian Revival	193o		USA
Second Church of Christ, Scientist (San Francisco, California)		651 Dolores St., San Francisco	San Francisco County	California	Relocated	Sold to developer. Second Church now meets at 2287 Mission St.	Crim, William H.	Beaux Arts and Classical Revival	1905	No	USA
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (San Francisco, California)		300 Funston Ave., San Francisco	San Francisco County	California	Delisted by The Mother Church	Now houses the Internet Archive	Werner, Carl	Classical Revival	1913	No	USA
Twelfth Church of Christ, Scientist (San Francisco, California)		60 Onondaga Ave. San Francisco	San Francisco County	California	Dissolved	Now the Croatian American Cultural Center[12][13]					USA
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (Denver, Colorado)		3101 W. 31st Ave, Denver 39°45′40″N 105°1′37″W / 39.76111°N 105.02694°W / 39.76111; -105.02694 (Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist)	Denver County	Colorado	Dissolved	Now the Zen Center of Denver	Hoyt and Hoyt	Renaissance	1921	Yes	USA
Second Church of Christ, Scientist (Hartford, Connecticut)[14]		129 Lafayette Street Hartford	Hartford County	Connecticut	Relocated	Now owned by the State of Connecticut.[15] Second Church holds services in its Reading Room.[16]	Allen, Isaac A., and Son	Georgian Revival	1927	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Cocoa, Florida)		121 Derby Street Cocoa	Brevard County	Florida	Relocated	Building at 121 Derby Street, bought in 1955 from the Seventh-Day Adventists, is now the Historic Derby Street Chapel. First Church relocated to 235 Indian River Drive.	Russell, Alonzo Bruce	Craftsman	1924	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Jacksonville, Florida)		101 W 1st St (formerly 1116 N Laura St), Jacksonville	Duval County	Florida	Dissolved	Voluntarily dissolved August 10, 1993[17] Its former building is now the Jacksonville branch of the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum	Marsh and Saxelbye	Classical Revival	1921	CP	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist		1836 Biscayne Blvd., Miami	Miami-Dade}	Florida	Relocated	Sold in 2012 for $6.25 million. Building will be preserved and reused as a retail space with a 38-story condo tower built above and partially around it. First church now meets in its reading room at 15 West Flagler Street in Miami.	August C. Geiger	Classical Revival	1925	NRHP eligible	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Surfside, Florida)		228 89th St, corner of Harding Ave., Surfside	Miami-Dade County	Florida	Delisted, withdrew from The Mother Church, changed name and relocated.	Current name is Church of Christ Jesus and Mary Baker Eddy Christian Science, Inc. Services are held at Christian Science Endtime Center in Denver, Colorado[18][19] Its former building is now the Casa de Jesus.[20]		Florida modern	1953	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Orlando, Florida)		24 North Rosalind Avenue Orlando	Orange County	Florida	Relocated	Now St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church.[21] First Church relocated to 915 North Ferncreek .[22]	Dunham, George Foote	Classical Revival	1926-1927	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (St. Petersburg, Florida)		253 Fifth Avenue, North St. Petersburg	Pinellas County	Florida	Relocated	Now the Palladium at St. Petersburg College. First Church is relocated to 6333 1st Street, Northeast.	Cheney, Howard Lovewell	Romanesque Revival	1925	CP	USA
Second Church of Christ, Scientist (St. Petersburg, Florida)		6099 Central Avenue St. Petersburg	Pinellas County	Florida	Merged	Building at 6099 Central Avenue is now FreeFall Theatre. Second Church merged with First Church at 6333 1st Street, Northeast.[23]					USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago, Illinois)		4017 S. Drexel Blvd, Chicago	Cook County	Illinois	Dissolved	Now the Grant Memorial AME Church	Beman, Solon Spencer	Classical Revival	1897	No	USA
Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago, Illinois)		2151 W Washington Blvd, Chicago	Cook County	Illinois	Dissolved	Now the Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church	Garden, Hugh M.G.	Classical Revival	1921	Local	USA
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago, Illinois)		6657-59 S. Harvard Ave., Chicago	Cook County	Illinois	Dissolved	Sold to Canaan Baptist Church of Christ in 1960.	Beman, Solon Spencer	Classical Revival	1904	Local	USA
Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago, Illinois)[24][25]		4840 S. Dorchester Ave., Chicago	Cook County	Illinois	Dissolved	Later the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and Salem Baptist Church. Now developed for 13 townhomes, May 2015.	Beman, Solon Spencer	Classical Revival	1904	No	USA
