Frequently Asked Questions

No.

We welcome people from all religious backgrounds, as well as those with no religious affiliation. Our community is united by a shared commitment to one another, to the Earth, and to living in greater harmony with life.

Whether you continue to identify with another faith is a personal choice.

Our goal is simple: to help every community we touch flourish.

We believe every human being deserves love, kindness, dignity, and belonging. Through service, education, mutual aid, and community, we seek to build a world where no one is left behind and where people remember their connection to one another and to the living Earth—The Great Mother.

Your presence.

Presence means showing up as your authentic self. It means lowering the mask enough to be seen, known, and loved within a community that is committed to doing the same.

Members are also asked to uphold our Covenant: that all work undertaken through this church is done in Love. This covenant is sacred because our mission cannot be separated from the spirit in which it is carried out.

No two journeys are the same.

Our hope is to help facilitate your Enlightenment: a deeper love for yourself and the world, acceptance of what cannot be changed, the courage to change what can, and the peace that comes from understanding your place within the universe.

We do not believe enlightenment is something that is given. It is something that unfolds.

Enlightenment begins with the willingness to face your own darkness.

Darkness is not who you are. It is what no longer serves you—old wounds, harmful adaptations, fears, and patterns that once protected you but now keep you from living fully.

We walk beside one another through the Night so that each person may emerge into the Light with greater steadiness, compassion, and authenticity.

Enlightenment does not mean having every answer.

It means knowing yourself deeply enough to meet your own life with honesty instead of fear, empathy instead of judgment, and the confidence to live as your truest self.

Because communities deserve places rooted in love, service, and belonging.

Too often, religious institutions have become disconnected from the people they exist to serve, concentrating resources upward instead of outward.

We believe a church should strengthen its community by identifying real needs, caring for its neighbors, and putting love into action.

No. These beliefs are meant to be a helpful framework to live authentically as yourself and in balance with nature. If the beliefs do not serve you, you’re not required to agree just to agree.

We believe serving others is how we find and mend ourselves, as others hold pieces of ourselves in different forms. If we hold others in love and acceptance, we tell ourselves that what we see in the mirror is also loved and accepted.

Yes, everyone is welcome, and we are proud of these individuals for living an authentic life and would love to celebrate that with them.

Yes, we indicate on our events what includes children and what is for adults only.

No. The church is meant to be accessible to all. Donating helps fund our ability to provide more services in the community and into other communities.

Sitting with yourself, others, or nature, and dropping everything to be present in the moment.

Our beliefs are informed by both science and myth.

Life on Earth began through asexual reproduction. Biological females preceded males as sexual reproduction evolved to increase genetic diversity. Human embryos begin with a common developmental template, with male characteristics developing later under the influence of hormones.

For us, these patterns are meaningful. They suggest that the original creative source is fundamentally feminine, and that masculine gods are later expressions born from Her rather than separate from Her.

This is a theological interpretation informed by observation, not a rejection of science.

Both.

We believe in One and the Many. The Great Mother is the original source from which everything emerges. The many gods, spirits, and sacred expressions throughout human history are understood as unique manifestations of Her multiplicity rather than separate, competing beings.

We honor the One through the Many, and the Many through the One.

Because the Mother is not only above or below us—She is within us, around us, and expressed through all life.

The word “Mother” reminds us that the sacred is intimate rather than distant. She nurtures, creates, transforms, and receives all things back into Herself.

We also recognize that many people use the word “God” to describe this same source. For us, both are true.

In many ways, nothing.

We honor nature, recognize the sacredness of the Earth, and restore reverence for The Great Mother. Many people would consider these beliefs pagan, and members are welcome to embrace that identity if it resonates with them.

At the same time, we do not require any particular label. We are building a living tradition that welcomes people who find meaning here, regardless of whether they identify as pagan.

Our focus is not on fitting within an existing category, but on living in right relationship with one another and with the living world.

Yes.

Science informs our beliefs and practices because it helps us better understand reality. At the same time, there are questions science may never fully answer—questions of meaning, purpose, consciousness, and the sacred.

We believe ancient peoples also sought truth through careful observation of nature. Myth became the language through which those patterns were remembered and shared.

We believe you return to The Great Mother, where life is shaped anew.

Nothing is truly separate from Her. We are expressions of an eternal source that continually transforms into new forms of life. Death is not an ending, but a return to the greater tapestry from which we came and to which we always belong.

We understand prayer as intention joined with action.

Hope alone is not enough when something can be changed. We believe in bringing possibility into reality through compassionate action.

When something cannot be changed, prayer becomes acceptance, gratitude, and the courage to continue with Love.

We understand sin as actions that harm life, nature, humanity, or our ability to live fully.

We do not believe in original sin.

Nor do we believe that wrongdoing makes someone undeserving of love or dignity.

Sin is not something another person can erase for you. It is something we acknowledge, take responsibility for, and work to change.

We see evil as the persistent pattern of harmful choices and actions.

At the same time, we recognize that human behavior is complex. Trauma, illness, neurological conditions, and circumstance all shape how people act.

Understanding those influences does not remove responsibility, but it encourages compassion alongside accountability.

Love is unconditional.

No one must earn the right to be loved.

At the same time, love is not passive. It protects, nurtures, sets healthy boundaries, and honors freedom. Love seeks the flourishing of life rather than control over it.

Myth is a metaphorical vehicle for truth. It makes complex knowledge visible and understandable for all ages.

We are not meant to be alone. We suffer in loneliness. Community helps you feel apart of something bigger, as loved and connected to others.

Our lives are intertwined with nature; we thrive when it thrives, we suffer when it suffers. Harmony is sought.