Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need.
Whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Ellsworth, Maine, is in the Eastern time zone of the United States. The current time is 9:35pm, Tuesday night.
* In-person services will resume Sunday, June 2, 2024. Conference call services are offered year-round without interruption. Please join us on the conference call.
To minimize noise during services, please mute your phone when not speaking.
If the call-in button above does not work for you, you can manually dial the 10-digit number from any phone, then wait for the prompt before entering the 6-digit access code, followed by the # key.
To minimize noise during services, please mute your phone when not speaking.
If the call-in button above does not work for you, you can manually dial the 10-digit number from any phone, then wait for the prompt before entering the 6-digit access code, followed by the # key.
Sunday services consist of a weekly Bible Lesson read by two individual members of the Society. This same Bible Lesson is read at Christian Science church services around the world, and consists of passages from the King James version of the Bible with correlative passages from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
Wednesday services consist of readings selected and read by an individual Christian Scientist, followed by testimonies from the congregation sharing healings and experiences related to their study and practice of Christian Science.
Each service lasts an hour and includes inspirational musical selections and three hymns that are sung together as a congregation.
All are welcome.
The Christian Science Society of Ellsworth, Maine, is a branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. We conduct Christian Science church services in-person at our location in Ellsworth and via free conference call. All are welcome and can expect an atmosphere of love, light, grace, thoughtfulness, and healing.
Christian Science is a Bible-based religion rooted in the teachings of Christ Jesus. Founded by Mary Baker Eddy, the Mother Church was first organized in 1879 to "commemorate the word and works of our Master, which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing."
Generations of Christian Scientists have found that, as in Jesus' time, a clearer understanding of God — as Love, Mind, Truth, Life, Soul, Spirit, Principle — can heal any challenge, physical or metaphysical.
He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also
Sunday School is available during our 10am service* for children and young adults up to the age of 20. Students are taught the Scriptures and how to apply truths from Christian Science in their daily lives.
Child care is provided in our Nursery for those not ready to participate in a class.
The Sunday School and Nursery are located upstairs above the church auditorium.
* Remote classes with flexible scheduling are available by request while waiting for in-person services to resume in June. Please write to info@csellsworth.org for more information.
They shall be all taught of God.
They shall be all taught of God.
Christian Science Reading Rooms are quiet places to pray, study, and purchase Christian Science literature. Our Reading Room is located in our edifice in Ellsworth, Maine, and has both print and digital resources to help you in your prayerful communion with God.
The Reading Room is accessible before and after each service, and can be opened at other times upon request. Summer visitors may also check out a key. If you would like to schedule a time to use our Reading Room, you can contact us via email or phone.
Science and Health
The textbook of Christian Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, can be read or listened to for free using these links.
You may also purchase or borrow a copy of this book from our Reading Room.
Journal, Sentinel, Herald
Articles on the essentials of Christian Science and testimonies of healing through Christian Science are published in three magazines by the Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston, Massachusetts. The full historical archive of these articles and testimonies from 1883 to the present is available at JSH Online.
The Christian Science Journal is a monthly magazine publishing testimonies and articles on Christian Science. The Journal also contains a comprehensive worldwide listing of all Christian Science churches, societies, teachers, nurses, and practitioners. Christian Science Practitioners are individuals engaged in the full-time practice of healing through prayer in Christian Science. Anyone seeking healing through Christian Science can call on practitioners listed in the Journal for help.
The Christian Science Sentinel is a weekly magazine with content similar to the Journal, in a concise digestible format.
The Herald of Christian Science is a monthly magazine similar in content to the Journal and Sentinel, targeting global readers in 14 languages other than English.
Print copies of the Journal and Sentinel can be read and purchased at our Reading Room.
Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor is an award-winning international news organization that was founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1908 with a mission "to injure no man, but to bless all mankind."
Not religious in its content, the Monitor is known for its high standard of journalistic integrity and balanced values-based reporting. Christian Scientists rely on the Monitor to stay accurately informed of current events in order to pray for the world and gratefully acknowledge humanity's progress.
Copies of the weekly print edition of the Monitor can be read and purchased at our Reading Room.
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.