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.^[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 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

Canada[]

Name	Image	Location	Status	Architecture	Dates	Notes
.	[2]	1203 4th Avenue, South Lethbridge, Alberta 49°41′42″N 112°49′44″W / 49.69504°N 112.82879°W / 49.69504; -112.82879 (First Church of Christ, Scientist (Lethbridge) - but building was moved?)	Dissolved; building relocated		Local
First Church of Christ, Scientist (North Vancouver).		185 Keith Road, North Vancouver, British Columbia 49°18′56″N 123°04′16″W / 49.3155°N 123.0711°W / 49.3155; -123.0711 (First Church of Christ, Scientist (North Vancouver))	Dissolved	Classical Revival, designed by	1925 built 1995 North Vancouver-listed	Now North Shore Bethel Christian Mennonite Brethren Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Vancouver).		1160 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia 49°17′11″N 123°07′29″W / 49.2864°N 123.1248°W / 49.2864; -123.1248 (First Church of Christ, Scientist (Vancouver))	Dissolved	Colonial Revival, designed by	1918 built 2003 Vancouver-listed[4]	Now Coastal Church

Manitoba[]

• Missing from the CS Journal^[5]
  • First, Brandon, Manitoba, incorporated 1906
  • Society, Virden, Manitoba, incorporated as First, 1912
  • Second, Winnipeg

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 ^[6]
  • 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^[7]

United States[]