Sixteenth Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago, Illinois)		7201 N. Ashland Blvd., Chicago	Cook County	Illinois	Relocated	Now the Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, Saint George Parish. Sixteenth Church is now located at 7036 N. Ridge Avenue [26]	Cheney, Howard Lovewell	Classical Revival	1924	No	USA
Eighteenth Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago, Illinois)		7262 S.Coles Ave, Chicago	Cook County	Illinois	Dissolved	Purchased by St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in 1971.	Faulkner, Charles Draper	Byzantine Revival	1926	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Evanston, Illinois)	1912 photo at Newberry Library	1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston	Cook County	Illinois	Dissolved	Now Nichols Concert Hall of the Music Institute of Chicago	Beman, Solon Spencer	Classical Revival	1912	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Riverside, Illinois)[27]	Photos from The Prairie School Traveler	135 Longcommon Road, Riverside	Cook County	Illinois	Dissolved	Now a private residence.	Cheney, Howard Lovewell	Prairie School	1920	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Rock Island, Illinois)		700 22nd Street, Rock Island	Rock Island County	Illinois	Dissolved	Now a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum [28]	Jones, William C.	Palladian	1914-1915	CP	USA
First Church of Christ Scientist (Skokie, Illinois)	1953 Architectural Rendering from Illinois Digital Archives	7800 Niles Ave., Skokie	Cook County	Illinois	Dissolved	Now Devar Emet Messianic Synagogue	Kroeber, Walter	Mid-century Modern	1962	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Huntington, Indiana)		815 Warren St., Huntington	Huntington County	Indiana	Dissolved	Now the Dan Quayle Center					USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Kokomo, Indiana)		300 E. Mulberry Street Kokomo	Howard County	Indiana	Relocated	Now the Sycamore Reformed Presbyterian Church. CS Society meets at 1521 W. Lincoln			1924		USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Muncie, Indiana)		326 W Charles Street Muncie	Delaware County	Indiana	Dissolved	Now the Rainbow Cathedral, which wants to sell the building[29]	Crabb, Everett H.	Renaissance Revival	1929		USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Anita, Iowa)		812 3rd Street, Anita	Cass County	Iowa	Dissolved	Now the Anita Public Library			1931	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Mason City, Iowa)		23 3rd St, N.W., Mason City	Cerro Gordo County	Iowa	Dissolved	Now professional offices	Smith, Clyde W.		1928	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Fairfield, Iowa)		300 East Burlington Ave, Fairfield	Jefferson County	Iowa	Dissolved	Now St. Gabriel and All Angels Liberal Catholic Church			1927	Yes eligible	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Marshalltown, Iowa)		412 W Main St, Marshalltown	Marshall County	Iowa	Dissolved	Bulldozed in August, 1985.[30]	Garden, Hugh M.G.	Prairie School	1903	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Davenport, Iowa)		636 Kirkwood Boulevard Davenport 41°32′11″N 90°33′54″W / 41.53639°N 90.56500°W / 41.53639; -90.56500 (First Church of Christ, Scientist)	Scott County	Iowa	Relocated	Now the Harvest Time Family Worship Center. First Church relocated to 3705 Fairhaven Road.	Clausen and Clausen	Classical Revival	1912	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Shreveport, Louisiana)		3201 Centenary Boulevard Shreveport	Caddo Parrish	Louisiana	Relocated	Now a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum.[31] First Church relocated to 3424 Line Avenue	?	?	?	?	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Atchison, Kansas)		401 Santa Fe St., Atchison	Atchison County	Kansas	Dissolved	Now the Presbyterian Community Center and is home to Theatre Atchison.[32]	?	Classical Revival	1913	No	USA
Christian Science Church (Chatham, Massachusetts)		805 Main Street, Chatham	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	Relocated	Now the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Chatham.[33] There is a CS Journal listing for First Church, Harwich-Chatham, located in Harwich Port.[34]	Unknown				USA
