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.
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 Sunday 10 am service and 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
October 5-11, 2026
Are Sin, Disease, and
Death Real?
Golden Text: Job 32:8 there
…there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Church Prayer Group
The prayer topic for the month of September is "Unceasing Prayer."
Our next meeting will be on Thursday, October 24 at 1:30pm in the church Reading Room. Everyone is welcomed.
An in-person talk by
Madelon Maupin
The Bible and Benevolence
Saturday, October 17, 2026
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Join us for this free inspirational talk hosted by The Principle Foundation, Northern California Local Committee
Arden Wood and online:
445 Wawona Street, San Francisco 94116
To join online, go to https://bit.ly/tpf-aw
For more information: 530-680-2405
Join us for a special program.
Featuring a video of the restoration
and reopening of 400 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, Mary Baker Eddy's final residence.
Sunday, October 18, 2026
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Event held at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Monterey
Refreshments will be served directly after the church service ends at 11:00 a.m.
Reading Room
The Reading Room and Bookstore in the church edifice at 780 Abrego, Monterey.
Reading Room
The Reading Room and Bookstore at 198 Bonifacio Place in Downtown 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.
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.
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
Phone Number:
Tel: 831-372-5076 (198 Bonifacio Place)
Tel: 831-920-2300 (780 Abrego Street)
Fax: 831-324-4708
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
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
Christian Science Nursing Facilities in Central California:
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
In-person lecture
Anne Kneeland
Healing with joy: Discovering the
power of love
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 17, 2026 @ 10:00 am
Location: Reading Room
459 California Ave.
Palo Alto, CA
650-327-1642
cspaloalto.org
If you would like to make a donation to the church, click on the button below:
Hymn selection ~ Sunday, October 11
Hymn 85
Edith Gaddis Brewer
God of Truth, eternal good,
Lift our hearts to revelation,
That Thou mayst be understood,
Thou, the Rock of our salvation;
All Thy love we have for loving,
All Thy truth is ours for proving.
Open now our eyes to see,
As the clouds of sense are riven,
We behold reality,
Know the glory of Thy heaven;
So we seek Thy perfect healing
Through the Truth of Thy revealing.
All the way that we must go
We will take at Thy direction,
Where the floods of trouble flow
Find Thy perfect, calm reflection;
On the path that has no turning,
Patience, courage, meekness learning.
Hymn 518
Henry Francis Lyte
Know, O child, your full salvation;
Rise o’er sin and fear and care;
Joy to find, in every station,
Something still to do, or bear.
Think what spirit dwells within you;
Think what Father’s smiles are yours;
Think what Jesus did to show you:
Spirit’s promise lifts, restores.
Hasten on from grace to glory,
Armed with faith and winged with prayer;
Heaven’s eternal day before you
God’s own hand shall guide you there.
So fulfill your holy mission,
Safely pass through pilgrim-days,
Hope shall grow to full fruition,
Faith to sight and prayer to praise.
Hymn 77
James Montgomery
God is my strong salvation;
What foe have I to fear?
In darkness and temptation,
My light, my help is near:
Though hosts encamp around me,
Firm in the fight I stand;
What terror can confound me,
With God at my right hand?
Place on the Lord reliance;
My heart, with courage wait;
His truth be thine affiance,
When faint and desolate:
His might thy heart shall strengthen,
His love thy joy increase;
Thy day shall mercy lengthen:
The Lord will give thee peace.