The Facts

This spiritualist church was established on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada, in December of 1999. It was officially incorporated in May of 2003. The Spiritualist Church body is part of a larger, world-wide, umbrella organization and has it's roots in 19th century England. There are spiritualist churches in many cities throughout the world. It is interdenominational and all are welcome. There are no barriers to race or creed. Freedom of individual opinion is respected.

What Is A Spiritualist Church?

We are governed by spiritual and natural laws. These spiritual laws are operative wherever there is an expression of the following five principals of value: goodness, truth, beauty, justice and love.

What Happens At A Service?

Reverend Carol Ann Spencer is a gifted medium, clairvoyant and psychic as well as being an ordained minister. An address is given with the intention of uplifting spiritual awareness. Part of a regular church service entails a brief demonstration of life after death through mediumship. Healings are also a part of the service. All aspects of the service are optional for the congregation and permission is always sought in a demonstration.

Why This Structure?

 Demonstrating life after death is meant to indicate the indestructibility of consciousness, that we may progress to higher states, and that we are all interconnected. The intention is to augment hope and healing and raise our level of awareness so that we may live with greater good will, a deeper sense of concientiousness and inner purpose, and to raise our individual sense of inner fulfillment and joyfulness.

How Does Mediumship Work In This Context?

One definition of mediumship is communion with the mind of a spirit where information is received and relayed. Often messages of love are expressed. The messages are accompanied by information, that is not embarassing or uncomfortable, that only the recipient would know, given to "prove" the authenticity of the communication. The intention of the messages are often to assist and increase positivity and to validate there is life after death.

The basis of spiritualist churches are on the following principles:

1. The Fatherhood of God.
This acknowledges God as the creative force, which is intrinsic to all life.
2. The Brotherhood of Man.
We are interconnected. Brotherhood and sisterhood is the community of support and comfort to others.
3. The Communion of Spirits and the Ministry of Angels.
A key principle is that life is eternal and that existence continues beyond death. Energy cannot be destroyed by death and that the bonds of love and friendship are ongoing.
4. The Continuous Existence of the Human Soul.
The soul progresses and evolves based on individual effort, whether the soul is in spirit or manifested materially.
5. Personal Responsiblity.
 We are responsible for our thought, word and deed. As we think, so we are. Our progression spiritually is wholly dependent on our individual actions and choices.
6. Compensation and Retribution Hereafter for all Good and Evil Deeds Done on Earth.
As we sow, so shall we reap. The law of cause and affect is applicable to us all. Action naturally causes reaction.
7. Eternal Progress is Open to Every Soul.
Our progress is up to us.