Meet our Christian Science Nurses
Michelle Ponder is our full time Journal-listed Christian Science nurse. Michelle moved to New Hampshire from Texas in 2018. She received her training in Christian Science nursing from Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association and worked there for over three years, graduating in the fall of 2022.
She has served as a Christian Science nurse for Tallwood House in Concord NH and CSNSNH and as a mentor for the Christian Science nurses training department at Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association. In February of 2025 she became the full time Christian Science nurse for the Service.
Paula Brensinger is now our full time Business Administrator and backup Christian Science nurse. Paula, a fourth generation Christian Scientist, grew up in Massachusetts, and moved to New Hampshire in 1998 with her husband, Glenn, where they now live in Newport.
She took her training at Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association and graduated in May of 2015. She remained on the Christian Science nursing staff there until joining the Service in August 2016. Prior to becoming a Christian Science nurse, she served as a technology project manager and business analyst for multiple companies and consultancies.