FIFTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST

What FIFTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST does

Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist is a branch church of The Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church) in Boston, Massachusetts, domiciled at 798 Sutter Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. Founded in the 1900s and active in the community for over 90 years, it operates as a religious nonprofit serving Christian Scientists and the broader public with worship services, spiritual healing ministry, and a network of Christian Science literature. The church's core "products" are Sunday morning services (11 am–12 noon) and Wednesday afternoon testimony meetings (5 pm), both offered in-person and via conference call, a Christian Science Reading Room open Mondays and Thursdays, and Sunday school education for children and young people up to age 20. The church is also active in content outreach through a blog republishing articles from The Christian Science Monitor and Christian Science Sentinel.

The business model is donation-based: services are free and open to the public, with donations accepted during services and revenue from reading-room literature and book sales. As a 501(c)-style religious organization, Fifth Church is not publicly traded and discloses no revenue, funding, or financials. It operates with approximately 6 employees and is governed by denominational rules under the Manual of The Mother Church, with locally elected officers. The most significant active strategic initiative is a partnership with Forge Development Partners to develop a new church facility on its Tenderloin property, which will include a sanctuary, Sunday school, and expanded Reading Room, alongside sponsorship of affordable rental housing on the same site. The church has no disclosed technology platform, no AI/ML capabilities, and no proprietary software products, and its distribution is concentrated in a single physical location with a conference-call overlay and modest social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube).

Name

FIFTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST

Legal name

Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist

Website

https://fifthchurchofchristscientistsf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist is a San Francisco branch church of the Christian Science denomination, offering free worship services, testimony meetings, a Reading Room, and Sunday school to congregation members and the Tenderloin community, funded by donations.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist is a religious organization that provides Christian Science worship services, including Sunday morning services and Wednesday afternoon testimony meetings held in-person and via conference call. It also operates a Christian Science Reading Room offering study space, books, Christian Science literature, and The Christian Science Monitor, and sponsors Christian Science lectures as part of its outreach.

Product overview

Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist is a religious organization offering in-person and remote worship services, including Sunday Services and Wednesday Testimony Meetings with conference call access. The church operates a Christian Science Reading Room for study and prayer, and provides access to Christian Science literature including books and The Christian Science Monitor newspaper. The church is planning a new facility to house expanded sanctuary, Sunday school, and Reading Room spaces, and sponsors Christian Science lectures as part of its outreach mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Sunday Services Weekly Sunday morning Christian Science worship services held in-person at 798 Sutter Street, San Francisco from 11 am to 12 noon, with a conference call option for remote attendance. Open to the general public.
• Wednesday Testimony Meetings Weekly Wednesday afternoon testimony meetings at 5 pm held in-person and via conference call, where members share Christian Science healings and spiritual experiences. Open to the general public.
• Christian Science Reading Room A quiet space for prayer and study offering Christian Science literature, books, and The Christian Science Monitor newspaper for study, borrowing, or purchase. Open Mondays and Thursdays from 1 pm to 2:30 pm.
• Christian Science Lectures Church-sponsored public lectures on Christian Science topics held as part of the church's outreach and healing mission. Open to the general public.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Forge Development PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking with Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist as part of the project team to develop a new church facility. The partnership involves architects and developers to bring the vision of a new church facility to fruition, which will include a sanctuary for worship services, Sunday school for children up to age 20, and a Christian Science Reading Room. The church is also sponsoring affordable rental housing development on their property.

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Direct peers

• Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston: Another branch church of the Christian Science denomination operating under the Mother Church's Manual. Shares governance model, service format (Sunday services and Wednesday testimony meetings), and reliance on denominationally produced content.
• Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist: A branch Church of Christ, Scientist operating with the same theology and service structure as Fifth Church. Most directly comparable as a peer branch church in the same denominational network.

Regional players

• Glide Memorial Church: A prominent San Francisco Tenderloin/Civic Center-area congregation running extensive social services. Comparable as a small urban religious nonprofit operating in the same neighborhood and addressing community needs alongside worship.
• St. Anthony Foundation: A San Francisco Tenderloin-based faith-rooted nonprofit providing social services. Comparable as a Tenderloin-anchored faith-based community organization with dual mission of worship/service and outreach.
• Tenderloin People's Congress: A community-based organization operating in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood focused on resident advocacy and neighborhood improvement — the same geography Fifth Church operates in and is supporting through its affordable housing sponsorship.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of San Francisco: A regional faith-based social services arm of the Catholic Church serving the Bay Area. Comparable as a denominational nonprofit combining worship/mission with social programming and donor-supported operations.
• First Church of Christ, Scientist (The Mother Church): The parent organization and headquarters of the Christian Science denomination in Boston. Direct institutional parent of Fifth Church; same theology, governance framework, and publishing assets (Christian Science Monitor), making it the closest structural comparable.
• Salvation Army San Francisco: A large faith-based nonprofit operating in San Francisco with worship and community-service components. Comparable as a religious nonprofit combining spiritual mission with community outreach and donor-funded operations.

Others

• Christian Science Publishing Society: The publishing arm of the Mother Church producing The Christian Science Monitor and Christian Science Sentinel. Functionally comparable as a Christian Science ecosystem partner whose content Fifth Church distributes through its blog and Reading Room.
• Interfaith Council of San Francisco: A city-level interfaith organization convening religious institutions including small congregations in San Francisco. Comparable as an ecosystem body that Fifth Church would interact with as a small neighborhood congregation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4R8rW2Q5zGvZ9S4o7pLqCQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/FifthChurchOfChristScientistSF
• Instagraminstagram.com/fifthchurchofchristscientistsf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fifth-church-of-christ-scientist

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