UK Committee on Publication

The Committee on Publication office works for the Christian Science Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland and is led by the District Manager who is also Committee on Publication for London.

It provides information on the Church, its founder and members, for the media, parliament and the public.

The District Manager works with the Manager of Christian Science Committees on Publication in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and with local Committees covering all areas of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Christian Science church was founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879 ‘to commemorate the word and works of our Master (Christ Jesus), which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing’. (Church Manual 17)

For publications by the Christian Science church click HERE.

Church can be “a place of light,” say Christian Scientists at annual meeting

The Annual Meeting of The Mother Church convened June 4th. Under a provision of the Church Manual (p 98), the Committee on Publication in Boston is required to have published, “in a leading Boston newspaper”, a letter describing the overall message of that meeting. The letter was also sent to all Committees worldwide to share with […]

Christian Comment with Laura Huxford from Stroud

Christian Comment with Laura Huxford, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Stroud I’VE recently been pondering the word ‘spirituality’ — a word in common usage nowadays, often indicating an enhanced sense of well-being. Dictionary definitions contrast ‘spirituality’ with ‘materiality’ and most refer to God, though some definitions indicate that ‘spirituality’ may not necessarily have any connection […]

Faith viewpoint: true prayer results in genuine joy, trust and healing.

This article by the Committee on Publication for North West England, Jason Salisbury, appeared in the Westmorland Gazette on 29th April 2018. SOMEONE asked what the reason for my hope is. For me, God’s saving presence is more than an innate optimism and merely hopeful religious thinking. It’s a question of actual experience: my life […]

Jerusalem – city of hope

This article originally appeared in The Christian Science Monitor for 30th March 2018. “When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like grass” (Isaiah 66:14). These words, translated here in the New King James Version of the Bible, were hastily carved by a 4th-century pilgrim as graffiti on the crumbling […]

Christian Scientists and respect for the rights of others

The following was posted on the Committee on Publication page on Christian Science.com in response to the imposition that Christian Scientists would impose their beliefs on others. Like people of many faiths, Christian Scientists take the Golden Rule as basic ethics. It guides our relations with society, and while we can’t claim to have been […]

Love that lifts us up: A Christian Science perspective on Grenfell Tower

This article was originally published as the June 21 Christian Science Monitor “Christian Science perspective” feature. JUNE 21, 2017 —My church is in the London borough where a tower block housing many of the community’s poorest people went up in flames recently. It happened so quickly that dozens lost their lives. When I heard the breaking […]

Unity in the face of terror

This article was originally published in the 9 July 2017 Christian Science Monitor Daily, Christian Science Perspective feature “Unity in the face of terror“. In a Spanish castle that was historically a point of contention between Christians and Muslims, contributor Robin Harragin Hussey found this quote attributed to the Quran: “Two religions, one God.” This […]

Christian Comment with Laura Huxford of Stroud

Christian Comment with Laura Huxford of the Christian Science Church and Reading Room, Stroud AS I write, just two days after the Manchester Arena atrocity, families and friends are still waiting to know whether their loved ones are among those killed. Others are fighting for their lives in intensive care. Along with so many, I […]

At annual meeting, Christian Scientists see “new spirit” emerging in society

The First Church of Christ, Scientist 210 Massachusetts Ave | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 News release By: Kevin Ness Contact: Robin Harragin Hussey Dateline: June 5, 2017 Boston, MA — In today’s culture of political divisions and religious strife, Christian Scientists spoke at their church’s annual meeting of “a new spirit” emerging, which is […]

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