Friends of First Church Berkeley

Annual Christmas Concert December 15 at 2 PM First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley, CA 2619 Dwight Way Free Concert... Elizabeth Baker, Ben Brady, Katherine Grey, Chelsea Hollow, Bradley Kynard, Kathleen Miller, & David Oorbeck Victor Romasevich & Michael Jones: Violins Lewis Patzner: Violoncello William Ludtke: Organ Missa Solemnis: Benedictus Ludwig van Beethoven Descend, kind Pity from ‘Theodora’ G. F. Handel Additional music by Vaughan Williams, Michael Head, Alec Rowley and Heinrich Schütz

Join us for a tour of Bernard Maybeck's Arts and Crafts masterpiece and the City of Berkeley's National Historic Landmark on the first Sunday of each month (Oct. 6) at 12:15 pm after the service. 2619 Dwight Way near People's Park. It is the 1910 First Church of Christ, Scientist. The period photo shows the Fireplace Room as a blank slate before it received its furnishings. [photo credit: Calisphere -U.of Calif. Berkeley]

Sunday September 1 (being the first Sun. of the month) there will be the customary free tour of A.I.A. gold medalist and Arts and Crafts genius, Bernard Maybeck's First Church at 12.15 pm. It remains the City of Berkeley's only National Historic Landmark. We can be found at 2619 Dwight Way. Please join us to savor the aesthetic delights of the 109 year old edifice. Pictured is the porch leading to the lobby of the Christian Science church with its impressive Gothic-inspired mullions and fenestration on the doors.. [photo credit: Bob Gorman]

In the detail photograph of the exterior of First Church of Christ, Scientist in Berkeley you can see the diamond pattern tile work, the Belgian hammered glass factory sash window, the monk-choristers in the formed concrete historiated capital of the fluted pergola pier, and some of the lovely wisteria which hangs and blooms for a good part of the long California summer. Join us for a tour of Bernard Maybeck's Arts and Crafts masterpiece and the City of Berkeley's National Historic Landmark on the first Sunday of each month (August 3rd) at 12:15 pm after the service. 2619 Dwight Way near People's Park. [photo credit: Berkeleyside.com]

It is the 25th year anniversary of Edward R. Bosley's monograph on First Church of Christ, Scientist in Berkeley built by the remarkable Arts and Crafts architect, Bernard Maybeck. Mr. Bosley has also written a monograph on the Gamble House in Pasadena by architects, the brothers Greene and Greene, where he is the director of that historic house (an extension of USC School of Architecture). His book on First Church was published by Phaidon in 1994. Better than looking at the fine photographs in his book would be coming to Berkeley's only National Historic Landmark for a free monthly tour on the First Sunday of each month (Sunday July 7th is our next tour). Tours begin around 12:15 and last 35 minutes. 2619 Dwight Way, Berkeley, Ca.

Sunday June 2 (being the first Sun. of the month) there will be the customary free tour of A.I.A. gold medalist and Arts and Crafts genius, Bernard Maybeck's First Church at 12.15 pm. It remains the City of Berkeley's only National Historic Landmark. We can be found at 2619 Dwight Way. Please join us to savor the aesthetic delights of the 109 year old edifice. Pictured are Maybeck's drawing for the gates of the Christian Science church and the actual gates, now in the Oakland Museum of California (on loan from the church).

Another stunning concert by UC's a capella group Perfect Fifth this coming Sunday~

Gentle & joyful sounds fill the space Thursday, May 9th! see below for more information

After the service Sunday, there will be a tour of the City of Berkeley's only National Historic Landmark -- First Church of Christ, Scientist -- at 12:15. Arts and Crafts maestro Bernard Maybeck designed the edifice of 1910. Tours are free and last about 35 minutes. 2619 Dwight Way at Bowditch. [photo credit: Bob Gorman]

Organist William Ludtke will play from noon 'til 12.30 every Thursday during the Easter (Lenten) Season. The doors to historic First Church of Christ, Scientist will open 30 minutes early for silent meditation (11:30 a.m. - 12:00) March 7th through April 18th. All are invited to enjoy the contemplative space of Bernard Maybeck's architectural Arts and Crafts 1910 masterpiece and the City of Berkeley's only National Historic Landmark.

Come hear the Church come alive!

2019 is upon us and First Church of Christ, Scientist is celebrating its 109th year. Come in from the rain and Join us for our regular tour on the first Sunday, Jan. 6, at 12:15 of Bernard Maybeck's Arts and Crafts masterpiece in the City of Berkeley (a National Historic Landmark). 2619 Dwight Way is the address and 12:15 is the time. Start your New Year with beauty! Erik Davis described it 12 years ago as "one of America's most magnificent houses of worship, an organic modern expression of medieval religious romance that resembles nothing so much as a Rohirrim temple hall from the set of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings," in Erik Davis's and photographer Michael Rauner's 2006 book The Visionary State: A Journey Through California's Spiritual Landscape. Photo by Michael Rauner.

Enjoy the lovely colors to be found in the Fireplace Room at Bernard Maybeck's masterpiece of 1910 (First Church of Christ, Scientist) on the regular tour on the first Sunday of every month. These tours start after the morning service is over (where Christian Scientists hear the Bible and their denominational text, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, read, along with a solo and three hymns on the impressive organ) at 12:15. The tour is about 35 minutes (or so) long. Please join us... 2619 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA [pictured is the ceiling]