Name	Image	Location	Status	Description	Architect	Style	Date
		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[8]			1914 or earlier
		3116 Highland Avenue, South Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama	Alabama	Relocated; Sold to neighboring Independent Presbyterian Church.[9] First Church now meets at 209 Oxmoor Circle, Suite 701, Homewood, Alabama[10]	?	Georgian Revival	?
		806 Walnut Street Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama	Relocated	Being sold to Gadsen Gallery.[11]	?	Carpenter Gothic	1913 ?
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Phoenix, Arizona)		924 N. 1st St. Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 33°27′30″N 112°4′20″W / 33.45833°N 112.07222°W / 33.45833; -112.07222 (First Church of Christ Scientist)	Relocated	Now Roosevelt Community Church. First Church is now located at 830 North Central Avenue.[12]	Fitzhugh & Byron	Classical Revival	1925 built 1993 NRHP
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Little Rock, Arkansas)		2000 South Louisiana Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 34°43′46″N 92°16′30″W / 34.72944°N 92.27500°W / 34.72944; -92.27500 (First Church of Christ, Scientist)	Dissolved	became the Little Rock Community Church	John Parks Almand	Mixed	1919 built 1994 NRHP
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 built Local
Second Church of Christ, Scientist (Long Beach, California)		655 Cedar Ave., Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 33°44′55″N 118°11′35″W / 33.74861°N 118.19306°W / 33.74861; -118.19306 (Second Church of Christ Scientist)	Dissolved	now the Second Samoan Congregational Church	Shields, Fisher and Lake	Classical Revival	1924 built 2005 NRHP
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.[13]	Grey, Elmer	Mixed	1912 built 1971 LAHCM 1984 NRHP-CP
		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.	, aka Meyer & Holler	Classical Revival	1924 built
[14]		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		Modern	1959 built
		14654 Hamlin Street, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	Dissolved	Now Canoga Park Seventh Day Adventist Church[15]	Meyer & Holler	Spanish Mission	1931-1932 built
		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		1930 built
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.		Beaux Arts and Classical Revival	1905 built
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		Classical Revival	1913 built
		60 Onondaga Ave. San Francisco, San Francisco County, California	Dissolved	Now the Croatian American Cultural Center[16][17]
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist (Denver, Colorado)		3101 W. 31st Ave, Denver, Denver County, Colorado 39°45′40″N 105°1′37″W / 39.76111°N 105.02694°W / 39.76111; -105.02694 (Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist)	Dissolved	Now the Zen Center of Denver	Hoyt and Hoyt	Renaissance	1921 built 2004 NRHP-listed
[18]		129 Lafayette Street Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut	Relocated	Now owned by the State of Connecticut.[19] Second Church holds services in its Reading Room.[20]	Allen, Isaac A., and Son	Georgian Revival	1927
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Old Saybrook, Connecticut)		25 Old Boston Post Road Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut	Dissolved	Now owned by Rich Carter and Steve Robson	Frank Burton		1950
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
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[21] Its former building is now the Jacksonville branch of the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum	Marsh and Saxelbye	Classical Revival	1921 built 1986 NRHP-CP
First Church of Christ, Scientist		1836 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Miami-Dade County, 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 built ___NRHP eligible
		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[22][23] Its former building is now the Casa de Jesus.[24]		Florida modern	1953
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Orlando, Florida)		24 North Rosalind Avenue Orlando, Orange County, Florida	Relocated	Now St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church.[25] First Church relocated to 915 North Ferncreek .[26]	Dunham, George Foote	Classical Revival	1926-27 built 1980 NRHP
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 built 2003 NRHP-CP
		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.[27]
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 built
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 built 1989 CL 2016 NRHP
		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 built ___Local
[28][29]		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 built
	Undated postcard image	6154 S. Woodland Ave.,[30] Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	Dissolved	First Church merged with Ninth Church in 1950.[31] Sold to St. John Baptist Temple in 1956.[32]			1915
Eleventh Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago, Illinois)		2840 W. Logan Blvd., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	Dissolved	Now Central Hispanic Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Iglesia Adventista Hispana Central).	Stanhope, Leon	Neo-classical Revival	1918
		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 [33]	Cheney, Howard Lovewell	Classical Revival	1924
		7262 S.Coles Ave, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	Dissolved	Purchased by St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in 1971.	Faulkner, Charles Draper	Byzantine Revival	1926
	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
[34]	Photos from The Prairie School Traveler	135 Longcommon Road, Riverside, Cook County, Illinois	Dissolved	Now a private residence.	Cheney, Howard Lovewell	Prairie School	1920 built
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Rock Island, Illinois)		700 22nd Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois	Dissolved	Now a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum[35]	Jones, William C.	Palladian	1914-15 built 1998 NRHP-CP
	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 built
		327 North Main St, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois	Dissolved	Now vacant. Part of Saint John Lutheran Church campus		Classical Revival	1905 built
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Huntington, Indiana)		815 Warren St., Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana	Dissolved	Now the Dan Quayle Center
		300 E. Mulberry Street Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana	Relocated	Now the Sycamore Reformed Presbyterian Church. CS Society meets at 1521 W. Lincoln			1924 built
		326 W Charles Street Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana	Dissolved	Now the Rainbow Cathedral, which wants to sell the building[36]	Crabb, Everett H.	Renaissance Revival	1929 built
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Anita, Iowa)		812 3rd Street, Anita, Cass County, Iowa	Dissolved	Now the Anita Public Library			1931 built No, eligible
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)		1246 2nd Ave. SE. Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa 41°59′06.2″N 91°39′21.2″W / 41.985056°N 91.655889°W / 41.985056; -91.655889 (First Church of Christ, Scientist)	Relocated	The First Christian Science congregation in Iowa. Now The City Church. First Church relocated to 640 Blairs Ferry Road, NE.		Classical Revival	1915 built 2017 NRHP
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Davenport, Iowa)		636 Kirkwood Boulevard Davenport, Scott County, Iowa 41°32′11″N 90°33′54″W / 41.53639°N 90.56500°W / 41.53639; -90.56500 (First Church of Christ, Scientist)	Relocated	Now the Harvest Time Family Worship Center. First Church relocated to 3705 Fairhaven Road.		Classical Revival	1912 built 1984 NRHP
