First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham, WA

Sept. 20-25: “Reality”

Sept. 20-25: “Reality.”

Golden Text: ” . . . stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.” (Job 37:14)

This wonderful Bible Lesson shows us the importance of the quiet, strong insistence in rejecting any connection with material thinking, and seeing our oneness with God, Spirit.

“O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches…Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created….The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.”   (Psalms 104: 5, 24, 30, 31)

“Spirit imparts the understanding which uplifts consciousness and leads into all truth. The Psalmist saith: ‘The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.’ Spiritual sense is the discernment of spiritual good. Understanding is the line of demarcation between the real and unreal. Spiritual understanding unfolds Mind, — Life, Truth, and Love, — and demonstrates the divine sense, giving the spiritual proof of the universe in Christian Science.

“This understanding is not intellectual, is not the result of scholarly attainments; it is the reality of all things brought to light.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 505: 16-38.)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

We are grateful to announce the July 4 reopening of our Bellingham church services, which have been suspended over the past year to respect Washington State’s Covid-19 guidance.  During these past months of, however, the Bible Lesson has continued to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link, whenever you wish, every day.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services.

 

Sept. 13-19: “Matter”

Sept. 13-19: “Matter.”

Golden Text:  “Stand up, shake the dust off yourself!” (Isaiah 52:2)

This Bible Lesson urges us to be vigorous and determined to “shake off” the dust of mortal thinking, and to strengthen our trust in God, Spirit, as All-in-all.O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain;

“O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!” (Isaiah 40:9)

“God has built a higher platform of human rights, and He has built it on diviner claims. These claims are not made through code or creed, but in demonstration of “on earth peace, good-will toward men.” Human codes, scholastic theology, material medicine and hygiene, fetter faith and spiritual understanding. Divine Science rends asunder these fetters, and man’s birthright of sole allegiance to his Maker asserts itself.”  (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 226:14)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

You can read or hear it too, at this link, whenever you wish, every day.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services.

 

Sept. 6-12: “Substance”

Sept. 6-12: “Substance”

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Golden Text:  “… Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy. . . . thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed:” (Leviticus 2, 19)

This Bible Lesson reminds us that, if we wish to honor God, to find peace, joy, healing, we must strive to see the substance of life, mankind, all creation, as spiritual, not material.

“Do not err, my beloved brethren.  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. … But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.  For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:” (James 1: 16, 17, 22, 23)

“Substance is that which is eternal and incapable of discord and decay. Truth, Life, and Love are substance, as the Scriptures use this word in Hebrews: “The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Spirit, the synonym of Mind, Soul, or God, is the only real substance. The spiritual universe, including individual man, is a compound idea, reflecting the divine substance of Spirit.”  (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 468:17)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

We are grateful to announce the July 4 reopening of our Bellingham church services, which have been suspended over the past year to respect Washington State’s Covid-19 guidance.  During these past months of, however, the Bible Lesson has continued to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link, whenever you wish, every day.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services.

 

Join our Church Services

Regular Sunday services and Wednesday evening meetings are back, and ready to welcome you!

Following state guidelines, we request that all members and visitors wear masks.  Consistent with those guidelines, our church readers conducting the service and our soloist are not required to be masked.

Sunday School convenes at 10:00 a.m. Sunday.  Consistent with state guidelines regarding “schools,” anyone attending Sunday School, or in the presence of our Sunday School students, is required to wear a mask.

As is standard for our church, child care will also be provided for very young children at all our services.  Consistent with state guidelines, masks will be required of nursery attendants, but not for very young children.

Our Reading Room maintains regular business hours of Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (The Reading Room will be closed July 5 in observance of Independence Day.)

 

 

July 21-27: “Christian Science”

July 21-27: “Christian Science.”

Bible, Science and Health

Our dual pastors

Golden Text: “. . . the word of the Lord came to me, saying, . . . I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.” (Jeremiah 2:1, 15)

This Bible Lesson reveals the possibilities present every hour of every day, when we exercise the God-inspired revelations and teaching available through the study of Christian Science.

