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 12-18, 2026
Doctrine of Atonement
Golden Text: Isaiah 61:10 (to 2nd ;)
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my whole being shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
The Golden Text is from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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 18
Hymn 263
J.O. Wallin
Only God can bring us gladness,
Only God can give us peace;
Joys are vain that end in sadness,
Joy divine shall ner cease.
Mid the shade of want and sorrow
Undisturbed, our hearts rejoice;
Patient, wait the brighter morrow;
Faithful, heed the Father’s voice.
As the stars in order going,
All-harmonious, He doth move;
Heavenly calm andomfort showing,
Comes the healing word of Love.
Who the word of wisdom heareth
Feels the Father Love within,
Where as dawn the shadow cleareth,
Love outshines the night of sin.
So we find the true atonement,
Know in God the perfect Friend;
For in Love is our at-one-ment,
Where all hearts in Him may blend.
Here from prisoning pain and sorrow
Have we all a sure release,
Only God can bring us gladness,
Only God can give us peace.
Hymn 472
Violet Hay
Father, You are very near us,
Well we know that You will hear us,
And will answer when we call:
May the prayer of faith now heal us,
May the vision true reveal us
One with You, and You our All-in-all.
Christ, the way of our salvation,
Lifts the veil of separation,
Shows our life in Spirit, free—
Shows the glory ofreation,
God and man in true relation:
Children of the living God are we!
Father, this most wondrous union
We would prove in blessed communion:
Take the Truth, our bread from heaven,
Drink the wine of inspiration,
Rise in holy exaltation,
One in You, redeemed, restored, forgiven.
Hymn 19
Hans A. Brorson
Behold, they stand in robes of white
Who out of tribulation came,
With songs of joy upon their heads,
They praisHis holy name.
O these are they whose hearts are pure,
And free from sin or any stain,
They stand fore the throne of light,
Their joy shall never wane.
They worship Him in spirit new,
God’s messengers of Love and Life,
They do His will, they speak His Word,
That stills all pain and strife.
They show an ever clearer light,
Like stars they shall forever shine;
They witness truly to His Word,
And God saith, These are Mine.