Welcome to First Church of Christ, Scientist in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Our church is located at 177 Chippewa St., Benton Harbor, MI 49022. (View Map)
Within 24 years of the discovery of Christian Science by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866, a group of her followers was meeting in private homes in Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan. In 1901 regular Sunday and Wednesday services and Sunday School were held in Benton Harbor. In May of 1907 First Church of Christ, Scientist, Benton Harbor was recognized by The Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass and by Michigan law. In 1913 the church purchased the former Universalist church on Pleasant Street and dedication services were held on Sunday, Sept 7, 1919.
Other students of Christian Science had formed their own Society in St. Joseph. The two congregations remained separate until the middle 1930s.
Property at our current location was purchased in 1958. By late fall of 1960, construction began on a contemporary building designed by Charles Faulkner, A.I.A. of Chicago. The dedication services were held in 1965.
Sunday Service
You are warmly invited to attend our one hour service beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School
All children, young adults, and visitors up to the age of 20 are welcome in our Christian Science Sunday School.
The Sunday School is held during the same hour as our Sunday church service, starting at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Evening Testimony Meeting
Services are held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Please phone the church for further information.
Reading Room
Everyone is welcome to visit our Reading Room which is located in the church building at 177 Chippewa St., Benton Harbor, MI 49022. (View Map)
The Reading Room is open on Wednesdays between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and also between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Church and Reading Room Address:
177 Chippewa St., Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Phone: 269-925-8395