News & Announcements
By Rev. Roslyn Taylor Women from across the Swedenborgian and New Church communities gathered September 25–28, 2025 for the international women’s retreat Gathering Leaves, at the beautiful Temenos Retreat Center in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The theme, “Remaining Rooted Through Adversity,” framed a weekend filled with worship, learning, creativity, and sisterhood. Thirty-six women from North America
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By Kurt Fekete Fifteen teenagers gathered at Almont Retreat Center in Michigan for the Memorial Day Weekend Swedenborgian Church Youth League (SCYL) retreat titled Becoming You: A Retreat on Freedom, Formation, and Divine Providence. SCYL Chaplain, Rev. Renée Machiniak, seminarian Ben Gunter (with Rev. Kit Billings observing), and I led spiritual workshops and worship, while
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By Gretchen Goodine On Sunday, June 21, 2026, the Church of the New Jerusalem in Bath, Maine, held an Installation Ceremony for Rev. Alison Lane-Olsen. Alison began preaching at the church as an interim minister beginning in October of 2024. While the congregation endeavored to search for a permanent minister, the desire to find a
The Social Justice Committee presents:Faith Under Fire: Defending Democracy in the Age of Authoritarian ThreatsWednesday, October 7, 2026, 7 PM Eastern on Zoom. The agenda for this 90 minute workshop on Voting Rights includes: This workshop will be led by Min. Christian S. Watkins, MDiv (he/him). Christian serves as senior government relations advocate for Criminal Legal Systems, Democracy Reform, and Reparatory Justice at NETWORK Lobby
By Dell Rose Every tradition that claims a special revelation eventually confronts a fork in the road. Down one path lies dissolution: the sacred texts become literature, the doctrines become metaphors available for endless private reinterpretation, and the community that once gathered around a shared vision of God dissolves into a loose affinity group united
By Pastor Paul Deming, Ben Gunter, and Dell J. Rose One of the requirements for those who are pursuing ordination with the Swedenborgian Church of North America is something that is referred to as “camp experience.” Candidates must attend either Almont Summer School in Michigan, Fryeburg New Church Assembly in Maine, or an approved equivalent.
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By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence Swedenborg once remarked in his eighteen-year diary that the love of only possessing money often becomes an obsession to the point of evolving into a kind of insanity, whereas the love of being useful through money always develops into a driving force creating angels. This counsel is on my mind
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By Tom Neuenfeldt If you would like to watch the complete graduation ceremony, including the valedictorian speech given by Pastor Robert Hagan, it is available on our YouTube channel @TheSwedenborgianChurch. Having our Convention that celebrates the arts in Boston seems quite natural. Boston is the home of the Museum of Fine Arts. James Taylor was
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By Rev. Catherine Lauber The Convention Worship Service this year featured both music and poetry in the service. This is the reflection from Rev. Catherine Lauber, this year’s Convention Preacher. In addition to her reflection, several poems were shared at the service. If you would like to experience the full service and music, please visit
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