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Church struggles to keep its voice

Christian Science refocuses mission

The interior of First Church of Christ, Scientist just off Huntington Avenue in Boston. The interior of First Church of Christ, Scientist just off Huntington Avenue in Boston. (Globe Staff Photo / Essdras M Suarez)
By Michael Paulson
Globe Staff / January 5, 2009

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The leadership of the Christian Science Church, acknowledging declining membership and a series of unsuccessful ventures in recent years, is trying to calm and stabilize the small denomination and reemphasize its belief in spiritual healing. (Full article: 1078 words)

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