

THE CHURCH OF ZION

*There are no bishops

*There are no worthiness interviews

*There is no 10% tithing (Membership dues are 1% of monthly net income for Seekers and 2% of monthly net income for Helpers and Trustees)

*There is no tithing settlement

*There are "Feast Offerings" that are used to help those in need

*Members are called "Seekers"

*There is an elected Board of Trustees (elected men and women)

*There are New Moon Feasts (pot-lucks) every new moon (once every lunar month)

*Suits and ties are not required (clean casual clothing)

*Taboos and piercings are accepted (personal choice)

*There is no priesthood but an Order of Helpers (men and women)

*There are Sunday Schools for children under 15 during which they play games (socialize)

*There are no required Sunday meetings (optional)

*There is no baptism but there is an Initiation Rite

*There is a Single Adult Program

*There are Summer Camps for Youth

*There are Yoga and Reiki classes on the weekends

*There are classes in White Magick

*There are hypnotherapy sessions (stop smoking, cease addictions, past-life regression)

*There are Medium sessions (seances)

*The Scriptures studied are various and many, from the Urantia Book, to A Course in Miracles, to Autobiography of a Yogi (Yogananda), to The Gospel of Spirism, to Science and Health to various other Spiritualist books

*There are Membership Dues (1% of income for Seekers and 2% for Helpers and for Trustees)

*There are food drives to help collect food for the local food banks

*There are clothing drives to help collect used clothing for the homeless

*There is a plan to rent a Place of Congregation for New Moon Feasts and Sunday Schools

*There is a plan for a Temple of Healing to be built in the Salt Lake City area that will include classrooms for yoga and Reiki, meditation rooms, Medium rooms, hypnotherapy rooms, a bookstore, a study library, a kitchen, a diving hall, etc.

*There is a plan to build a retirement center (mobile home park) for retired members of the Church of Zion.

*The Trustees are ordained ministers and will have the right to marry couples according to State laws.

*The Trustees are men and women, and are elected every year by the Members (Seekers)

*The Helpers (men and women) are appointed by the Board of Trustees

*Neither the Trustees or the Helpers make one dime, but they serve as complete volunteers.

*Members of THE CHURCH OF ZION must adhere to the Five Principles:

1. Do No Harm

2. God is the Universal Mind of the Cosmos

3. Reincarnation is the Way of the Cosmos

4. The Law of Karma is the Law of the Cosmos

5. The Good Religion consists of Good Thoughts, Good Words, and Good Deeds

Would you like to be on THE CHURCH OF ZION e-mail list? We will try to sell you nothing. No donations will be accepted. We will ask for no donations. The e-mail newsletter will just inform you on CHURCH OF ZION news and activities. You will receive, at the very most, one e-mail per month. Probably less than that. We will not sell your email address, NOR will we try to sell you anything.

Members of THE CHURCH OF ZION are Spiritualists: in that 1) we recognize that a Spirit-World exists, and 2) that spirits have been, are now, and will be, in communication with the living. THE CHURCH OF ZION does not make "judgments" on any purported Spiritualist/Spirist "revelation" but allows the individual their own personal beliefs and the right to share those beliefs with others.

Sex and sexuality are considered "personal issues" in THE CHURCH OF ZION and these issues are not discussed at the any Seeker Meetings.

Suits and dresses will not be required, but the Board of Trustees will determine the dress code for the New Moon Feasts.

Presently (Spring, 2020) the CHURCH OF ZION is only in embryonic form. The Church is not yet a legal entity, nor have any formal meetings yet been held. We hope to gather enough Inquirers (investigators) to hold a Public Information Meeting, and, when there is enough interested parties, to formally and legally organize THE CHURCH OF ZION and elect the first Board of Trustees (a minimum of five Trustees).

The membership dues (1% of income for Seekers) will be known as "The One Percent" and held in a bank account controlled by the Board of Trustees who will be elected by the Members (Seekers). THE CHURCH OF ZION must be legally created as a not-for-profit educational and charitable association according to the laws of the State of Utah and the U.S. before any donations can be accepted.

The Temple of Healing will have no secret rites, but be a place of congregation, study, fellowship (feasts), Reiki, hypnotherapy, mediumship, exorcism, marriages, memorials, and meditation.



