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Reverend Daniel Brooks "Bodhi" Chapin, an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church World Headquarters of Boca Raton, Florida has released his latest video in a series of videos and publications focused on his life calling of within Youth Ministry. In addition to his twenty plus year affiliation with the Universal Life Church and youth ministry, Chapin is extremely active with providing marriage counseling and wedding officiant services.

Throughout the history of Christianity churches have traditionally lagged behind in terms of the adoption of technology and embracing what that technology has to offer. Recently this trend has started to reverse itself, as churches realized the power of the internet and sought to create a virtual space where they can reach new people and where members can tithe or get information. Ministrydesigns is the leading web design firm for churches who want to adopt the latest web development and mobile support for their websites. Now Ministrydesigns is pleased to announce the new Compassion Connection program as part of their services.

Movies have the power to transform hearts. FishFlix, with its wide assortment of soul inspiring movies has been faithfully serving customers online with first-rate Christian and family movies for nearly a decade. They are now proud to open their first Christian DVD store in Tulsa Oklahoma. The movies available at this store are full of positive messages, and the grace of God and its impact on lives. These films are a strong medium of communicating the significance of virtues like faith, love, compassion, redemption, integrity and healing.

Childhood is the most formative period of a person’s life and values learned during this phase last for lifetime. With this in view, Fishflix.com is now presenting a broad assortment of highly inspirational Christian movies for children. This collection includes both animated and live action movies such as life lesson in Veggie Tales, Torchlighters, Kingdom Under the Sea series, Jesus: He Lived Among Us, Jacob’s Ladder episodes and many more. These movies are clean family fun and a source of Christian values like faith, forgiveness and love of God.

The Universal Life Church World Headquarters has announced the release of eighteen (18) different gifts for newly ordained Universal Life Church Ministers. The Universal Life Church offers these exquisite, one of kind gifts to individuals specially chosen by God who have chosen a vocation available only to a select few.

Down through the ages, millions have been slaughtered in the name of religion. Some even claim they slaughtered in the name of God. Ironic that in the name of a tolerant and merciful God, man has slain man because of his intolerance and lack of mercy for the other man’s beliefs and perceptions about that same God. The question is, does all this bloodbath really have anything to do with God? Or is it more about man’s use of the concept of God to control other men in their own thirst for power?

The Universal Life Church World Headquarters of Florida announced the release of their 2014 Vision Vocation Discernment Guides. This 170+ page publication is available absolutely FREE upon request, a small donation to offset postage and handling is requested. The Universal Life Church requests you send only what you can afford. Vision Vocation Guide's are a publication of the National Religious Vocation Conference. Vision is the world's most famous Vocation Discernment Guide.

Bill Dyer is not the only victim of a violent crime, but he is certainly one of the few who, as a result of his tragic experience, is spreading a message of God’s healing power and forgiveness. In his new book, “Doing Time With God”, Bill Dyer clearly shows how a sense of purpose and shifts in perspective can transform a person’s very being.

Reverend Courtney Fields Guiterrez is an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church World Headquarters of Florida. Reverend Courtney operates Save-A-Life Ministries based in Nixa, Missouri. Save-A-Life Ministries focuses their attention on helping unwed teenage pregnant girls, which includes one four unit facility that accommodates up to four Mom's and one child, with a second four unit facility coming soon. Reverend Courtney focuses her ministry on being a voice for women of ages, but has a keen interest with teen girls and helping them when others won't or abandon them.

Houston, Texas resident and minister Reverend Terry Duhon, OSM, ordained through the Universal Life Church World Headquarters based in Florida was recently certified as a "Charitable Food Service Manager" by the City of Houston, Department of Health and Human Services and the Consumer Health Services Bureau.

A North Atlanta woman believes she has proof God exists and does indeed hear prayers. Sophia Clark is sharing her story, along with her video and photographic proof to inspire others who feel depressed, alone, or question their faith in God.

The Universal Life Church World Headquarters has been busy over the holidays, after many years of staying status quo the ULC unveiled a new website. One of their biggest objectives was to reflect their overall mission statement and how much more than just an ordination assembly line they are.

Religion undoubtedly plays an important role in everyone’s lives and most of the decisions that are made by people on a daily basis are affected by it. Not only does it provide people with an amazing way to indulge in self-improvement, but it is also great for the peace of mind of human beings. There are many books that have been written in order to educate people these days about the extremely important topic; however, sadly, none of them really tend to capture the true essence of the topic.

