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Christian Science nurses are available to help anyone relying on Christian Science for healing. They help individuals who need skillful physical assistance while relying on Christian Science treatment for healing. We serve Christian Science nursing everywhere within Los Angeles County.
Christian Science nursing is a practical, spiritual ministry that actively supports the patients’ decision to rely on Christian Science for healing. It is grounded in the Bible-based theology of Christian Science, which includes Christ Jesus' commandment to love one another (see John 15:12). We carry out this ministry with prayer, wisdom, compassion, and skill.
Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, established the authority and standard for the Christian Science nurse in the Manual governing The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, with these words: “A member of The Mother Church who represents himself or herself as a Christian Science nurse shall be one who has a demonstrable knowledge of Christian Science practice, who thoroughly understands the practical wisdom necessary in a sick room, and who can take proper care of the sick” (Ch