The Temple of Healing will be built in the Salt Lake City area and be the place of gathering for THE CHURCH OF ZION. It will include a kitchen, fellowship hall, rooms for Reiki, hypnotherapy, meditation, and mediumship. It will include a New Age bookstore and study library. PHOTO: Rosicrucian Temple, Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, California)

Before the Temple of Healing can become a reality, the Seekers will meet in rented space (such as the DAV Center in Salt Lake City) for New Moon Feasts and other meetings (yoga, Reiki, hypnotherapy, Study Groups, etc.).

THE CHURCH OF ZION will also create a Center of Refuge in the Salt Lake area for the temporary housing and feeding of abused women and runaway teens: to be run by female Helpers only.

"Feast Offerings" will be free-will offerings (of any amount) offered every New Moon Feast to be used exclusively for the help of those in need; to be determined by the Board of Trustees.

Investigators are known as "Inquirers".

Members are known as "Seekers".

Missionary work will take place exclusively on the Internet via websites and YouTube.

Charity work will consist of food drives for the food banks, clothing drives for the shelters, etc.

New Moon Feasts

There are no required Sunday meetings in the CHURCH OF ZION. Of course, if the Board of Trustees wishes, they can establish "Sunday Schools" for children under the age of 15. This would give the children of Seekers (Members) the opportunity to grow up together with the children of other Seekers, to form lifelong bonds and friendships. Our Sunday Schools would not simply be lessons, but also include "fun" games. The teachers at these Sunday Schools would all be females.

The only meeting that Seekers are asked to attend (but not required to attend) is the monthly NEW MOON FEAST that takes place every new full Moon. The New Moon Feast is where Seekers meet with other Seekers, and their family members, to enjoy a Feast and fellowship together. The Feast can take place anywhere, including outside at a park. The Seekers are divided into "Feast Groups" that meet at various locations for Feast. The person who coordinates the Feast Group "feasts" is called simply the Feast Group Leader.

Join Our Mailing List

If you would like to be on THE CHURCH OF ZION e-mail mailing list then please send an email to:

churchofzioncoordinator@gmail.com

Please remember:

*Your name/email address will NOT be sold to anyone.

*At most you'll receive one email per month (less than that)

*We will NOT try to sell you anything.

*We will NOT ask you to invest in anything.

*We will NOT ask you for money.

*Donations cannot be accepted.

*We will sometimes recommend Spiritualist books sold on Amazon.com

*We will inform you about upcoming Public Information Meetings and New Moon Feasts.

If you'd like to volunteer as a "Host Couple" to hold a New Moon Feast at your home please let us know! Thank you.

Major Purposes

The major purposes of THE CHURCH OF ZION are...

*To provide a community for Seekers (believers in reincarnation and karma) in the greater Salt Lake City area.

*To provide Seekers a place of mutual acceptance, fellowship, and emotional support.

*To provide spiritual educational, social, and recreational opportunity "wards" (i.e. the children of Seekers) via Sunday Schools, Summer Camps, and other activities.

*To create a Temple of Healing in the Salt Lake City area that will provide Reiki, hypnotherapy (help with addictions, etc.) and spiritual readings free of charge to the Seekers and the Public.

*To create a New Age bookstore and study center at or near the Temple of Healing.

*To create a Center of Refuge for runaway teens and abused women (as temporary shelter) with an all-female staff of Helpers (volunteers) that will include a free soup kitchen, shower facilities, laundry, bunk rooms, free used clothing, and assistance with relocation and help in getting State assistance.

Please email us if you'd like to be on our e-mail newsletter list:

churchofzioncoordinator@gmail.com The Church of Zion accepts atheists, agnostics, Christians, Jews, Animists, Pantheists, Spiritual-but-Not-Religious, Mormons, ex-Mormons, Post-Mormons, Jack-Mormons, Hindus, Muslims, Jews, LGBTQ, Inter-sex, and non-shedding non-aggressive dogs! Nobody is shunned. Everyone is welcome as long as you are not naked, your breath and clothing is not covered in nicotine or cannabis, and you have commonly accepted manners and respect for others.