Welcome Members and Friends!

From The Board

Dear Members,
We hope you enjoy our updates on this page and in our newsletter. Many thanks to the Digital Communications Committee for publishing it for us! 

You will notice that we have an expanded Metaphysical Committee that encompasses a number of outward facing activities like Ushering, Membership, and Care. All members are on the Metaphysical Committee since we need everyone's prayerful support of our church. This means you can feel free to participate in any of the other activities like Ushering, Care, or Membership as needed and as you feel led to do so. 

As always, you are greatly appreciated. Thank you for all you do to support our church!

Our current Metaphysical Topic is Respect.

From The Clerk

Please pick up these updated lists:

  • Member List

  • Committees List

You can find them in the Lower Lobby on the table by the Treasurer's Office.

Also, if you or someone you know would like an Application for Church Membership, please see an Usher or the Clerk after any church service.

Thank you!

Save These Dates

August

  • Sunday, 8/9 - Special Corporate Meeting to elect 2 Trustees at 11:40am

  • Thursday, 8/13 - Board Meeting at 7:00pm

September

  • Saturday, 9/19 - Corporate Meeting at 9:30am

  • Sunday, 9/27 - Sunday service with live music beginning at 10:20am

October

For Young Adults:

  • Saturday, 10/3 - Greater NY 20s/30s Summit in Greenwich, CT

  • Fri/Sat/Sun, 10/23-10/25 - The College Summit in St. Louis, MO

November

  • Sunday, 11/8 - CSIS NJ Annual Meeting on Zoom, details TBA

  • Sunday, 11/22 Sunday service with live music beginning at 10:20am

December

  • TBA - Sunday service with live music beginning at 10:20am

January 2027

  • We will welcome a new First Reader and Second Reader!

Check our Events page to view the full calendar listing of church services and other activities. If you have an event you would like to have added to the Events Calendar, please scroll down and fill out the Form.

Read News and Updates

August 2026 Updates

Ad-Hoc By-Laws Committee

Our Ad-Hoc By-Laws Committee will do a needed review for streamlining -- for members to vote on within the coming months.

Building & Grounds

Thanks to our Building & Grounds Committee, due to the new lighting at the front lawn sign, also beautifully lit are the entire facade and cupola of First Church of Christ, Scientist in Summit, NJ.

View our Home page slider to see a beautiful photo of our church beautifully lit at night!

Digital Communications

Website news: Our Members page (this page) is now public and easy to access -- no more passwords! Just click the Members link in the footer of our site.

The form on the Members page -- "Submit Info for the Digital Committee" has been updated and simplified. Check it out -- we would love to include your news in future newsletters. See the form below.

Music Committee

Join us every Sunday morning at 10:30 am, and you will be happy to know that on certain Sundays remaining this year we will have a pianist and soloist gracing our services on Sep 27, Nov 22, and in December. Check the Save These Dates section above!

View our Church Services page on our website.

Sunday School

New Superintendent

Cindy Nisley is now the Sunday School Superintendent and we welcome volunteers to join in teaching Sunday School both as regular and substitute teachers. Please see Cindy if you are interested. We greatly appreciate support for our young people!


Young Adult Summits

The youth of our area are welcome to join 2 upcoming CS Summits

If you know of a young adult who would benefit from attending either of these events, The Mother Church is asking for permission to reach out directly to invite young people. Please see Cindy for more information.

View our Sunday School page on our website.

Reading Room

14th Annual Summit Community Nights Event:

Our Reading Room participated in the 14th Annual Summit Community Nights Event for the 2nd year in a row on July 13th.

We were all once again out on the Village Green, accompanied by a live band, Element K, and local dance troupe, Nimbus.

Our Reading Room was among 30 nonprofits from Summit each having a display.

The event was lively, warm, and we gave away many copies of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, including 2 to a man who came back and asked for another!

Another man was eager to attend our church.

Children wanted board books -- The Ten Commandments and The Beatitudes.

Gratitude and thanks were expressed by all who left with books and pamphlets in their hands!The Mother Church Activities Department provided 30 new graphics, one of which we had Liss Printing make a vinyl banner for our table.

Science and Health at our local library:

Members and all friends, please join us in supporting our Movement by checking out Science and Health from the local library!

Reserve copies of Science and Health online.

Also, at Summit Free Public Library, you can now check out copies of the 2nd edition Peel biographies about our leader, Mary Baker Eddy.

See you at the library!

View our Reading Room page on our website.

Zoom Committee

The Zoom Committee was formed this year and created a Tech Station with speaker and equipment for our Music Host for hybrid Wednesday Evening Testimony meetings. (Hybrid means the meeting is held both in-person and on Zoom.)

After much detailed work, it is a real support for those joining online at 7:50pm each week.

Please spread the word!

We want all to know that Zoom audio participation is well-supported.

View our Zoom page to instantly join in every Wednesday.
View our Church Services page on our website.

Tri-State Jointly-Maintained Christian Science Reading Room

Thank you to our branch church and all participating CS churches and societies for the support throughout the years!

Please note that TSRR is continually hiring additional staff.

Stay tuned for the TSRR Annual Meeting 2026 date.

Visit the lovely new TSRR website for information and hours of operation.

Newsletter Archive

Here you can download and read current and past Newsletters in PDF format. Enjoy!

August 2026 Newsletter from the Board

May 2026 Newsletter from the Board

Submit Info to the Form

Please click the button and fill out the Form that is presented to you.
Here you can add news and event updates for the website and future newsletters.

Fill out The Form Here!

We will do our best to make sure the information gets added to the Website and future Newsletters. For events, we generally like to receive the information 4 to 6 weeks in advance if possible. Generally, we’ll get news items up within 2 weeks. Thank you!