Mary Baker Eddy Home		400 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, Newton	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	Dissolved	Sold to the Longyear Foundation, which is now restoring it.[35]	Peabody and Stearns, 1880; Solon Spencer Beman, 1907		1880	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Newton, Massachusetts)		391 Walnut St., Newtonville, Newton	Middlesex County	Massachusetts	Relocated	Now Oxford House apartments. Building at 391 Walnut Street was sold for $1,050,000 to be converted into apartments.[36] First Church now meets at 1141 Walnut St, Newton Highlands	Densmore, LeClear and Robbins	Georgian Revival	1940	CP	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Dedham, Massachusetts)		619 High Street, Dedham	Norfolk County	Massachusetts	Dissolved	Now professional offices[37]		Georgian Revival	1939		USA
First Church of Christ Scientist (Battle Creek, Michigan)		226 Capital Ave NE Battle Creek	Calhoun, County	Michigan	Relocated	Now The Potters House Church.[38] First Church is now located at 99 North Ave.[39]					USA
First Church of Christ Scientist (Detroit)		4743 Cass Avenue, Detroit	Wayne, County	Michigan	Relocated	Sold in 1961 to Wayne State University and now houses the university's Hillberry Theatre	Smith, Hinchman & Grylls	Neoclassical	1917	CP	USA
First Church of Christ Scientist (Kalamazoo, Michigan)		Corner of South & Park sts. Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo, County	Michigan	Relocated	Since 2006 owned by Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, which has rented it out to churches. First Church relocated to 1225 Portage Street	Jones, William C.				USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Marquette, Michigan)[40]		223 Blaker St., Marquette	Marquette County	Michigan		Now The Citadel.	Anderson, David	Neo Greek Revival	1926	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1897 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)		614-620 15th Street, East, Minneapolis	Hennepin County	Minnesota	Relocated later dissolved	Now the Physical Theatre Lab which uses the address of 616 E 15TH St. In 1914 First Church moved to 2315 Nicollet Ave, but later dissolved	Bowler, Septimus J.	Mixed	1897	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1914 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)		2315 Nicollet Ave (Nicollet Ave & E 24th St) Minneapolis	Hennepin County	Minnesota	Dissolved	Now the Minneapolis First Seventh-day Adventist Church.[41][42][43]	Beman, Solon Spencer		1914	No	USA
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (Minneapolis, Minnesota)		3100 Park Avenue South (31st St E and Park Avenue S), Minneapolis	Hennepin County	Minnesota		Now All God's Children Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)				No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Fairmont, Minnesota)		222 E Blue Earth Ave, Fairmont	Martin County	Minnesota	Dissolved	Now the Red Rock Center for the Arts. Church sold building in 1937 and moved to a second building at 205 Albion Avenue, but later dissolved.	Jones, Harry Wild	Richardsonian Romanesque	1898	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Albion Avenue (Fairmont, Minnesota)		205 Albion Ave, Fairmont	Martin County	Minnesota	Dissolved	Now the Lakeview Funeral Home.	Faulkner, Charles Draper	Georgian Revival	1937	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Duluth, Minnesota)		902 East 1st St, Duluth	St. LouisCounty	Minnesota	Relocated	Now a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum			1912	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Vicksburg, Mississippi)		206 Main Street, Vicksburg	Adams County	Mississippi	Dissolved	As of 1973, the church was located in the former Commercial Bank, which was declared a National Historic Landmark that year. The church is no longer in existence.	Unknown		1833	Yes	USA
Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist (St. Louis, Missouri)	1946 photo by Joseph Hampel from Missouri History Museum online	3452 Potomac,St. Louis, Missouri 63118 St. Louis	St. Louis City	Missouri	No longer a Christian Science church	Now houses the Metro Christian Worship Center of St. Louis, Missouri					USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Butte, Montana)		229 North Montana Street, Butte	Silver Bow County	Montana	Unknown	Sold September 15, 2014	Arnold, Walter	Classical Revival	1920	CP	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Reno, Nevada)		501 Riverside Drive, Reno 39°31′27″N 119°49′6″W / 39.52417°N 119.81833°W / 39.52417; -119.81833 (First Church of Christ, Scientist)	Washoe County	Nevada	Relocated	Now the Lear Theater. First Church relocated to 795 West Peckham Lane.	Williams, Paul Revere	Classical Revival	1939	Yes	USA
Christian Science Pleasant View Home		227 Pleasant St, Concord	Merrimack County	New Hampshire	Dissolved	Now a profit-making retirement home.[44]	Bowditch, Arthur H., building; Arthur Asahel Shurcliff, landscaping	Georgian Revival	1926	Yes	USA
