You can find a Christian Science Practitioner or Nurse from the directory in The Christian Science Journal online - or from the more complete printed directory in the paper version published monthly and available through our Christian Science Reading Room or at our Services.

About ~ Christian Science Practitioners (and Teachers)

When you call a Christian Science Practitioner or Teacher for help, it is because you have chosen to rely on prayer for help and healing. This prayerful support from the Practitioner nurtures the spiritual growth of the patient during this time of healing and renewal. Everyone in this field of labor relies entirely on the power of God.  Individuals do not hold any special healing powers of their own. Whether the problem appears in the form of sickness, sin, economic issues, or relationships... an individual turns to God and recognizes that God is able to help him.

      The Practitioner offers prayerful support based on teachings from Christ Jesus, the Bible, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and other writings by Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science.

      Mary Baker Eddy, was inspired to bring Christian healing back to mankind. The words themselves offer insight into what Christian Science is. The word Christian literally means to follow the teachings of Christ, and the word Science means “the state or fact of knowledge” (Webster's New World Dictionary). Christian Science teaches the knowledge of man’s relation to God, his Creator, as taught by Christ Jesus. A Christian Science Practitioner puts this knowledge into practice at every opportunity.

      Through her own healing and teaching, Mary Baker Eddy encouraged her students to follow the example of Christ Jesus and to take their place as Christian healers in today’s world. When Christ Jesus instructed the twelve he sent forth, the Bible tells us he commanded them, ”…as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.” (Matthew 10:7,8) This invitation, inscribed on the familiar trademark the Cross and Crown, still calls us all into the practice of Christian healing.

      Mrs. Eddy wrote, “Hold perpetually this thought, - that it is the spiritual idea, the Holy Ghost and Christ, which enables you to demonstrate, with scientific certainty, the rule of healing, based upon its divine Principle, Love, underlying, overlying and encompassing all true being.” (Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures, page 496:15) –

About ~ Christian Science Nurses

Christian Science Nurses are available to help with the nursing needs of those patients who are relying on Christian Science for healing and who need these practical nursing services. You can find more information at Carolina Haven's Web site as well as from the directory in The Christian Science Journal online - or from the more complete printed directory in the paper version published monthly and available through our Christian Science Reading Room or Services