Your Church Experiences

This is the place for sharing your own experiences of Church Alive. We’d love to hear how your experience and understanding of Church is blessing you, your fellow members, and the wider community. What has inspired and lifted you, and how has this insight increased your ability to give and love as Jesus taught? Share your experiences here.

Finding joy in serving church

A new Reader learns that nothing can truly interrupt the joy of serving in church. more

Alive with prayer, activity, and gratitude

An alternative way to communicate with off-site members via Internet surfaces through prayer. more

Build each day on ‘Truth and Love’

When he was living in an area with no Christian Science branch church nearby, this individual prayed daily to bring church into his life. Those prayers had a surprising effect. more

Gathering to glorify God

A Bible camp in the Philippines brings members and visitors together. more

A healing presence at a marathon

A church in California sets up a booth about Christian Science at a health and fitness expo held concurrently with a local marathon. more

Are you living Church?

A church prays for a solution when they can no longer afford their Reading Room’s rent. more

Celebrating Christmas at church

A Sunday School embraces new ideas during the holiday season. more

Christmas morning–at church!

Members, gathered around a table, enjoy hot chocolate and discuss the meaning of Christmas. more

On fire with inspiration

A church in Minneapolis shares how they are ignited by Spirit. more

Church: An essential, active part of a community

A New Orleans church finds spiritual purpose and progress after Hurricane Katrina. more

Where do we go from here? Part 1

Chris Harbur shares his church’s experience as they adapt to the changing needs of members and church friends using love, prayer, and technology.

A lecture with lasting impact

When a lack of funds tried to limit lectures, church members found abundant blessings. more

God’s guidance

When a Reader is faced with a pressing decision, he turns to prayer with his congregation and finds answers. more

The post of First Reader

A church member describes the joys of serving his current ‘post’ as First Reader. more

Sing a new song

A church incorporates different instruments, hymns into services. more

Open to new ideas

A branch church finds that being open to trying new ideas allows for healing and progress. more