Christian Science Society (Cape May, New Jersey)		34 Gurney St, corner of Columbia St, Cape May	Cape May County	New Jersey	Dissolved	Now a bed and breakfast	Button, Stephen Decatur		1869 - 1870	CP	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Plainfield, New Jersey)		905 Prospect Ave, corner E 9th St. Plainfield	Union County	New Jersey	Delisted, withdrew from The Mother Church, changed name	Now Plainfield Christian Science Church, Independent. Dropped from the CS Journal in 1977.[45]	unknown	Georgian Revival	unknown	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Buffalo, New York)		220 North St., Buffalo	Erie County	New York	Relocated/Merged	Now a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum.[46] After relocating in 1992, the congregation merged in 1996with First Church, Kenmore	Solon S. Beman	Classical Revival	1912	Local	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (New York, New York)		One West 96th Street at Central Park West Manhattan	New York County	New York	Merged	In 2003 First Church of Christ, Scientist merged with Second Church of Christ, Scientist. The building at 96th Street is now Crenshaw Christian Center. The merged CS congregation now uses the name First Church but worships at the former Second Church on 68th Street.	Carrère and Hastings				USA
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (New York City)		551 Ft. Washington Avenue, corner of 185th Street, Washington Heights, Manhattan	New York County	New York	Dissolved	Now Hebrew Tabernacle of Washington Heights	Cherry and Matz				USA
Second Church of Christ, Scientist (Staten Island, New York)[47]		13 New Dorp Lane New Dorp Staten Island	Richmond County	New York	Dissolved						USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Cleveland, Ohio)		2200 Overlook Road,41°30′11″N 81°35′59″W / 41.50306°N 81.59972°W / 41.50306; -81.59972 (First Church of Christ, Scientist) in the University Circle area of Cleveland	Cuyahoga County	Ohio	Relocated	Now the headquarters of Nottingham•Spirk Design Associates. First Church is now located at 3181 Fairmount Boulevard.	Walker and Weeks				USA
Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Cleveland, Ohio)		3648 W 25th St (now 3648 Pearl Rd), Cleveland	Cuyahoga County	Ohio	Dissolved	Vacant in 1907. Now Bethlehem Temple of Praise Church.[48] Third Church of Christ, Scientist is no longer listed in the Christian Science Journal.[49]	Striebinger, Frederick N.				USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Lakewood, Ohio)		15422 Detroit Ave, Lakewood	Cuyahoga County	Ohio	Dissolved	Now the 15422 LTD Building	Faulkner, Charles Draper				USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Sandusky, Ohio)		28 East Adams St, Sandusky	Erie County	Ohio	Dissolved	Now Emmanuel Temple Church, affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World					USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Toledo, Ohio)		2704 Monroe Street41°39′42″N 83°33′56″W / 41.66167°N 83.56556°W / 41.66167; -83.56556 (First Church of Christ, Scientist) Toledo	Lucas County	Ohio	Relocated	Now the United Missionary Baptist Church of Toledo. First Church is now located at 4647 West Central Avenue, Ottawa Hills	Yost and Packard		1898	NRHP	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Lebanon, Ohio)		342 Columbus Avenue. 39°26′16″N 84°11′56″W / 39.43778°N 84.19889°W / 39.43778; -84.19889 (Mohrman-Jack-Evans House)Lebanon	Warren County	Ohio	Relocated	Now the Mohrman-Jack-Evans House, a house museum. First Church is now a CS Society and meets at 109 West Mulberry Street			1850	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)		1200 N. Robinson Ave, Oklahoma City	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma	Relocated	Now vacant. First church meets at 4700 North Portland.		Classical Revival			USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Portland, Oregon)		1813 NW Everett St, Portland, Oregon	Multnomah County	Oregon	Dissolved	Now the Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center (NWNCC).[50]	Beman, Solon Spencer				USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Forest Grove, Oregon)		1904 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove	Washington County	Oregon	Dissolved	Now an office building[51] The church congregation no longer exists.[52]	Beman, Spencer, son of Solon Spencer Beman				USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)		635 Clyde Street Pittsburgh	Allegheny	Pennsylvania	Relocated	Building was sold to the University of Pittsburgh and is now Pitt's University Child Development Center. First Church now meets at 201 North Dithridge.