Sunday Service 10:30 – 11:30 am
If you’re interested in learning more about Christian healing, the Sunday service is for you! It revolves around a weekly Bible Lesson from our pastor the Bible and the Christian Science textbook Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. These Bible Lessons form the basis of self-instruction in Christian Science and are available for study during the week.
Our services are informal and visitor-friendly. Come dressed as you feel comfortable. We are dog friendly.
Wednesday Testimony Meetings
7:30 – 8:30 pm
How can thoughtful prayer benefit our lives? Questions such as this are answered as people voluntarily tell of their healings, experiences, and inspiration. Meetings also include singing, prayer, and brief readings from the Bible and Science and Health.
For Young People
Sunday School 10:30 – 11:30 am
We have a year-round Sunday School! Children and teenagers up to the age of 20 years discover the spiritual truths of the Bible and how to make them practical in daily life. A question and answer approach leads to lively discussions.
Infant Care
Church is for families! We have a lovely Children’s Room and we welcome you to bring your little ones with you to our church.
Camp Bow-Isle
Christian Science camps are designed to create a supportive, safe and loving atmosphere where kids and teenagers put their prayers into practice. Campers have fun while they deepen their relationship with God. For many, camp is a life changing experience and just plain fun! Click HERE to learn more about Camp Bow-Isle, on Bowen Island near Vancouver.
Our History
Christian Science services started in Victoria in January 1902 with the formation of a Society and Sunday School which met in the home of Samuel and Nancy Greenwood. In 1909 this group, consisting of 35 members bought a building site at 939 Pandora Avenue and built a small church there to plans by D.C. Frame. The members had the foresight the following year to purchase property on the corner of Pandora Avenue and Chambers Street for a new building.
Beautifully sited at Pandora and Chambers opposite Harris Green, this landmark building was designed by architects George Foote Dunham & Carl Harding Wallwork of Portland, Oregon. The church’s design is based on the Pantheon in Rome: a domed building fronted by a porch resembling the façade of a Greco-Roman temple. The cornerstone of the church was laid on 21st November 1919 with only the Board of Directors, Building Committee and a few friends present. The first service in the new church was held on Sunday, 29th August 1920. A three-manual Casavant Freres pipe organ was installed in the church in 1927, and with 1659 pipes this instrument is considered one of the finest in Victoria. The church was dedicated free of debt on 17th October 1943. Two houses adjacent to the church were purchased in 1962 and demolished, providing space for a parking lot and also making possible the addition for an elevator to our second-floor auditorium. In 1979 the church building was designated as a heritage building by the City of Victoria.
Location and Map
You can find us at 1205 Pandora Ave. & Chambers St. directly opposite Harris Green. There is free parking in the parking lot adjacent to our church for all services.
