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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Many resources are available to assist with financial challenges. We have listed below some that we refer people to—some are organizations that assist Christian Scientists only, others are available to the general public.
The substance of our work being prayer, the most valuable resources we can offer are metaphysical.
Metaphysical Resources
Bible Theme
In support of our Bible theme for this year on “Feed my sheep” (John 21:16), we have released two new videos:
- The first discusses why it's impossible to separate spiritual work into two categories: metaphysical and practical.
- The second discusses what spiritual lessons about benevolence can be drawn from the Gospel story of the loaves and fishes.
We hope you enjoy these new offerings that are meant to inspire and uplift.
Metaphysical and Practical
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Lessons from Loaves and Fishes
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Public Resources
Specific resources vary by community, but these are types of services that you may be led to inquire about in your community:
- Utilities. Electric and gas companies will often work with you and/or reduce your payment(s) if you contact them and inform them that there is a hardship.
- Food pantry. Many communities offer food pantries where you can get groceries without charge.
A useful website for finding a food pantry in your area is foodpantries.org.
- Credit counseling. Often churches and other non-profit organizations provide free or low cost credit counseling. Be cautious, especially of offers that seem “too good to be true.” Though we do not endorse any particular organization, a non-profit we have found to be reputable is Take Charge America (mytca.org).
- Rent & mortgage. In addition to local charities, there are a variety of federal, state, and local programs available to assist with rent, mortgage, low cost housing. A useful website for finding these resources is needhelppayingbills.com
Resources for Christian Scientists
The following are organizations we often partner with and/or resources to which we frequently refer Christian Scientists.
- The Albert Baker Fund provides loans, scholarships and grants for the education of Christian Scientists around the world.
- The Christian Science Journal Directory is a complete, worldwide listing of all Christian Science Churches, Societies, Reading Rooms and College Organizations; Christian Science Practitioners and Teachers; Christian Science Nurses, Christian Science Nursing facilities, and Visiting Christian Science Nurse Services; Christian Science Committees on Publication and Military Chaplains.
- CSPS Subscriptions.
Article 8, Section 14 of the Church Manual reads, “It shall be the privilege and duty of every member, who can afford it, to subscribe for the periodicals which are the organs of this Church;...”
Using JSH-Online you can subscribe to print versions of the Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lesson, Christian Science Sentinel, The Christian Science Journal, and The Christian Science Monitor.
JSH-Online is also “a monthly subscription website providing an online portal to everything currently published in print and audio by the Journal, the Sentinel, and the 14 language editions of the Herald, and includes a full-text searchable archive of everything published in print from 1883 to today, and audio content from 1987 to today.”
- The Dominion Foundation is a benevolent funding organization established solely to support Christian Science home nursing.
The Foundation assists individuals relying solely on Christian Science for healing and who need assistance with the costs of Christian Science nursing care in the home.
The Foundation also assists Christian Science Nurses who are pursuing a ministry in Christian Science nursing in the home.
Applications are reviewed monthly.
- High Oaks, Inc. serves Christian Scientists in temporary need of financial assistance by helping with billings for Christian Science care—assistance on a temporary basis with payments for Christian Science nursing care in a facility or at home and with Christian Science practitioner fees.
We also help those nurses attending nursing arts classes at the BA.
Individuals must be residents of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland or Virginia.
Financial assistance is specifically reserved for bills from Christian Science care facilities, Christian Science nurses and Christian Science practitioners who are listed in The Christian Science Journal.
Applications due by the 15th of the month.
- The National Fund for Christian Science Nursing (NFCSN) assists individuals who need help paying for their Christian Science nursing care and related practitioner invoices. The care can take place in a facility or at home. Applications can be submitted at any time.
- The Sunnyside Foundation assists practicing Christian Scientists residing in Texas who regularly attend a Christian Science branch church or Sunday School, and are members of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts and/or the branch church they are attending.
Applications are reviewed monthly (following the second Friday of the month).
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