First Church of Christ, Scientist

Sunday School

• Welcomes all up to the age of 20.
• Children as young as two are encouraged to attend Sunday school.
• Students meet in classes of their peers. They are taught the Scriptures and how to pray effectively.
• The first lessons taught are the Ten Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer, the Sermon on the Mount, and the spiritual significance of Bible stories.
• Lessons for older students include studying the weekly Bible Lessons published by the Christian Science Publishing Society, and questions and answers tailored to the class.
• Teenagers explore the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy in more depth, ask questions, and apply the lessons learned, finding healing and answers to life’s questions.

The Children’s Room is available for infants and toddlers not yet ready for Sunday School.

TMC Youth

• tmcyouth.com is a community of youth and youthful thinkers around the world who are united by the healing mission of The Mother Church.

Youth Programs*

• Discovery Bound provides inspiring recreational, social, educational, and service activities for Christian Scientists and their friends.

Summer Camps for Christian Scientists*

• Adventure Unlimited (Colorado)
  "Proceeding from the acknowledgment that life is a spiritual adventure, Adventure Unlimited is organized to provide inspiring recreational, social, educational, and service activities for Christian Scientists and their friends, especially children and young people, in an atmosphere conducive to the recognition of the practicality and effectiveness of Christian Science."
• Camp Bow-Isle (Canada)
  The primary mission of Camp Bow-Isle is to offer an outdoor, recreational, cultural and spiritual program to enable individuals and families to recognize their spirituality and cherish each other through the practical application of Christian Science.
• CedarS Camp (Missouri) - "The purpose of The CedarS is to give each camper an appreciation of spiritual sense and an abundance of wholesome, joyous activity."
• Crystal Lakes Camps (Pennsylvania)
  Crystal Lake Camps is a resident summer camp for boys and girls ages 7-16 who attend a Christian Science Sunday School.
• Leelanau–Kahahna (Michigan) offer comprehensive summer camping programs for young people enrolled in the Sunday Schools of Christian Science branch churches.
• Newfound–Owatonna (Massachusetts) offer programs for Christian Scientists "to learn and demonstrate complete trust in God."