First Church of Christ, Scientist
Monterey, California
Welcome
Welcome
We are happy that you are here. Whether you are searching for information about Christian Science or wanting to know about our services, we are here to offer loving help.
Our Mission
This Christian Science Church is one of the worldwide branches of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879. The Christian Science Church is “…designed to commemorate the word and works of our Master, which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing.” (Manual of The Mother Church by Mrs. Eddy. P. 17.)
Sunday School
Our Sunday School is provided for students up to the age of 20. Instruction, which includes the teachings and healings of Christ Jesus, is from the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy. Students are taught of God’s love for them and of the relevance of Jesus’ teachings to their lives.
Services
Sunday Church services and
Sunday School sessions begin at 10:00 am and are held at
780 Abrego Street in Monterey.
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Wednesday evening testimony meetings begin at 7:00 pm and are in-person and conducted online.​
You are welcome to attend our Sunday 10 am Church Services and our 10 am Sunday School Classes held in the church edifice at 780 Abrego Street in Monterey.
Our Wednesday 7:00 pm Testimony Meetings are held at the church in-person and is also available by telephone or online. To access those meetings by telephone, dial 1-831-296-3513 and follow the prompts. To connect by computer, open this link using a Google Chrome browser: www.uberconference.com/room/churchservice. Then select "Join Conference”.
Enjoy singing along during our Wednesday church service with the hymn selections posted below.
Reading Room & Bookstore— Two locations to serve you
January 12–18, 2026
Life
Golden Text: Hosea 1:10 2nd You
…You are the children of the living God!
The Golden Text is from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version – Second Edition.
Church Prayer Group
The focus of our Prayer Committee this month is to welcome the New Year in with freshness and promise. Friends and church members are invited to participate in this prayerful endeavor.
If you are interested in attending our next meeting, we will meet in the church Reading Room at 2 pm on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
Everyone is invited.
In person lectures
January 9 & 10, 2026
Effective prayer:
Finding healing
and wholeness in
divine Love
Bobby Lewis
Friday, January 9, 2026 @ 7pm
Saturday, January 10, 2026 @ 11am
Location: Reading Room
459 California Avenue
Palo Alto, California
650-327-1642
cspaloalto.org
Reading Room ​
The Reading Room and Bookstore in the church edifice at 780 Abrego, Monterey.
Both of our Reading Rooms at 780 Abrego St. and 198 Bonifacio Place are open for in-person visits.
Please come and stop by. We hope to see you soon.
Our Reading Room offers a quiet sanctuary to the community for study and prayer. It also serves as a bookstore, lending library, and information center for those wishing to learn more about Christian Science.
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Available resources include The Christian Science Monitor, a timely international news magazine; monthly and weekly religious magazines; CDs of inspirational articles and music; biographies of Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science; many study resources including Bible dictionaries, concordances, and translations; and a computer for related research purposes.
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There are 2 locations to serve you:
198 Bonifacio Place, Downtown Monterey
780 Abrego Street, Monterey
Downtown Reading Room
Hours (Reading Room–198 Bonifacio Place, Monterey):
Mon–Fri 11am–3pm
Sat 11 am–3pm
Hours (Reading Room–780 Abrego St., Monterey):
Mon–Fri 11am–3pm
Closed on weekends
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Phone Number:
Tel: 831-372-5076 (198 Bonifacio Place)
Tel: 831-920-2300 (780 Abrego Street)
Fax: 831-324-4708
Reading Room ​
The Reading Room and Bookstore at 198 Bonifacio Place in Downtown Monterey.
You’re warmly invited to attend free, public talks by practitioners of Christian Science via webinars. Click the link below to view upcoming calendar of online lectures:
Find a lecture​
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To find online Christian Science church services in other areas, please go to this link:
Christian Science churches
Websites to more information on Christian Science
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Christian Science Nursing Facilities in Central California:
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Visiting Christian Science Nursing Service free of charge in the Monterey Bay Area:
Please contact Visiting Christian Science Nurse Aicha Langel in advance to make an appointment or to ask any questions at 415-740-0460; or email ALangel@ardenwood.org
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The Visiting Christian Science Nurse will be in the Monterey Bay Area on Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Please contact Visiting Christian Science Nurse Aicha Langel in advance to make an appointment or to ask any questions at 415-740-0460; or email ALangel@ardenwood.org
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Hymn selection ~ Wednesday, January 14
Hymn 48
(Words by Edmund Beale Sargant)
Dear Father-Mother, Thou dost grant
All good and perfect gifts to me;
’Tis mine to raise this beacon here,
Obedience unto Thee.
He knows not death who Life obeys,
Nor errs at all when Truth he heeds;
While merged in Love, what hold has hate
Upon his thoughts or deeds?
Eternal Life and Truth and Love,
They who obey Thine every call,
Thy freemen are, and freely have
Dominion over all.
Hymn 92
(Words by Thomas Cogswell Upham)
Happy the man who knows
His Master to obey;
Whose life of love and labor flows,
Where God points out the way.
Rising to every task,
Soon as the word is given,
He doth not wait nor question ask
When orders come from heaven.
God’s will he makes his own,
And nothing can him stay;
His feet are shod for God alone,
And God alone obey.
Give us, O God, this mind,
Which waits but Thy command,
And doth its highest pleasure find
In Thy great work to stand.
Hymn 139
(Words by Minny M. H. Ayers)
I walk with Love along the way,
And O, it is a holy day;
No more I suffer cruel fear,
I feel God’s presence with me here;
The joy that none can take away
Is mine; I walk with Love today.
Who walks with Love along the way,
Shall talk with Love and Love obey;
God’s healing truth is free to all,
Our Father answers every call;
’Tis He dispels the clouds of gray
That all may walk with Love today.
Come, walk with Love along the way,
Let childlike trust be yours today;
Uplift your thought, with courage go,
Give of your heart’s rich overflow,
And peace shall crown your joy-filled day.
Come, walk with Love along the way.