As a branch of The Mother Church in Boston, Massachussetts, ours is a lay church run by its members. We elect two readers to conduct the services, one who on Sundays reads from the Bible and the other from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. We elect a three-member executive board to run the day-to-day church affairs. The executive board appoints other officers and committees.

Readers:

First Reader: Graham Bothwell, 626 449-8392

Second Reader: Connie Knight, 818 790-5170

Executive board:

President: Mary Bothwell, 626 449-8392

Vice-president: Jay Knight, 818 790-5170

Board member: Ann Graham, 626 577-5780

Other positions:

Clerk: Rahla Lindsey, 818 790-3493

Treasurer: Dean Boesen, 818 293-0775

Sunday School Superintendent: Jay Knight, 818 790-5170

Reading Room Librarian: Muriel Horacek, 818 790-7590

MEMBERSHIP

Applications for membership are welcome at any time. Click here for a copy of the membership application form (**). The completed application form should be returned to the Clerk. The eligibility for membership is outlined in our bylaws (see below,) which state:

Any person who has expressed a love for Christian Science and is striving to adhere to its Principle for healing and living and who also meets the qualifications below shall be eligible to join this church:
- Regularly attends the services of this church.
- Is not a member of any other branch church or denomination except The Mother Church.
- Is at least 12 years old.
- Is willing to participate and support the activities of this church.
- Is acquainted with the Manual of the Mother Church and these Bylaws.

BYLAWS

To download a copy of our bylaws, click here (**).

BOARD RULES

To download the Standing Rules of the Executive Board, click here (**).

** These documents are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader or equipvalent software.