Church History

The Church of Christ, Scientist was founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879. Today, it has a Mother Church in Boston, Massachusetts, with branches in over 65 countries, of which the church in Cheltenham is one.

The first Christian Science services in the British Isles were held in London in 1890. In Cheltenham the first record of formal gatherings was in 1905, and public services have been held in the town since 1909.

(The teachings and practice of Christian Science have no connection whatsoever with those of Scientology which originated some 75 years later)

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