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The '''First Church of Christ, Scientist''' is a Pensacola [[Wikipedia:Christian Science|Christian Science]] congregation located at 4880 North [[9th Avenue]]. The church also operates the [[Christian Science Reading Room]] in [[downtown Pensacola]].

==History==
Christian Science presence first came to Pensacola in [[1895]]. It was reorganized in [[1905]] as an official branch of [[Wikipedia:The First Church of Christ, Scientist (Boston, Massachusetts)|the Mother Church]] in Boston. Services were held in various downtown buildings until the church purchased a property at 15 West [[Belmont Street]] in [[1920]].

In [[1967]], the church purchased a larger property at 4880 North [[9th Avenue]]. Construction of a new building began in April [[1972]], and the first service was held on [[December 10]], [[1974]]. The building was officially dedicated on [[December 29]] of that year.

==References==
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*"First Church of Christ, Scientist Dedicates Church." ''Pensacola Journal'', December 28, 1974.
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