First Church of Divine Science

Affiliated with the Divine Science denomination of the New Thought movement, the church has been home to many notable ministers and attendees, including Emmet Fox.

[1] Dr. W. John Murray founded his congregation as The Church of the Healing Christ in 1906.

After Divine Science co-founder Nona Brooks was invited to serve as a guest preacher there in 1917, she allowed Murray to rename his group the First Church of Divine Science.

Growing further because of Fox's popularity, the church moved to Hotel Astor, then to the Hippodrome.

With as many as 6,000 people regular attendees weekly, on special occasions such as Easter the number reached 8,000.