Very few people were born into New Thought churches, relatively speaking. Most grew into our way of being, our way of living spiritually. Many are refugees from other churches. Some were fundamentalists who could no longer reconcile the angry, smiting, dangerous God of the Old Testamant with the postive, creative, love-based teachings of Christ in the New Testament. Others are former Catholics and Episcopalians, people who love ritual, the Eucharest, and who honor the antiquity of their church. Some are 12-Step people whose recovery caused them to begin a comprehensive spirtual journey that led here. Others are the "walking wounded," victims of abuse, domestic violence, divorce, widowhood...people who have gravitated toward our community. The common thread is that we have no dogma, yet we know that we are all "made out of the stuff" of God...that God's Energy and Love and Creativity not only flows through us, but as daughters and sons of God, God lives in and through us.
The pastor just happens to be a man, but we are non-patriarchal and The Love Church strongly encourages empowerment, healing, abundance, and the Highest-And-Best-Outcomes for all, regardless of gender. We are one in God's spirit!
We are a community of positive people dedicated to bringing a spiritual life to those seeking a Love-based denominational church home. We are God-centered, we are gently accepting and welcoming, and our aim is to know God's infinite love for us and that we are "souls" that live eternally as a part of God. Christ said it all: "I am the vine; you are the branches." -- John 15:5
We come from all walks of life, and are of all ages. We are drawn together by our need for life-long learning and discovery and awareness of our inexorable part in God's Being.
Most of us come from a Christian background and, yes, we do consider do consider Christ to be the son of God. And, he later clarified that to say that we are all God's children, reiterated by Paul. However, searchers from other traditions such as Buddhist, etc., are also welcomed warmly!
Sadly, religion and orthodoxy has often been used as a hammer rather than an olive branch, read more in our pastor's note about peace.
Online contact form coming soon, meanwhile you may :
email Rev. Tom
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call us: 863-441-3000.
