The Plainfield church was excommunicated long ago, for teaching Christian Science, of all things. Our independence has become a desire to return to the pure Christian Science as taught and lived by Mary Baker Eddy.
We hold to the 88th edition of the Church Manual, and the 1910 version of Science and Health. Mrs. Eddy's works require only obedience and understanding, not ongoing revision by human organizations.
We hold to what Mrs. Eddy said here (https://articles.plainfieldcs.com/mary-baker-eddy/card/) regarding the concept of "Authorized Literature" and know that everyone is "capable, individually, of selecting their own reading matter" because everyone has the spiritual sense to listen and obey God in their own without human oversight.
We write our own lessons, publish our own magazines and books, and run our own websites, and give all we can freely to the world.
We encourage our members to read and study the Bible, Mrs. Eddy's writings Science and Health and Prose Works, as well as any additional Christian Science material they may find useful, and what's more, we expect them — with practitioner support as needed — to demonstrate and live this Science daily and to know within themselves that by our fruits we are known and by our works we are justified or condemned.
We encourage our members to become well-acquainted with the life of Mary Baker Eddy and the history of her church, so that they may become healers and workers worthy of this Science.
We never condemn our members for looking to temporary material means when seeking to be healed. We know that everyone is at different states and stages of thought, and all must "Emerge gently from matter into Spirit" (S&H, p. 485) until at last they rely solely on Christian Science for all healings, abundance, ... everything!
We have regular Bible Studies so that our members might more fully understand the teachings and prophecies it contains.
We have regular Roundtables which serve to impart the finer points of living Christian Science.
Because of all of this, we understand Mrs. Eddy to be the woman prophesied in Revelation.
We are not ashamed of our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy.