Merger of two worldwide spiritual organizations
After 50 years apart, International Centers for Spiritual Living and United Centers for Spiritual Living have united into one denomination. The teaching based on the Law of Attraction the Power of the Subconscious Mind has been widely popularized by Oprah Winfrey and the book "The Secret."
- Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease) March 12, 2011 - International Centers for Spiritual Living and United Centers for Spiritual Living, both popular spiritual organizations, have united after more than 50 years apart. Last week, delegates at their historic joint annual conference in San Diego approved reunification, called "integration," with 98% of the vote. Now that the merger is official, the new organization will be known simply as Centers for Spiritual Living.
The merger has been in process for eight years using a shared leadership model that included nearly 400 volunteers working to create "modules" that reflect the functional departments of the new organization. The new corporate documents were overwhelmingly accepted this week.
"We are a philosophy that teaches unity, so it is time for us to walk our talk," says Rev. Dr. Kathy Hearn, Community Spiritual Leader for United Centers for Spiritual Living. "Our founder, Ernest Holmes, always believed the movement would come back together at some point, and the time is now."
"The time has finally come for our organizations to come back together," echoes Rev. Dr. Kenn Gordon, President of International Centers for Spiritual Living. "We simply cannot go on teaching unity while remaining split."
The teaching, which is called the Science of Mind, is part of the New Thought Movement, started in the mid-1800s by Ralph Waldo Emerson and continued into the twentieth century with the teachings of Emmett Fox, Napoleon Hill, Emma Curtis Hopkins, and the found of the Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes. Celebrities such as Cary Grant, Peggy Lee, Robert Stack, Esther Williams, Joanne Worley and Doris Day have followed the teaching. More recently, Science of Mind has influenced such luminaries as Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Beckwith, and Marianne Williamson.
"We have a big vision for providing spiritual tools and transforming personal lives," says Hearn. "We realize that our influence is much more powerful now that we've integrated than it has been on our own." Gordon adds, "I know Ernest Holmes would be proud today.
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One of its fastest-growing branches in Los Angeles is the Creative Arts Center for Spiritual Living. Joan McCall, an active screenwriter and motion picture producer, is the spiritual director. Services are held every Sunday at 10am in the Ionic Lodge at 1133 S. La Cienega Boulevard. Tel. (310) 652-6263. Website is CACSL.org.
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