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Christian Science Church in The Dalles

Christian Science Society of The Dalles, Oregon

Christian Science Reading Room

A Quiet Place to Pray and Study

Our Reading Room has served The Dalles community for over 75 years. It is a spiritual resource center for the entire community, offering Bibles, Bible study materials and writings by Mary Baker Eddy to peruse or study, as well as Christian Science magazines that address today's issues from a spiritual perspective.

Come in for a visit to…

• Spend time in quiet prayer and study

• Utilize our research library

• Explore online spiritual resources

• Read the Christian Science Bible Lesson

• Read the weekly Pulitzer Price-winning inter Christian Science Monitor with current national and international news

• Share our children's books and resources with your family

We invite you to come in and browse, ask questions, read the weekly Bible lesson, or use our study room for prayerful study.  Our attendants will be happy to assist you!

Mary Baker Eddy's most important book and our denominational textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, is available in several languages, and contains a full statement of the practice of Christian Science healing. Over 10 million copies have been sold since it was first published in 1875.


The Reading Room is located within our church building and currently open by appointment.


To schedule a time to use our Reading Room please email the Clerk at [email protected]

  • Location

  • 701 Washington St,

    The Dalles, OR

    97058

  • Contact

  • Phone

    541-298-2711

    Email

    [email protected]



  • Services

  • Church Service

    Sunday 10 am

    Sunday School

    Sunday 10 am

    Testimony Meeting:

    Last Weds of each month 7 pm

    Meet Our Pastor

    In 1895, the Founder of our church, Mary Baker Eddy, eliminated personal preaching and ordained the Holy Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures as our universal and impersonal Pastor.


    Mary Baker Eddy worked to present the inspired word of God and the words and works of Christ Jesus and the prophets together with the spiritual interpretation as explained in Science and Health.


    Every week, students of Christian Science study the Weekly Bible Lessons containing citations from the Bible and Science and Health.


    On Sunday mornings, the First and Second Reader in every Christian Science church, society and organization around the world read aloud that same weekly Bible Lesson from our Pastor — the two books. Studying the Bible Lesson during the week and then hearing the word of the Pastor from the Readers’ desk on Sundays opens a direct, rich and deeply healing connection with God for each individual member and attendee of our service.

    You may study, borrow and purchase both the Bible and Science and Health in our Reading Room.

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    Weekly Bible Lesson

    The Christian Science Bible Lessons are the focus and foundation for our weekly study and application of Christian Science. The Bible Lesson's were introduced in the early days of the Christian Science Movement. Man’s origin and destiny have always been questions in everyone’s heart and so our Leader provided Lesson-Sermons to help quench this thirst and to answer specifically these queries which have so puzzled and disturbed mankind. Though the same subject occurs twice every year, each Lesson is individually inspired to guide the student to apply spiritual solutions to every human problem that has plagued mankind since the dawn of time.


    Mrs. Eddy referred to the weekly Bible Lesson in the Church Manual as “a lesson on which the prosperity of Christian Science largely depends.” (Church Manual, Section Church By Laws, Moral Obligations, Article 3 Section) She established the daily study of the lesson to educate students in Christian Science without human interference or personal interpretation.


    Mrs. Eddy appointed the Bible and Science and Health as the impersonal pastors, using the Lessons in place of a sermon at church services.


    Until July of 1898, the Lessons were still based on the International Bible Series. Then Mrs. Eddy selected twenty-six subjects for them — each subject to be used twice a year. The Lessons then took on their present form.


    The CS Bible Lesson from our Pastor, speaks to us directly and individually with a sermon that meets the human needs of the entire world. It’s easy to look to people and practitioners for help and advice, but we have our very powerful Pastor, available to anyone, any time, any place, that speaks directly to our spiritual identity, and cultivating a spiritual consciousness that communes directly with our heavenly Father.

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    CONCORD Study Tool

    CONCORD, short for Condordence, is an online Christian Science Study Resource that allows you to search the King James Bible as well as the entire body of work by Mary Baker Eddy. You may use CONCORD as a visitor or by subscription.


    Easily search for words and phrases within the core Christian Science texts. These books are comprised of the Bible, Church Founder Mary Baker Eddy’s published writings, and the Christian Science Hymnal (hymns 1–603).


    Concord’s updated, streamlined interface allows you to search the texts, read, and collect citations in a three panel workspace. View all three panels simultaneously, or close one or more of the panels for focused studying.

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    JSH Online

    The Christian Science JournalSentinel, and Herald Online – Dedicated to humanity's spiritual progress

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    The CS Monitor

    The award-winning and critically acclaimed international newspaper, The Christian Science Monitor, provides the latest coverage of the world's most pressing news from an unbiased, critical perspective. Designed to “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind.” The Monitor offers respectful and respected news since 1908.

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    Christian Science Society

    701 Washington St,

    The Dalles, OR 97058