[53]	Beman, Solon Spencer	Classical Revival	1904	Local	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Scranton, Pennsylvania)		520 Vine Street Scranton	Lackawanna County	Pennsylvania	Relocated	Now the Lackawanna County Children's Library. First Church is now Christian Science Society, Scranton, and meets at 335 North Washington Avenue.[53]	Ward, Albert J.				USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Paris, Texas)		339 West Kaufman, Paris	Lamar County	Texas	Dissolved	Vacant in 1988. Now being used by a Spanish-speaking Baptist congregation.[54]	Unknown				USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Salt Lake City, Utah)		352 East 300 South (352 East Broadway), Salt Lake City	Salt Lake County	Utah	Dissolved	It is no longer listed in the Christian Science Journal,[55] After being used for a time by Anthony's Fine Art and Antiques, the building is once again being used as a church: Iglesia La Luz del Mundo[56]	Ware, Walter E.	Richardsonian Romanesque	1898	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Seattle, Washington)		1519 East Denny Way / 1841 16th Avenue, Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle	King County	Washington	Relocated	Now a housing complex called The Sanctuary.[57] First Church relocated to 900 Thomas Street	Heath, Frederick	Classical Revival	1906 - 1908	Local	USA
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (Seattle, Washington)		1119 8th Ave, Seattle	King County	Washington	Dissolved	Sold by the church in 1998 for $1,600,000. Now Town Hall Seattle	unknown	Classical Revival	1916 - 1922	No	USA
Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist (Seattle, Washington)		3515 S Alaska St (corner of 36th Ave, S), Seattle	King County	Washington	Dissolved	Now the Rainier Valley Cultural Center	Roberts, Earl A.	Mixed	1921	CP	USA
Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist (Seattle, Washington)		2656 42nd Avenue, SW, Seattle	King County	Washington	Merged	Building is now the Sanctuary at Admiral and is a venue for weddings and banquets. Sixth Church merged with Fourteenth Church of Christ, Scientist	Field, Gerald C.	Art Deco	1929	Local	USA
Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist (Seattle, Washington)		2555 8th Ave, West (corner of W Halladay St), Seattle	King County	Washington	Dissolved	Now the Seattle Church of Christ	Thomas, Harlan	Mixed, Octagon	1926	No	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Neillsville, Wisconsin)		132 E 4th St, Neillsville	Clark County	Wisconsin	Dissolved	current use unknown	Corbey, L. J.	Classical Revival	1916	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Madison, Wisconsin)		315 Wisconsin Ave. 43°4′39″N 89°23′13″W / 43.07750°N 89.38694°W / 43.07750; -89.38694 (First Church of Christ Scientist) Madison	Dane County	Wisconsin	Relocated	Now occupied by a marketing and advertising agency. First Church relocated to 610 South Segoe Road	Riley, Frank M. Riley	Classical Revival	1929	Yes	USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)		1443-1451 North Prospect Ave, Milwaukee	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	Dissolved	Now the 1451 Renaissance Place	Beman, Solon Spencer	Classical Revival	1907	Yes	USA
Second Church of Christ, Scientist (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)		2722 W. Highland Blvd., Milwaukee	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	Dissolved	Now St. Luke Emmanuel Baptist Church	Carl Barkhausen	Classical Revival	1913	Yes	USA
Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)		2915 N Sherman Blvd., Milwaukee	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	Relocated	Now Schrager Auction Gallery. Third Church relocated to 9911 W Good Hope Rd.	Frank Howend	Classical Revival	1923	No	USA
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)		3069 North Downer Ave, Milwaukee	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	Relocated	Now the Chinese Christian Church of Milwaukee. Fourth Church relocated to 2011 East Capitol Drive, Shorewood, Wisconsin.[58][59][60]:1	Faulkner, Charles Draper	Georgian Revival	1930	No	USA
Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)		3025 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	Relocated	Now Veritas, a public charter high school, that built an addition in front. Fifth Church relocated to 6611 W. Oklahoma Ave.	H. C. Hardser	Classical Revival	1950	No	USA
Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)		1036 N. Van Buren St. 43°2′42″N 87°54′17″W / 43.04500°N 87.90472°W / 43.04500; -87.90472 (Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist) Milwaukee	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	Dissolved	Now Metrobrook Church.	Grey, Elmer	Mixed	1902	Yes	USA

