Midtown Raleigh Christian Science

Today’s hybrid Sunday service is now available to listen to on our website. We invite you to spend time listening, studying, and reflecting during the rest of today, or return to it throughout the week.

The replay will remain available until approximately **noon Saturday, October 10**. Please share the website link with anyone who might welcome its message.

This is part of our loving outreach to the community. All are welcome.

https://midtownraleighchristianscience.org/

Join us this evening. You will hear a wonderful Mary Baker Eddy solo and we have a hymn too. It’s rare but when it happens it’s lovely to have two in one day. Our hymns and sanctuary flowers. God is good.

The Shepherd’s Watch
**September 30, 2026 · Second edition**
*Midtown Raleigh Christian Science Church*

Welcome to *The Shepherd’s Watch*, our almost-weekly note sharing testimony highlights, stories behind the hymns we sing, and opportunities for worship and study. Members prepare this newsletter as volunteers, so we may miss a week here and there.
From Wednesday’s testimony meeting

Yielding to Divine Direction.

This week’s readings explored **yielding human will and personal beliefs to the Divine Mind**. Passages called for putting off the “old man” and willingly turning to God. Jonah’s experience illustrated the blessing of surrendering resistance to divine direction, while Christ Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane—“Not as I will, but as thou wilt”—expressed trust and obedience. Correlative passages from *Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures* by Mary Baker Eddy emphasized healing as mortal sense yields to spiritual sense and thought becomes receptive to the government of divine Principle and the ever-present power of divine Love.

Testimonial Summary
One speaker shared how prayer helped her face anxiety over repeated unauthorized debit-card charges. Encouraged by the Lesson-Sermon “Reality,” she turned to God for guidance and received helpful assistance at her bank in making new account arrangements. When the card change interrupted payment for her digital Bible Lesson subscriptions, contact with the Christian Science Publishing Society and a temporary debit card helped her maintain access. She expressed gratitude for daily trust in God and the understanding that divine Principle governs and sustains harmony.

A second speaker described her own “Jonah story” while returning to Charlotte on an earlier standby flight. She was grateful for a timely hotel shuttle, the quick recovery of a misplaced phone, and a seat on the flight. As the plane prepared for takeoff, she prayed for the pilots and everyone aboard; shortly afterward, the pilot stopped the departure to address a faulty sensor reading. The issue was resolved, and the flight arrived safely. She expressed gratitude for God’s constant presence and opportunities to pray for fellow travelers and the world.

One last opportunity to listen

Last Sunday’s Lesson-Sermon was “Reality.” You can listen to and reflect on the September 27 service replay at [our church website](https://midtownraleighchristianscience.org/) until approximately noon Saturday, October 3, under our current schedule. The same for this weeks Prayer Healing and Testimony meeting.

Hybrid service and replay schedule
Our schedule is subject to change, so please check the website for current availability.

*Midtown Raleigh Christian Science Church*
[MidtownRaleighChristianScience.org](https://midtownraleighchristianscience.org/)

Join us for our Sunday evening hybrid service from the little church with THE BIG HEALINGS in Midtown Raleigh North Carolina. Do you enjoy revisiting a Sunday service, perhaps check out hymns used or listed to a wonderful Scriptural Selection and benediction tied beautifully tied into the lesson. We make this loving and joyful opportunity to listen again, share, until Saturday October 3.

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Discover all that MidtownRaleighChristianScience has to offer with our new almost weekly blog The Shepherds Watch and this weeks Hybrid Testimony meeting.

Stay informed with the latest updates, explore why we value Christian Science, and learn interesting historical tidbits about the movement and its revered leader Mary Baker Eddy, and connect with us.

Visit us at https://midtownraleighchristianscience.org today to see our latest blog post waiting for you!

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Join us tonight at 7 PM or for a special Healing Prayer and Testimony meeting at the little church with the BIG HEALINGS. Experience the power of community as we gather to hear the voice of Love and Truth, that bring about healing. Visit our website to learn more about tonight and how you can become a part of a welcoming community dedicated to healing and spiritual growth. Find inspiration, share your journey and testimony, and deepen your spiritual path with us. www.midtownraleighchristianscience.org

Did you miss the Sunday service on Matter. Are you new to Christian Science and you have not heard a church service from a local Christian Science Church? As we prepare to have our official launch of our hybrid Sunday service at 7 PM on Sundays, on our website. We encourage you take a listen, be inspired and share with a friend.

God is good and God is Love!

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https://www.MidtownRaleighChristianScience.org

Welcome to Midtown Raleigh Christian Science Church! Discover a supportive community where spiritual healing and growth are central to our mission. Come listen at 7 pm and revisit the service throughout the week. Connect with others on a path of Spirituality and deepen your relationship with God who loves and heals!

Enjoy our Wednesday hybrid service until Saturday morning. One Father-Mother, One Spiritual Family is a theme one person pulled from these readings. Listen and see what spiritual discovery you may find.

Listen to our Wednesday, Testimony and Healing Meeting. This is available for you to be inspired by our Readers prayerfully inspired readings from the King James Version of the Bible and THE BOOK, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. A beautiful selection of readings on parenthood.

Find peace, healing, and love at Midtown Raleigh Christian Science Church. Your journey toward spiritual enrichment begins with a single step. Discover uplifting services, meaningful resources, and a supportive space where healing starts. Begin your story of renewal and healing today.