“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;… the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” (John 14:16,26)

“In the words of St. John: ‘He shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.’  This Comforter I understand to be Divine Science.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 55:27)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

We are grateful to announce the July 4 reopening of our Bellingham church services, which have been suspended over the past year to respect Washington State’s Covid-19 guidance.  During these past months of, however, the Bible Lesson has continued to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link, whenever you wish, every day.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services.

 

June 14-20: “Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?”

June 14-20: “Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?”

Golden Text:. ” . . Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.” (Nehemiah 9:5)

This powerful Bible Lesson challenges us to lift our thoughts, to see and acknowledge the facts of God’s tender, loving care for all Her creation.  And in doing so, to feel the joy and reassurance of God, Divine Love’s blessings in every aspect of our lives.

“The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

“Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

“Blessed be the Lord for evermore.” (Psalms 89: 11, 15, 52)

“The creative Principle — Life, Truth, and Love — is God. The universe reflects God. There is but one creator and one creation. This creation consists of the unfolding of spiritual ideas and their identities, which are embraced in the infinite Mind and forever reflected. These ideas range from the infinitesimal to infinity, and the highest ideas are the sons and daughters of God.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 502:27)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

Our church members are grateful to announce the July 4 reopening of our Bellingham church services, which have been suspended over the past year in respect for Washington State’s Covid-19 guidance.  During these past months of, however, the Bible Lesson has continued to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link, whenever you wish, every day.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services.

 

April 19-25: “Probation After Death”

April 19-25: “Probation After Death.”

Golden Text: “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.” (Psalms 62:5)

This Bible Lesson speaks to us of the importance of working and praying consistently, with patience and persistence, to dedicate our hours, our days and our lives in seeing and demonstrating the healing spiritual truths of God’s Allness.

“I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end…..  And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.  And I will be found of you, saith the Lord:” ( Jeremiah 29:  11, 13, 14)

“To ascertain our progress, we must learn where our affections are placed and whom we acknowledge and obey as God. If divine Love is becoming nearer, dearer, and more real to us, matter is then submitting to Spirit. The objects we pursue and the spirit we manifest reveal our standpoint, and show what we are winning.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 239:16)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

Our Bellingham church has temporarily suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to respect Washington State’s Covid-19 guidance.  However, the Bible Lesson continues to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link, whenever you wish, every day.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services.

 

Feb. 15-21: “Mind”

Feb. 15-21: “Mind.”

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Golden Text:. ” . . I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

This Bible Lesson assures us of the healing power of understanding God as Mind, the One, the only source of intelligence, all-knowing, all-powerful.

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.: (Hebrews 8: 10, 11)

“Mind is the grand creator, and there can be no power except that which is derived from Mind. If Mind was first chronologically, is first potentially, and must be first eternally, then give to Mind the glory, honor, dominion, and power everlastingly due its holy name.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 143: 26-31)

About the Bible Lesson

The weekly Bible Lesson is read and studied daily by students of Christian Science around the world, and is read on Sundays in Christian Science churches everywhere.

Our Bellingham church has temporarily suspended Sunday services, Sunday School and Wednesday testimony meetings in order to respect Washington State’s Covid-19 guidance.  However, the Bible Lesson continues to be read and studied, bringing the healing blessings of church to our members every day.

You can read or hear it too, at this link, whenever you wish, every day.

You can also listen live and replay the Sunday church service and Wednesday testimony meeting held at The Mother Church of Christian Science, in Boston, MA.  Click here to access those services.

 

Welcome to First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham, WA

Have you ever wondered if there really is a God, one who is willing or able to play a role in your life?

You can find the answers you yearn for, and the loving, caring God that Christ Jesus called "Father."  Christian Science shows that feeling the peace of God's loving, all-powerful presence is possible now. It shows us that the understanding of God that heals all our challenges is not a secret recipe available only in Biblical times, but a demonstrable science that all can practice and use in daily life.

Our church is one of the many worldwide branches of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1879 by Mary Baker Eddy.

Our Pastor

The Holy Bible and Science, and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker EddyWe have a pastor who's available to anyone, at any time.  Find out more here.