Christian Science Reading Room - Boston, Massachusetts

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Christian Science Reading Room - Boston, Massachusetts It’s a bookstore, a library, and a quiet place for study and prayer — everyone is welcome.

Here you can read or buy the Bible and all the books by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. Read and listen to more than 100 years of articles and testimonies giving first-hand accounts of physical and moral healing through prayer. Our library nook includes Bible reference books and biographies of Mary Baker Eddy. Christian Science Reading Rooms are found in hundreds of communities around the world. We're affiliated with The First Church of Christ Scientist (located on the Christian Science Plaza at the corner of Massachusetts and Huntington Avenues.

Dive deeply into the Bible’s healing application to our lives. Read Bible passages and related articles, testimonies of ...
10/21/2026

Dive deeply into the Bible’s healing application to our lives. Read Bible passages and related articles, testimonies of healing, and poems.

You can find hours of operation and other store information at the link in our bio🔗

📷©️: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

"To my sense," writes the Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, “the Sermon on the Mount, read each Sunday with...
10/18/2026

"To my sense," writes the Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, “the Sermon on the Mount, read each Sunday without comment and obeyed throughout the week, would be enough for Christian practice” (Message to The Mother Church for 1901, p. 11).

Join us to read this momentous Bible text together every Sunday:
🔹11:30 a.m. ET—In person
🔹1 p.m. ET—In person and online

Attend in person at 194 Massachusetts Avenue.

You can find hours of operation and other store information at the link in our bio. 🔗

📷©️: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

We were grateful to be a part of the Opening Our Doors event and share the Christian Science Reading Room with new visit...
10/16/2026

We were grateful to be a part of the Opening Our Doors event and share the Christian Science Reading Room with new visitors and friends in the Fenway area!

Young visitors learned about Joseph and his brothers at storytime in both English and Spanish 📚☀️

📷©️: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

Join us TODAY in person or online to read the weekly Bible Lesson aloud. 📖Bible Lessons consist of passages from the ​Bi...
10/16/2026

Join us TODAY in person or online to read the weekly Bible Lesson aloud. 📖

Bible Lessons consist of passages from the ​Bible with accompanying selections from ​Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by ​Mary Baker Eddy.

We meet every Friday at 1 p.m. ET at 194 Massachusetts Avenue.

You can find hours of operation and other store information at the link in our bio. 🔗

📷©️: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

Join us at the Christian Science Reading Room and on the Christian Science Plaza for Opening Our Doors, presented by The...
10/12/2026

Join us at the Christian Science Reading Room and on the Christian Science Plaza for Opening Our Doors, presented by The Fenway Alliance. The Reading Room is hosting a storytime at 2:00 p.m. in English and 2:30 p.m. in Spanish, and crafts all day.

Date: Monday, October 12, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.

Kids can grab a passport at the welcome table in the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra to guide them around the Plaza — and don’t forget to get a stamp at every activity area to pick up a free book at the Reading Room! Explore a complete schedule of the day’s events throughout the Fenway area: https://www.fenwayculture.org/ood-2026-schedule

📷©: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

Find new ideas from those who have proven the power of God in their daily lives. We’ll listen to podcasts and articles f...
10/08/2026

Find new ideas from those who have proven the power of God in their daily lives. We’ll listen to podcasts and articles from the Christian Science magazines, biographies published by the Christian Science Publishing Society, as well as Mary Baker Eddy’s writings.

Attend in person at 194 Massachusetts Avenue. Find hours of operation and other store information at the link in our bio. 🔗

📷©️: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

Mark your calendars for Monday, October 12, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. for Opening Our Doors on The Christian Science Plaza.🔹Free ad...
10/07/2026

Mark your calendars for Monday, October 12, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. for Opening Our Doors on The Christian Science Plaza.

🔹Free admission to the Mapparium® globe in the How Do You See the World?® experience

🔸Crafts and 30% off children's books at the Christian Science Reading Room

🔹Chiming concert

🔸Opening ceremony for Opening Our Doors at the BYSO

🔹Organ concerts, one with a youth focus

🔸Guided tour of The Mother Church

🔹Storytime and crafts in English and Spanish in the Christian Science Reading Room

Explore a complete schedule of events throughout the Fenway area at https://www.fenwayculture.org/ood-2026-schedule. We hope to see you and your families there!
📷©: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

Dive deeply into the Bible’s healing application to our lives. Read Bible passages and related articles, testimonies of ...
09/30/2026

Dive deeply into the Bible’s healing application to our lives. Read Bible passages and related articles, testimonies of healing, and poems.

You can find hours of operation and other store information at the link in our bio🔗

📷©️: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

Join us TODAY in person or online to read the weekly Bible Lesson aloud. 📖Bible Lessons consist of passages from the ​Bi...
09/25/2026

Join us TODAY in person or online to read the weekly Bible Lesson aloud. 📖

Bible Lessons consist of passages from the ​Bible with accompanying selections from ​Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by ​Mary Baker Eddy.

We meet every Friday at 1 p.m. ET at 194 Massachusetts Avenue.

You can find hours of operation and other store information at christianscience.com/csrrboston. Link in our bio

📷©️: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

A new exhibit exploring music in the Christian Science tradition is now open in The Mary Baker Eddy Library, just down t...
09/23/2026

A new exhibit exploring music in the Christian Science tradition is now open in The Mary Baker Eddy Library, just down the street from the Reading Room. The exhibit uses history, visuals, and artifacts to showcase how music unites and inspires worshipers, taking us from the earliest services in the church to a worldwide virtual hymn sing.

Visit in person at 210 Massachusetts Ave., Boston in the Library's fourth-floor Research Room. It's open to the public Monday–Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Learn more at marybakereddylibrary.org / the link in our bio.

After visiting the exhibit, browse the hymnal and music products in the Christian Science Reading Room at 194 Massachusetts Ave. Hours of operation and other store information can be found at christianscience.com/csrrboston.

📷©️: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

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194 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA
02115

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 6pm
Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11:30am - 4pm

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