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 built ___No, eligible
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Marshalltown, Iowa)		412 W Main St, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa	Dissolved	Bulldozed in August, 1985.[37]	Garden, Hugh M.G.	Prairie School	1903 built 1979 NRHP 1985 demolished 1998 NRHP-delisted
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 built 2005 NRHP
		3201 Centenary Boulevard Shreveport, Caddo Parrish, Louisiana	Relocated	Now a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum.[38] First Church relocated to 3424 Line Avenue	?	?	?
		401 Santa Fe St., Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas	Dissolved	Now the Presbyterian Community Center and is home to Theatre Atchison.[39]	?	Classical Revival	1913 built
		805 Main Street, Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts	Relocated	Now the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Chatham.[40] There is a CS Journal listing for First Church, Harwich-Chatham, located in Harwich Port.[41]	Unknown
Mary Baker Eddy Home		400 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts	Dissolved	Sold to the Longyear Foundation, which is now restoring it.[42]	Peabody and Stearns, 1880; Solon Spencer Beman, 1907		1880 built 1986 NRHP
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.[43] First Church now meets at 1141 Walnut St, Newton Highlands	Densmore, LeClear and Robbins	Georgian Revival	1940 built 1986 NRHP-CP
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Dedham, Massachusetts)		619 High Street, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts	Dissolved	Now professional offices[44]		Georgian Revival	1939 built
First Church of Christ, Scientist		880 Main Street Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts		Now Cultural Center Hrisohorafiton Alexander the Great, a Greek cultural center
		226 Capital Ave NE Battle Creek, Calhoun, County, Michigan	Relocated	Now The Potters House Church.[45] First Church is now located at 99 North Ave.[46]
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 built 1978 NRHP-CP
		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.
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Marquette, Michigan)[47]		223 Blaker St., Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan		Now The Citadel.		Neo Greek Revival	1926 built
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 built 1986 NRHP
		2315 Nicollet Ave (Nicollet Ave & E 24th St) Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota	Dissolved	Now the Minneapolis First Seventh-day Adventist Church.[48][49][50]	Beman, Solon Spencer		1914 built
		3100 Park Avenue South (31st St E and Park Avenue S), Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota		Now All God's Children Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
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 built 1986 NRHP
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 built
		902 East 1st St, Duluth, St. LouisCounty, Minnesota	Relocated	Now a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum			1912 built
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 built 1974 NRHP 1974 NHL
	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
		229 North Montana Street, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana	Unknown	Sold September 15, 2014		Classical Revival	1920 built ___ CP
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Reno, Nevada)		501 Riverside Drive, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada 39°31′27″N 119°49′6″W / 39.52417°N 119.81833°W / 39.52417; -119.81833 (First Church of Christ, Scientist)	Relocated	Now the Lear Theater. First Church relocated to 795 West Peckham Lane.	Williams, Paul Revere	Classical Revival	1939 built 1999 NRHP
Christian Science Pleasant View Home		227 Pleasant St, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire	Dissolved	Now a profit-making retirement home.[51]	Bowditch, Arthur H., building; Arthur Asahel Shurcliff, landscaping	Georgian Revival	1926 built 1984 NRHP
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		1869-70 built 1970 NRHP-CP
		905 Prospect Ave, corner E 9th St. PlainfieldUnion County, New Jersey	Delisted, withdrew from The Mother Church, changed name	Now Plainfield Christian Science Church, Independent. Dropped from the CS Journal in 1977.[52]	unknown	Georgian Revival	unknown
		220 North St., Buffalo, Erie County, New York	Relocated/Merged	Now a Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum.[53] After relocating in 1992, the congregation merged in 1996with First Church, Kenmore	Solon S. Beman	Classical Revival	1912 built ___Local
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 merged CS congregation now uses the name First Church but worships at the former Second Church on 68th Street. The building at 96th Street was then the Crenshaw Christian Center and later sold to the Children's Museum.	Carrère and Hastings
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
[54]		13 New Dorp Lane New Dorp Staten Island, Richmond County, New York	Dissolved
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
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.[55] Third Church of Christ, Scientist is no longer listed in the Christian Science Journal.[56]	Striebinger, Frederick N.
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Lakewood, Ohio)		15422 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Dissolved	Now the 15422 LTD Building	Faulkner, Charles Draper
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
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 built 1978 NRHP
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 built 1984 NRHP
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
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Portland, Oregon)		1813 NW Everett St, Portland, Oregon, Multnomah County, Oregon	Dissolved	Now the Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center (NWNCC).[57]	Beman, Solon Spencer
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Forest Grove, Oregon)		1904 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon	Dissolved	Now an office building[58] The church congregation no longer exists.[59]	Beman, Spencer, son of Solon Spencer Beman
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.[60]	Beman, Solon Spencer	Classical Revival	1904 built ___Local
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.[60]	Ward, Albert J.
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.[61]	Unknown
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,[62] 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[63]	Ware, Walter E.	Richardsonian Romanesque	1898 built ___NRHP
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.[64] First Church relocated to 900 Thomas Street	Heath, Frederick	Classical Revival	1906-08 built 1977 SL
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	1916-22 built
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 built 1980 NRHP-CP
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 built 2010 SL
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 built
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 built 2003 NRHP
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 built 1982 NRHP
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 built 1989 NRHP
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 built 1986 NRHP
		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 built
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.[65][66][67]: 1	Faulkner, Charles Draper	Georgian Revival	1930 built
		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 built
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 built ___NRHP

