Many faiths that originally flourished in agricultural societies recognize the importance of being good stewards of the land. This stewardship may be even more important today as we wrestle with issues such as industrial pollution, energy production and climate change. To be ordained as an interfaith minister in the Universal Life Church reflects one’s interest […]

Your wedding is an event you hope the entire family and all of your friends can attend. However, sometimes, circumstances prevent this large celebration from taking place. Instead of having individuals feel pinned down with regret over missing your wedding ceremony, consider performing a ceremony in your online church. So many situations exist where this […]

With World Religion Day approaching soon, many ministers of the Universal Life Church are giving serious thought to various ways they can use their website to celebrate spirituality with their congregations. If you are like most modern ministers, your website plays a big part in how you interact with the members of your church. In […]

The two greatest Christmas villains in history, Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch, are both fictional characters. Yet it is from these two characters that we can learn much about ourselves, our beliefs, and the right to allow others their beliefs as well. My should clarify that as an interfaith church, we are not finding any […]

As homes and storefronts hang their holiday decor, the jolly, rotund figure of Santa Claus features prominently. Santa Claus symbolizes universal values of cheer, kindness, and generosity. The more modernized and secular Santa Claus developed from the historical St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas also appears at Christmastime, often imagined with traditional style carvings of a gaunt […]

Today’s technology makes it easier than ever for Universal Life Church ministers to reach out to people. If you’re already using the Internet to connect with current and prospective members, consider streaming online church services. It’s a great way to spread your message, and your words could have an impact in recorded form long after […]

Thanksgiving is upon us. Our ministers at the Universal Life Church believe in recapturing the sentiments often associated with the first Thanksgiving celebration. Non-exclusionary and respectful of other cultures, the first Thanksgiving is thought to represent many of the values currently shared by minsters of the Universal Life Church. Even though it can seem at […]

Clear signs are showing from sea to shining sea that the racist era of TV’s Archie Bunker is starting to wane in America. If the general election of 2012 has taught us anything, it’s that this country is a more tolerant place. Even leading into the election, a majority of one party’s electorate had decided […]

For years in the United States of America, the title of congressman has been remained out of reach for Hindu Americans. Despite no laws or policies outright banning a follower of Hinduism from taking office in Congress, none have yet to have a seat in the Senate or House. Recently however, Tulsi Gabbard,a Hawaiian politician […]

Darker beings and monsters of all colors and sizes can be found all across the texts of the Earth’s major religions. For those who wish to become a pastor for the ULC, studying the inner workings of the world’s most prevalent religions can seem to be a fruitless task. However, some of the monsters of […]