Florida

• First Church of Christ, Scientist, Fort Pierce, Florida, on January 31, 1996, sold its church edifice at 911 Sunrise Boulevard for $110,000 to The Pentecostal Church of God in America, Florida District, Inc., d/b/a Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church of God, by warranty deed recorded in Official Records Book 997, page 2392, St. Lucie County, Florida, public records, as accessed online September 5, 2007.^[61] First Church is no longer in existence.^[62]
• First Church of Christ Scientist, Holmes Beach, Florida, voluntary dissolution, April 5, 2004^[63]
• First Church of Christ, Scientist, Lake Worth, Florida, 918 N lakeside Drive, voluntarily dissolved, May 7, 2004^[64] The building is now the Victory Believer's Chapel

Iowa

• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Fort Dodge, Iowa) is now the home of the Hawkeye Community Theatre.

Kansas

• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Wichita, Kansas) is now the Grand Chapel, a nonreligious wedding venue.
• Christian Science Church (Lawrence, Kansas) is now the Cat Clinic (pet supply).

Manitoba

• Missing from the CS Journal^[65]
  • First, Brandon, Manitoba, incorporated 1906
  • Society, Virden, Manitoba, incorporated as First, 1912
  • Second, Winnipeg

New Jersey

• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Maplewood, New Jersey) is now the Burgdorff Cultural Center and a realtor office.

Ontario

• Toronto, Ontario:
  • Second Church of Christ, Scientist, 53 Donlands Avenue (Wilkinson Jr Public School)
  • Third Church of Christ, Scientist, 70 High Park Avenue (condominium)
  • Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, 245 Beech Avenue ^[66]
  • Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist, met at the former Royal George Theatre, 1219 St Clair Avenue West

Saskatchewan

• Saskatoon First, 2402 7 St E, building now mixed use commercial, church downgraded to society and meets at #2 1025 Boychuk Dr^[67]

Utah

• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Provo, Utah) is now the Provo Community Theater.^[68]

