First Church of Christ, Scientist
Grosse Pointe Farms
282 Chalfonte Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
ABOUT US
“Follow me.”
CHRIST JESUS
Jesus’ life expressed the highest type of humanity ever seen on earth. With compassion, affection, patience, and forgiveness he showed how a higher understanding of God brought healing and peace to those who appealed to him for help. Christian Scientists strive to follow his example of Christly love and healing in their daily lives.
"The testimony meetings enhance my own prayers. It's a big help to hear the truths other folks have turned to for healing."
CATHY
"I love taking every opportunity to give thanks to God for His goodness to all. The testimonies and comments of others are inspiring and encouraging"
CONNIE
“I feel the love from the congregation and hear it in the Lesson Sermon. Singing hymns is joyous and uplifting. I enjoy connecting with everyone after the service.”
NANCY
"I cherish taking time before the Church service begins to pray silently and listen for God's messages. We need these quiet moments of listening."
BEA
Who is Mary Baker Eddy?
Mary Baker Eddy, a pioneer in the religious teaching of her day, (1821-1910) was an American author, teacher, and founder of the Christian Science church She championed a new view of God, mankind, and the universe. Her primary work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, was first published in 1875. Today, Christian Science churches can be found throughout the world.
What is the connection between Christian and Science?
Christ Jesus was the founder of Christianity. He attributed his unparalleled healing ministry to the operation of God’s laws. Mary Baker Eddy recognized this and defined Christian Science as “the law of God, the law of good …" (Rudimental Divine Science p. 1). She learned firsthand that this law can be applied to bring health, stability, and freedom to our lives. Mrs. Eddy summarized key points of Christian Science in six religious tenets, given below.
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As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life.
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We acknowledge and adore one supreme and infinite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in God’s image and likeness.
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We acknowledge God’s forgiveness of sin in the destruction of sin and the spiritual understanding that casts out evil as unreal. But the belief in sin is punished so long as the belief lasts.
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We acknowledge Jesus’ atonement as the evidence of divine, efficacious Love, unfolding man’s unity with God through Christ Jesus the Way-shower; and we acknowledge that man is saved through Christ, through Truth, Life, and Love as demonstrated by the Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and overcoming sin and death.
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We acknowledge that the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection served to uplift faith to understand eternal Life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the nothingness of matter.
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And we solemnly promise to watch, and pray for that Mind to be in us which was also in Christ Jesus; to do unto others as we would have them do unto us; and to be merciful, just, and pure.
