First Church of Christ, Scientist, Orlando, Florida

Services now online AS well as in person!

915 North Fern Creek Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 896-0770

Good news! Our services now take place in our church building, as well as online, via Zoom, and we’d be happy to have you join us! Sunday School students are also welcome, up to the age of 20.

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If this link doesn’t work on your device, go to Zoom.com and enter the Meeting ID and password manually. Both of these are available by emailing us at christianscienceorlando@gmail.com.

Sundays 10:30 am
Wednesdays 7:30 pm

Please plan on being signed in five minutes before the service starts. If you do not already have the Zoom software, you will need to download it, at no charge, to your device.

They were affectionate, fluffy, and usually white—those sheep of ancient Palestine. Their wool made fine-woven cloth that was warm and beautiful. But the sheep needed very special care. Without someone to lead them each day to fresh pasturage and clean water, they couldn’t survive in the arid and dusty climate. They’d wander off and get lost. Or they’d fall prey to attacks by wolves or lions.

So from the days of Abraham onward, there were heroic Israelites —“shepherds,” or “pastors” (which really means “feeders of the sheep”)—who protected and fed the herds. These shepherds cared for their sheep with the greatest kindness—guiding them with long rods, calling each one a special name, watching over the weaker members of the flock. Many times each day, the shepherds would count the sheep. And if even one was missing, the pastor would scour the countryside till he found it.

It’s no wonder that, over the centuries, the Hebrew people often described God as an infinitely kind Shepherd. And they thought of themselves as sheep who needed more than anything else to follow God with the humble trust and love of sheep.

Mary Metzner Trammell
From the May 1994 issue of The Christian Science Journal

The complete article is available on JSH-Online. If you do not have an account, contact our reading room, at (407) 896-0770 to learn more about the Christian Science pastor.

Sentinel Watch weekly podcasts tackle relevant topics to you and your communities and inspire your prayers for the world. Hear from Christian Scientists from all walks of life, including Christian Science practitioners and teachers, discussing Christian Science and how it teaches about God’s healing power. Sample podcasts:

Where is God when bad things happen?

Part 1: The basics
Part 2: Responding to emergencies
Part 3: Finding hope
Part 4: Getting out of the mess we’re in

 

The church’s Annual Meeting took place on Monday, June 2, 2025, and if you missed it, you can see the replay here. Or, if you are new to Christian Science, or just “window shopping,” this video can serve as a way of introducing you to the denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in the late 19th century.

“Since early adulthood I have daily prayed for myself and read the weekly Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly. Christ Jesus taught his followers, ‘Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free’ (John 8:32).”

John West, of Orlando, details how he was made free from an injury caused when a strong wind took control of his front door.

Unfortunately, I was a single mom of three and a tipped employee. I reassured my daughter that we might have to use the credit card, “But we’ll find a way.” Tessa Deprez, of Orlando, offers a testimony that illustrates how God provides for us, even though the need is financial, not physical.

“But Mom,” I pointed out, “that new church we’re going to … they don’t do that, do they?” She agreed, but we both had to admit that we had no idea as to what they did do. Someone had brought home a copy of the Christian Science Journal, so we took a look at it, thinking it might offer an answer.”

Mark Spain, of Orlando, describes his first healing, as a teenager, of a disease that repeatedly caused him to miss school, until it was healed. Find out how.

Good news and bad news regarding DiscoveryBound’s Jetty Park campout — if you weren’t there, well, you’ll want to put it on your calendar for next year. But the good news is that you can get a taste of all the fun by taking a look at our SmugMug site, which also contains videos.

If you’d like to know more about activities for our children and teens, call our reading room at (407) 896-0770.

Our DiscoveryBound group in Central Florida has been holding events at Jetty Park, in Cape Canaveral, for ages, but we ventured into new territory, on November 6, 2021 for an event at Fort De Soto Park, near St. Petersburg. Coming from six states, 55 participants filled the day with kayaking, cycling (two-wheelers and four-wheelers), making new friends, and hearing our inspirational speaker, Donna Black, CS. Photos

To stay in the loop of DiscoveryBound activities in Central Florida, email us at christianscienceorlando@gmail.com.

Want to see your teens conquer new heights?

Consider the DiscoveryBound National Leadership Council! It’s a four-year, servant leadership program for Christian Science teens (beginning in 8th grade), dedicated to fostering spiritual growth, leadership qualities, and a service approach to life.
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