West Virginia

• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Wheeling, West Virginia), 99 14th Street, is now the Agape Baptist Church.^[69]

Churches and societies that were merged into another church or society

• First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hollywood, Florida,^[70] with Christian Science Society (Hollywood, Florida)^[71]

Churches that were downgraded to societies

Christian Science Society (Grinnell, Iowa)

• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Grinnell, Iowa) is now Christian Science Society (Grinnell, Iowa)
• First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hudson, New York, is now Christian Science Society, Hudson, New York.^[72]
• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Oconto, Wisconsin) on the National Register, is now Christian Science Society, Oconto, Wisconsin.^[73]

Churches in transition

• Alvin, Texas, First Church at 713 South Lee Street is listed for sale as vacant as of December 7, 2007.^[74] The February 2007 Christian Science Journal listed a Christian Science Society at that address.

Other related institutions and sites

• Camp Sangamon and its sister camp, Camp Betsey Cox, both located in Pittsford, Vermont, were originally run by Christian Scientists for the children of Christian Scientists. Today there are no religious restrictions.^[75]
• Christian Science Benevolent Association on the West Coast, was one of 2 BAs operated by the Mother Church.In 1973, it was turned over to a local group of Christian Scientists who continue to operate it as Arden Wood nursing home.^[76]
• Daycroft School in Greenwich, Connecticut, closed in 1991.
• Mary Baker Eddy Birthplace Monument, Bow, New Hampshire The large granite monument erected on the site was dynamited by order of the CS Board of Directors.^[77]

Former Christian Science churches, societies and buildings in Countries other than Canada and the United States

United Kingdom

Former Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Liverpool

Former First Church of Christ, Scientist, East Grinstead

• Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bexhill-on-Sea: worship registration cancelled July 2000.^[78]
• Bolton, Greater Manchester
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bolton: worship registration cancelled August 2012.^[79]
• Bradford, West Yorkshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bradford: worship registration cancelled cancelled December 1979.^[80]
  • Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Bradford: worship registration cancelled January 1998.^[81]
• Buxton, Derbyshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bolton: worship registration cancelled January 1998.^[81]
• Camberley, Surrey
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Camberley: worship registration cancelled June 1990.^[82]
• Eastbourne, East Sussex
  • Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Eastbourne: worship registration cancelled August 1961.^[83]
• East Grinstead, West Sussex
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, East Grinstead: worship registration cancelled February 1986.^[84]
• Halifax, West Yorkshire
  • Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Halifax: worship registration cancelled October 1957.^[85]
• Hendon, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hendon: worship registration cancelled cancelled December 1979.^[80]
• Heysham, Lancashire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Heysham: worship registration cancelled October 2003.^[86]
• High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, High Wycombe: worship registration cancelled October 2003.^[86]
• Ilford, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Ilford: worship registration cancelled October 2003.^[86]
• Leeds, West Yorkshire
  • Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Leeds: worship registration cancelled November 1984.^[87]
• Leytonstone, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Leytonstone: worship registration cancelled March 1923.^[88]
• Liverpool, Merseyside
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Liverpool, now Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church under Society of Saint Pius X
  • Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Liverpool: worship registration cancelled August 2012.^[79]
• London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, London, a Grade II listed building on Sloane Terrace in Chelsea/Belgravia, is now Cadogan Hall, a concert hall
  • Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, London: worship registration cancelled 1978 after four years. It occupied part of a building in Hampstead.^[89]
  • Ninth Church of Christ, Scientist, London, a Grade II* listed building on Marsham Street in Westminster, is now Emmanuel Evangelical Church.^[90][91] Its registration for worship as a Christian Science church was cancelled in March 1997.^[92]
• Orpington, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Orpington: worship registration cancelled October 2003.^[86]
• Rochester, Kent
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Rochester: worship registration cancelled October 1991.^[93]
• Sandbach, Cheshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Sandbach: worship registration cancelled March 1997.^[92]
• South Shields, Tyne and Wear
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, South Shields: worship registration cancelled cancelled December 1979.^[80]
• Wigan, Greater Manchester
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wigan: worship registration cancelled September 1963.^[94]
• Wolverhampton, West Midlands
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wolverhampton: worship registration cancelled August 2012.^[79]