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.^[68] First Church is no longer in existence.^[69]
• First Church of Christ Scientist, Holmes Beach, Florida, voluntary dissolution, April 5, 2004^[70]
• First Church of Christ, Scientist, Lake Worth, Florida, 918 N lakeside Drive, voluntarily dissolved, May 7, 2004^[71] The building is now the Victory Believer's Chapel

Iowa[]

• is now the home of the Hawkeye Community Theatre.
• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Humboldt, Iowa) is now a private residence at 25½ N. 6th Street.

Kansas[]

• is now the Grand Chapel, a nonreligious wedding venue.
• is now the Cat Clinic (pet supply).

New Jersey[]

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

Utah[]

• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Provo, Utah) is now the Provo Community Theater.^[72]

West Virginia[]

• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Wheeling, West Virginia), 99 14th Street, is now the Agape Baptist Church.^[73]

Churches and societies that were merged into another church or society[]

• First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hollywood, Florida,^[74] with ^[75]

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.^[76]
• First Church of Christ, Scientist (Oconto, Wisconsin) on the National Register, is now Christian Science Society, Oconto, Wisconsin.^[77]

Churches in transition[]

• Alvin, Texas, First Church at 713 South Lee Street is listed for sale as vacant as of December 7, 2007.^[78] 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.^[79]
• , 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.^[80]
• Daycroft School in Greenwich, Connecticut, closed in 1991.
• , Bow, New Hampshire The large granite monument erected on the site was dynamited by order of the CS Board of Directors.^[81]

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

Former First Church of Christ, Scientist, Sevenoaks, pictured in 2012 when still in use

• Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bexhill-on-Sea: worship registration cancelled July 2000.^[82]
• Birmingham, West Midlands
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Birmingham: worship registration cancelled July 2000.^[83]
  • Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Birmingham: worship registration cancelled December 1986.^[84] The Grade II-listed building dates from 1848–49 and was originally a Presbyterian chapel.^[85]
  • Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Birmingham: worship registration cancelled March 1980.^[86]
• Bolton, Greater Manchester
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bolton: worship registration cancelled August 2012.^[87] Now a mosque (Jamia Alavia Bolton).
• Bradford, West Yorkshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bradford: worship registration cancelled December 1979.^[88]
  • Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Bradford: worship registration cancelled January 1998.^[89]
• Bristol, Avon
  • Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Bristol: worship registration cancelled March 1980.^[90]
• Bromley, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bromley: worship registration cancelled May 2014.^[91]
• Burnley, Lancashire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Burnley: worship registration cancelled March 1976.^[92]
• Bury, Greater Manchester
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bury: worship registration cancelled March 1990.^[93]
• Buxton, Derbyshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bolton: worship registration cancelled January 1998.^[89]
• Camberley, Surrey
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Camberley: worship registration cancelled June 1990.^[94]
• Cardiff, South Glamorgan
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Cardiff: worship registration cancelled August 1988. Now the Crwys Presbyterian Church of Wales.^[95][96]
• Chiswick, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chiswick: worship registration cancelled July 2000.^[97]
• Colchester, Essex
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Colchester: worship registration cancelled January 1976.^[98]
• Eastbourne, East Sussex
  • Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Eastbourne: worship registration cancelled August 1961.^[99]
• East Grinstead, West Sussex
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, East Grinstead: worship registration cancelled February 1986.^[100]
• Falmouth, Cornwall
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Falmouth: worship registration cancelled November 2002.^[101]
• Ferndown, Dorset
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Ferndown: worship registration cancelled September 2000.^[102]
• Gloucester, Gloucestershire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Gloucester: worship registration cancelled July 1993.^[103]
• Halifax, West Yorkshire
  • Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Halifax: worship registration cancelled October 1957.^[104]
• Hartlepool, County Durham
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hartlepool: worship registration cancelled February 1974.^[105]
• Hendon, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hendon: worship registration cancelled December 1979.^[88]
• Heysham, Lancashire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Heysham: worship registration cancelled October 2003.^[106]
• High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, High Wycombe: worship registration cancelled October 2003.^[106]
• Ilford, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Ilford: worship registration cancelled October 2003.^[106]
• Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Hull: worship registration cancelled January 2002.^[107]
• Leeds, West Yorkshire
  • Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Leeds: worship registration cancelled November 1984.^[108] It was reregistered as the New Testament Church of God Pentecostal church in May 1985.^[109]
• Leicester, Leicestershire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Leicester: worship registration cancelled November 2006.^[110]
• Leytonstone, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Leytonstone: worship registration cancelled March 1923.^[111]
• 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.^[87]
• 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. The church closed in 1996,^[112] although its registration for worship was not formally cancelled until May 2019.^[113]
  • Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, London: worship registration cancelled 1978 after four years. It occupied part of a building in Hampstead.^[114]
  • Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist, London: worship registration cancelled October 1999. It was in the Putney area of the city.^[115] After closure it was altered internally and converted into flats called Bounty Hall, but from the outside it remains "an imposing building in a warm orange-brown brick … in a modern interpretation of a stripped-down Classical style".^[116]
  • Eighth Church of Christ, Scientist, London: worship registration cancelled October 1990. It was located in the Brixton area.^[117]
  • Ninth Church of Christ, Scientist, London, a Grade II* listed building on Marsham Street in Westminster, is now Emmanuel Evangelical Church.^[118][119] Its registration for worship as a Christian Science church was cancelled in March 1997.^[120]
• Manchester, Greater Manchester
  • Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, Manchester: worship registration cancelled February 1978.^[121]
• Norwich, Norfolk
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Norwich: worship registration cancelled November 2006.^[110]
• Orpington, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Orpington: worship registration cancelled October 2003.^[106]
• Rochester, Kent
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Rochester: worship registration cancelled October 1991.^[122]
• Sandbach, Cheshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Sandbach: worship registration cancelled March 1997.^[120]
• Seaford, East Sussex
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Seaford: worship registration cancelled July 2000.^[83]
• Sevenoaks, Kent
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Sevenoaks: worship registration cancelled April 2018.^[123] Building demolished by 2014.
• Shrewsbury, Shropshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Shrewsbury: worship registration cancelled March 1983.^[124]
• South Shields, Tyne and Wear
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, South Shields: worship registration cancelled December 1979.^[88]
• Stockport, Greater Manchester
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Stockport: worship registration cancelled April 2018.^[123]
• Sutton, Greater London
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Sutton: worship registration cancelled January 1981.^[125]
• Swansea, Glamorgan
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Swansea: worship registration cancelled April 1985.^[126]
• Torquay, Devon
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Torquay: worship registration cancelled October 1989.^[127]
• Wallasey, Merseyside
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wallasey: worship registration cancelled March 1982.^[128]
• Warrington, Cheshire
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Warrington: worship registration cancelled April 1985.^[126]
• Wigan, Greater Manchester
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wigan: worship registration cancelled September 1963.^[129]
• Windermere, Cumbria
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Windermere: worship registration cancelled May 1993.^[130]
• Wolverhampton, West Midlands
  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wolverhampton: worship registration cancelled August 2012.^[87]

