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BECOME AN ORDAINED MINISTER - From this Universal Life Church (ULC) Seminary site, you can be ordained for free, online in just minutes through the Universal Life Church. This lifetime service is free and legal. We welcome all faiths, from Christians and Buddhists, to Wiccans and other Pagans.You only need to click on the link to have your ordination information sent to headquarters, where it will be legally recorded by hand. When you do ordain yourself, you will receive an email that will serve as a receipt for your ordination. Print this and save it for your records. It's important that you save this for your records. Once ordained, you can legally perform weddings in the United States. We're working on extending this right to other areas on the globe as well.
WEDDINGS! - As a ULC minister, you would be legal to perform weddings throughout the United States. We have extensive training available on the website. Some people have expressed difficulty in navigating the site, because of its size and their lack of comfort using the internet, so we have created an external site that has all the wedding information in one much-smaller site. It can be reached by clicking: Universal Life Church Wedding Training. We're adding more to it all the time.
As a ULC (Universal Life Church) minister, you can legally officiate at anyone's wedding ceremony and/or you can make weddings, funerals, baptisms, house blessings, etc. your business. You can even start your own ministry and share your beliefs with others. The Universal Life Church is interfaith and non-denominational. We have many ministers who are performing ministries for the poor, the sick and the incarcerated. Some work to protect children from harm or spend time doing good works. We believe in doing that which is right and it is a pleasure to see the wide variety of ways that this motto is expressed.
If you are already an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church or any other church, but feel as though you would like more ministerial training on spiritual or religious matters OR you would just like to add more credibility to your minister license, you've come to the right place. We are a registered church in our own right and have begun this online seminary to improve the quality and education of ministers worldwide. It's a minimum of a one-year seminary that's free to join. There are fees for classes, but as a seminary student, you will receive exclusive information not made available to the general public. Please follow the seminary link to read more information about our program and to see our ever-increasing list of classes available. You can also join the free aspect of the program while deciding which courses you would like to take. To read essay from those who have taken the various classes, go to SEMINARY.
MINISTERIAL PRODUCTS - We offer you a wide variety of very high-quality minister-related materials for our Universal Life Church ministers. We have wedding ceremonies and books, funeral ceremonies, parking placards, ID cards and more. (Click on the ID cards link to see descriptions of what we offer on a video made by our cardmaker.) Please peruse our store to see our complete selection. Whether you are becoming a minister to perform one wedding or you'd like to start a wedding ministry, we have just what you need. Our Wedding Officiant Training Pack will provide you with all the materials you need to start you on your way. We also offer exceptional materials to aide you in your quest for knowledge, your quest for credibility, and your quest for finding and following your spiritual path.
COMMUNITY - We welcome everyone, regardless of your belief system. Through our regular newsletters, discussion boards, and the many materials we post that are submitted by ministers just like you, we strive to increase the worldwide sense of community among all our ULC brothers and sisters. We want you to express your views on our discussion board, send your sermons to guestsermon@ulcseminary.org and share your own ceremonies and stories with us. The goal of this church and this website is to give you an opportunity to be part of a larger spiritual community where you can learn and grow from one another. We value your input.
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Universal Life Church I became ordained to answer what I perceived as a need for a person who could stand with people in their spiritual search without being part of an organized religion. Organized religion preaches being non-judgmentalism and love for the sinner but then proceeds to punishing the "sinner". e.g. Roman Catholics are to love homosexuals and yet, if homosexuality is admitted and that person is in seminary, he cannot be ordained. In my years as a Nurse I was able to help people and their families as they neared death. My Ministry is an added credential. I hope to be able to officiate at Funerals as well as Weddings and Baptisms. Thanks,Rev. Ursula
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Online OrdinationAt first it was for a joke - a friend of mine told me about the ULC and I did a search. I was ordained in October 2002 (about the same time I looked up the ULC through this site I believe - or the HQ site as I know I am on the ULC's official "roll call".) After a short time I came back to this site (June 2003) and joined the forum. I have since received the basic ministry package (before the CD-ROM was included). Last year I received a few books and the D.D. This year was more books. I really like calling myself "Reverend" and have made up some business cards that have may "Reve." and "D.D." included - mainly to show off to people. I really don't use my Reverend too much though as the Government here is not really that big on the ULC or other "fringe" churches. However, if I am complaining about something, or do a "Letter to the Editor", I use my "Reverend" and "D.D."At first, I never really thought of my credential as more than fun, but I a
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Dear Rev. Amy Long,I became a ordained minister with the Universal Life Church, because I believe mortals are called to Christ's ministry by Christ. Christ does not require a four year degree at a seminary school. Education is always good for the individual, but it is not necessary to preach the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Jesus, did not select the educated scholars of the time to be his 12 apostles, he picked tax collectors, fisherman, unlearned mortals, etc. Why, because when you preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, not adding or subtracting anything from the word of God, the Holy Spirit will teach you what you need to say or know, when the time comes. The Universal Life Church, asks only that we be honest and true to ourselves and helpful to our brothers and sisters.Since, I have been ordained, I have mostly officiated at funerals, now I would not have picked this way to serve, but this must be my calling at the time. To serve and give comfort to those t
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Dear Amy,I truly appreciate your notes of encouragement you e-mail...they are very empowering.... Empowering others has been my life mission. I was a Pentecostal minister around 25 years ago and as I grew in my walk into the spiritual knowing....I left the church. I have been empowering others with the love of God ever since. I have been taking classes from you and received my ordination in 2008. I have retired from the corp. world and now dedicate my life full time to encouraging others on their path. I have been living with Multiple Myeloma for the last 10 years and have been keeping it at arms reach. I am now in need of treatment and only want to look at this as an opportunity to claim my miracle and see the MAGIC happen as a witness of the amazing power of the Universe giving others the gift of hope in the midst of their illness as well as myself. There is a purpose in all things and I know this is just as it is suppose to be.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Universal Life Church - Become an ordained minister Alexandra Rose became a member of ULC because she knew from a very early age that she wanted to work with others. Even though the method and means to achieve that were as yet uncharted territory during her early learning, her lifelong quest for knowledge and enlightenment has instilled in her a devotion to self-discovery and working with her clients. Initially, she pursued an education in Social Work, however once the world of alternative therapies and non-traditional ministry was opened, her path began to unfold. About a year after intensely studying one of these modalities, she received what in a traditional ministry is referred to as a “calling”, the deep knowing that she was to be a spiritual counselor. Having been raised in a moderately observant Jewish home, this came as a surprise. She had not considered ministry as a part of her path. The desire to bridge these led to
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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" Becoming a star may not be your destiny, but being the best that you can be is a goal that you can set for yourself." Bryan Lindsay Universal Life Church
When you worry, there is static coming through your mind radio. God's song is the song of calmness. Nervousness is the static; calmness is the voice of God speaking to you through the radio of your soul. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda
"I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results." - Michael Jordan
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