Missing churches in all countries

Note: Following the custom of early New England Congregational and Baptist churches, Churches of Christ, Scientist, in a city or town are numbered First, Second, Third, etc. Societies are not numbered, however. Since all churches and societies are listed in the monthly Christian Science Journal, it is possible to determine the numbers of most but not all missing churches. For example, if a city has listings for only second and fourth churches, it is obvious that first and third are missing. To be certain that fifth church is missing, though, it would be necessary to make sure that there was in fact a fifth church.

A-B-C

• Berlin, Germany Fourth through Tenth^[60]:1
• Calgary, Alberta, Canada Second; Note: Third Church now calls itself First Church, so apparently there was a merger.^[95]
• Birmingham, England First.^[60]:1
• Chicago, Illinois Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth through Fifteenth.^[60]:1
• Cleveland, Ohio Second Church.^[96]

D-E-F

• Dallas, Texas First, Second, Fourth and Sixth^[60]:1
• Denver, Colorado Second through Fifth^[60]:100
• Duluth, Minnesota Second^[97]
• El Paso, Texas Second^[60]:1
• Evanston, Illinois, First.^[60]:103

G-H-I

• Houston, Texas Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth.^{[60]:113–114}
• Indianapolis, Indiana Second.^[60]:1

J-K-L

• Jacksonville, Florida, Third.^[60]:1
• Kansas City, Missouri First through Third, Fifth, Eighth and Ninth.^{[60]:107–108}
• Leeds, West Yorkshire, England Second.^[60]:95
• Liverpool, England First and Second.^[60]:95
• London, England, Fourth through Tenth^[60]:94
• Long Beach, California Second and Third.^[60]:1
• Los Angeles, California First, Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh, Fifteenth through Nineteenth, Twenty-First through Twenty-Seventh, Twenty-Ninth through Thirty-Fifth, Thirty-Seventh, Thirty-Ninth, Fortieth, Forty-Second and Forty-Third churches.^{[60]:98–99[98]}

M-N-O

• Manchester, England First and Third.^[60]:1
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin First and Second.^[60]:116
• Minneapolis, Minnesota Fifth through Sixth.^[60]:1
• New York, New York, includes Manhattan and Bronx: Fourth, Sixth, and Eleventh through Fifteenth^[60]:1[99]
• Oakland, California Second through Ninth.^[60]:98

P-Q-R

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Third through Fifth.^[60]:1
• Plainfield, New Jersey First, see Independent or secessionist churches above.
• Portland, Oregon First through Fifth, Seventh and Ninth.^[60]:112
• Pretoria, South Africa First.^[60]:1

S-T-U-V

• Sacramento, California Third and Fourth.^[60]:1
• Saint Louis, Missouri, Second through Fifth and Seventh.^[60]:1
• San Antonio, Texas, Second^[60]:1
• San Diego, California Third and Fifth.^[60]:99
• San Francisco, California Third, Sixth through Eighth and Tenth through Twelfth.^[60]:99
• São Paulo, Brazil, Third^[60]:88
• Seattle, Washington Second, Fourth through Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh.^[60]:1
• Thunder Bay, Ontario First^[60]:89
• Tulsa, Oklahoma Second through Fifth.^[60]:1
• Tucson, Arizona Second.^[60]:1
• Vancouver, British Columbia, First and Third^[60]:1

W-X-Y-Z

• Washington, D.C. Second.^[60]:101
• Whittier, California First.^[60]:1 (This church was located at the southeast corner of Bailey Street and Washington Avenue. It is now the Good Shepherd Bible Church.)
• Worcester, Massachusetts First.^[60]:1
• Worthing, West Sussex, England, First.^[60]:95

See also

• First Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation)
• Second Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation)
• Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (disambiguation)

References