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. As merged churches take the name of the older congregation, first could then be assumed to have dissolved, while third might have dissolved or merged with second. Fifth may have merged, dissolved, or never existed.

A-B-C[]

• Berlin, Germany Fourth through Tenth^[67]: 1
• Calgary, Alberta, Canada Second; Note: Third Church now calls itself First Church, so apparently there was a merger.^[131]
• Birmingham, England First.^[67]: 1
• Chicago, Illinois Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth through Fifteenth.^[67]: 1
• Cleveland, Ohio Second Church.^[132]

D-E-F[]

• Dallas, Texas First, Second, Fourth and Sixth^[67]: 1
• Denver, Colorado Second through Fifth^[67]: 100
• Duluth, Minnesota Second^[133]
• El Paso, Texas Second^[67]: 1
• Evanston, Illinois, First.^[67]: 103

G-H-I[]

• Houston, Texas Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth.^{[67]: 113–114}
• Indianapolis, Indiana Second.^[67]: 1

J-K-L[]

• Jacksonville, Florida, Third.^[67]: 1
• Kansas City, Missouri First through Third, Fifth, Eighth and Ninth.^{[67]: 107–108}
• Leeds, West Yorkshire, England Second.^[67]: 95
• Liverpool, England First and Second.^[67]: 95
• London, England, Fourth through Tenth^[67]: 94
• Long Beach, California Second and Third.^[67]: 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.^{[67]: 98–99 [134]}

M-N-O[]

• Manchester, England First and Third.^[67]: 1
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin First and Second.^[67]: 116
• Minneapolis, Minnesota Fifth through Sixth.^[67]: 1
• New York, New York, includes Manhattan and Bronx: Fourth, Sixth, and Eleventh through Fifteenth^{[67]: 1 [135]}
• Oakland, California Second through Ninth.^[67]: 98

P-Q-R[]

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Third through Fifth.^[67]: 1
• Plainfield, New Jersey First, see Independent or secessionist churches above.
• Portland, Oregon First through Fifth, Seventh and Ninth.^[67]: 112
• Pretoria, South Africa First.^[67]: 1

S-T-U-V[]

• Sacramento, California Third and Fourth.^[67]: 1
• Saint Louis, Missouri, Second through Fifth and Seventh.^[67]: 1
• San Antonio, Texas, Second^[67]: 1
• San Diego, California Third and Fifth.^[67]: 99
• San Francisco, California Third, Sixth through Eighth and Tenth through Twelfth.^[67]: 99
• São Paulo, Brazil, Third^[67]: 88
• Seattle, Washington Second, Fourth through Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh.^[67]: 1
• Thunder Bay, Ontario First^[67]: 89
• Tulsa, Oklahoma Second through Fifth.^[67]: 1
• Tucson, Arizona Second.^[67]: 1
• Vancouver, British Columbia, First and Third^[67]: 1

W-X-Y-Z[]

• Washington, D.C. Second.^[67]: 101
• Whittier, California First.^[67]: 1 (This church was located at the southeast corner of Bailey Street and Washington Avenue. It is now the Good Shepherd Bible Church.)
• Worthing, West Sussex, England, First.^[67]: 95

See also[]

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

References[]