Brief Overview of our Christian Science Church :
In 1899, a few students of Christian Science began meeting in private
homes to read the Chrisitan Science Bible Lesson-Sermon. Regular
Christian Science Sunday services were held at various locations,
beginning in 1902. Encouragement came to the little band in the
spring of 1903 when a practitioner arrived in Tampa. A public meeting
place was secured and the group was recognized by The Mother
Church, in August of that year, as a Christian Science Society.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Tampa, was organized with eighteen
members in April 1908. Services were held in different locations until
January 1913, when the Christian Church edifice at the corner of
Florida Avenue and Henderson Street was bought.
As the membership grew, a larger auditorium became necessary. To
accomplish this, the property was sold in 1920, and the lot upon which
the present structure stands was purchased. Christian Science
Services were held in the Knights of Pythias Hall until the completion
of the Christian Science Sunday School auditorium in June 1923.
On Janurary 24, 1926, the first Christian Science church service was
held in the completed edifice. Dedication services were held on
March 5, 1944.
Our Christian Science Church History: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Tampa, Florida
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