Due to the fact that the world is going through a never-ending recession, individuals can be seen to be extremely stressed and worried about fulfilling their financial needs at all times. There are actually many ways through which they can attain financial freedom but in order to attain that, they are recommended to follow their religion as much as they can. Religion gives power and allows people to make the right decisions in such tough times.

The Universal Life Church World Headquarters, yesterday via Facebook, Google+ and Twitter issued a statement wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. The President and Presiding Bishop, Reverend Michael J. Cauley, OSM stated as follows: "Merry Christmas and Happy New Years from the Universal Life Church World Headquarters" and in addition released the Universal Life Church Newsletter and Bulletin From Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 which was more of an extended online Christmas Card including videos and pictures of Christmas being celebrated around the world.

Cut through the online clutter and bookmark a website that has eternal value. The men & women behind www.bible-knowledge.com believe the Bible is the Word of God and have designed a website that will help Everyone each day.

The Universal Life Church World Headquarters, yesterday sent birthday greetings to Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 17th 1936. Appointed Supreme Pontiff on March 13th, 2013 by the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals this was the Pope's 1st birthday as Pope Francis.

The Universal Life Church name was coined in 107 AD by St Ignatius of Antioch. St. Ignatius used the Greek World Katholikos when talking about the Life of Jesus and the Church. Katholikos is a Greek adjective meaning Universal in English today. The Roman Catholic Church corroborates such, and is why they still refer to themselves as the Universal Church or the Universal Life of Christ today. The US Patent and trademark office also corroborates these findings. Universal Life or Universal or Universal Life Church are very much revered within the Christian community and it all became to be with St Ignatius of Antioch, a converted pagan to Christianity, who rather than renounce his belief in Jesus Christ, he was put to death at the mercy of lions on display for all to see. St Ignatius of Antioch was not only a martyr for Christ, he was also considered the founder of the Universal Life Church name.

The Universal Life Church World Headquarters announced that Canadian ULC faith based ordained ministers can now perform as a wedding officiant in Canada. In addition to ordination individuals must adhere to Canadian wedding laws pertaining to officiating weddings.

Ordination and the availability of ministers of the Universal Life Church to perform wedding ceremonies has come under fire and has been questioned by many wedding authorities and governing offices throughout the United States. In states such as Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, California, Florida, New York, Arkansas, North Carolina and others, ULC Ministers have been unable to perform ceremonies. Furthermore even when a ULC Minister has slipped through the cracks and performed a ceremony, the ceremony has been annulled or faces potential annulment by the Court. The reason for the most part has been because the only Universal Life Church that offers legal faith based ordination within a specific doctrine of faith is the Universal Life Church World Headquarters of Florida. Han Hills an expert in North and South Carolina released an article and issued the following statement via his website:

Upon hearing about the passing of Nelson Mandella, the Universal Life Church World Headquarters immediately went to work on a five part tribute to Nelson Mandella. This world tribute was broadcast live on the Universal Life Church Radio Network early Friday morning, December 6th, 2013. The Universal Life Church Radio Network is heard throughout the world on iHeartRadio, the 3rd largest internet/satellite provider behind Pandora and SiriusXM radio with a subscriber base of twenty million plus.

In recent months government officials within Franklin County Florida have come under fire for racism and other improprieties. Franklin County is located on Florida's Forgotten Coast, located about half way between Florida's capital, Tallahassee and Panama City on the Gulf Coast. .

Save-A-Life Ministries of Nixa, Missouri, with the Most Reverend Courtney Gutierrez, a Bishop with and ordained by the Universal Life Church World Headquarters who serves as Provincial of Save-A-Life Ministries, has opted to host a weekly show starting in January 2014 on the Universal Life Church Radio Network. The show will broadcast live and according to the home page of the show it states as follows: "8:PM EST Save-A-Life Ministries' Wednesday Outreach Radio - "Learning to let God be the problem solver for all of women's issues and crisis."

A group of Ministers ordained by the Universal Life Church World Headquarters, it was announced on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ through the Universal Life Church Newsletter and Bulletin donated $1,000.00 of their own money to relief efforts in the Philippines. These ten Ministers include:

The Universal Life Church World Headquarters recently announced appointment of seven individuals to their prestigious "Board of Bishops." The Board of Bishops is a governing body similar to what the Roman Catholic Church refers to as its "College of Cardinals" or what other churches refer to as its "Board of Elders." Inclusion within the Board of Bishops requires members thereof to meet certain guidelines. Board of Bishop membership requires of its member that they have reached the level of Bishop, have their own Congregation, are hosting a weekly show or service on the Universal Life Church Radio Network and are active leaders within their community and/or geographical area.