The new church home served the members and community well for over 50 years. However, maintenance bills began to rise steadily, and when faced with a huge bill to repair the domed roof the members agreed to appoint a committee to investigate all possible options about providing a church building for the future.  In June of 1997 the building was vacated, and demolition began, and a new church home built on the existing site. The Cornerstone of the new building was laid during a short ceremony on 17^th May 1998, and the services began a week later.

In 2020, when the Church building was required by law to close during the pandemic, church services continued uninterrupted via the wonders of Zoom.  Every Sunday morning and Wednesday evening services were relayed, with a global outreach, to Christian Scientists and visitors tuning in from as far away as Southern Ireland, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire and even California, USA.

In-church services resumed in November 2021 with our Zoom services continuing to be relayed, now from the Church auditorium. This enabled our Zoom attendees to share every aspect of a full church service, including hymn singing, prayers, and listening to the sermon and readings from the desk.

The Church also has a Reading Room at Ashley Cross, and is very much involved in the local shopkeepers’ community. Until 1956 the RR was in the church building. The shop at 85 Commercial Road was purchased in 1955 for £2,500, and a further £1,800 was spent on redecoration and refurbishment of the sales area.   This new Reading Room was opened to the public on August 5th 1956, and all loans associated with the project were repaid by March, 1957.

In 1973 the members voted to update and remodel the Reading Room, and while the work was carried out, at a cost of almost £4,000, the Reading Room was temporarily relocated in the church.

In 2016 a Reading Room manager was employed to expand the Reading Room outreach in the community, with the intention of enabling the Reading Room to be open for longer hours.

Interior refurbishments of the Reading Room take place from time to time to keep the sales and study areas fresh, modern and welcoming.