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Sold to neighboring Independent Presbyterian Church. Used for businesses since First Church relocated to 3111 Highland Avenue South in 1950. Early sale to Juneau Unitarian Universalist Fellowship fell through įirst Church of Christ, Scientist (Birmingham, Alabama)Ģ031 11th Avenue South, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama Saskatoon First, 2402 7 St E, building now mixed use commercial, church downgraded to society and meets at #2 1025 Boychuk Dr įirst Church of Christ, Scientist (Juneau, Alaska).Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist, met at the former Royal George Theatre, 1219 St Clair Avenue West.Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, 245 Beech Avenue.Third Church of Christ, Scientist, 70 High Park Avenue (condominium).Second Church of Christ, Scientist, 53 Donlands Avenue (Wilkinson Jr Public School).Society, Virden, Manitoba, incorporated as First, 1912.First, Brandon, Manitoba, incorporated 1906.Now North Shore Bethel Christian Mennonite Brethren Churchįirst Church of Christ, Scientist (Vancouver).ġ160 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British ColumbiaĤ9☁7′11″N 123☀7′29″W / 49.2864°N 123.1248°W / 49.2864 -123.1248 ( First Church of Christ, Scientist (Vancouver))Ĭolonial Revival, designed by Matheson and De Guerre

Country = CAN for Canada or USA for the United Statesįirst Church of Christ, Scientist (Lethbridge).Ĥ9☄1′42″N 112☄9′44″W / 49.69504°N 112.82879°W / 49.69504 -112.82879 ( First Church of Christ, Scientist (Lethbridge) - but building was moved?)įirst Church of Christ, Scientist (North Vancouver).ġ85 Keith Road, North Vancouver, British ColumbiaĤ9☁8′56″N 123☀4′16″W / 49.3155°N 123.0711°W / 49.3155 -123.0711 ( First Church of Christ, Scientist (North Vancouver))Ĭlassical Revival, designed by Honeyman and Curtis

The NRHP column is for National Register of Historic Places or state or local listings with the highest one for a property being indicated as follows: Yes = NRHP CP = contributing property in an NRHP district, State =state, territorial, etc., listing Local = county, city, etc.

Merged indicates that a church or society merged with another one and relocated.

In the status column Relocated indicates that a church or society sold its building but did not dissolve or merge.

While it is impossible to get accurate membership figures, it is possible to determine the decline in institutions through official church publications and other sources.įormer buildings in Canada and the United States Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

The purpose of this list is to identify and quantify this decline in Christian Science institutions and those related to Christian Science, as well as catalog the buildings and spaces once used by the Christian Science Church.

Stephen Barrett has reported that since 1971, the number of practitioners and teachers listed in the Christian Science Journal has fallen from about 5,000 to about 1,160 and the number of churches has fallen from about 1,800 to about 1,000. Some believe membership has fallen further since then, however current estimates for church membership vary widely, from under 100,000 to 600,000. A 1992 study of the Christian Research Journal found that church membership had fallen from 269,000 in the 1930s to about 150,000.

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Though the Church is prohibited by the Manual of The Mother Church from publishing membership figures, the number of branch churches in the United States has fallen steadily since World War II. Following its early meteoric rise, the Christian Science Church suffered a steep decline in membership in the second half of the twentieth century. This is a list of former Christian Science churches, societies, and buildings. The former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Rock Island, Illinois)

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