Article June 13, 2016 Issue

An invitation to churches

The Mary Baker Eddy Library

The Mother Church invites branch churches, societies, and informal groups to send historical materials to the archives of The Mary Baker Eddy Library. Materials submitted will help to tell the story of Christ “healing and saving the world from sin and death” (Mary Baker Eddy, Church Manual, p. 19) and your part in that work.

You are lovingly invited to submit the following:

1. A brief history that includes as many of the following items as possible:
a. Dates and circumstances of first local interest in Christian Science
b. Names of charter members
c. Dates of organizing
d. First meeting
e. Recognition
f. Subsequent steps in growth, including challenges overcome