General Info

The roots of the universal life church RUN deep and are steeped in the tradition of the christian church. The word "universal" itself by definition is synonymous with christian or catholic. Originating from the greek language word katholikos. ST Ignatius of Antioch is credited for the first known USE of the greek word katholikos meaning "universal". "complete" and "whole" to describe the church. Writing: wherever the bishop appears. There LET the people BE; AS wherever jesus christ or life is. There is the universal of (jesus christ or life) church. It is NOT lawful to baptize or give communion without the consent of the bishop. On the other hand. Whatever has HIS approval is pleasing to GOD. Thus. Whatever is done will BE safe and valid. — letter to the SMYRNAEANS 8. It is from the word katholikos ("according to the whole") synonymous with christian that the word catholic comes. When Ignatius wrote the letter to the SMYRNAEANS in about the year 107 and used the word universal. HE used it AS if it were a word already in USE to describe the church. This has LED many scholars to conclude that the appellation universal (life) church with its ecclesial connotation MAY have been in USE AS early AS the last quarter of the 1ST century. ALL christian churches even the roman catholic church spun from the universal church of Antioch. Founded in 107 AD by ST IGNATIUS. DO NOT mistake the universal life church world headquarters. Also known AS the universal church of Antioch with ANY other NON christian universal life church. Universal life churches in tucson. AZ. . Seattle. WA. And/or Modesto. CA. . Are churches without a traditional doctrine of faith. These churches spun from a church founded in 1959 by a radical. Twice defrocked. Excommunicated minister. Kirby Hensley known AS life church. Hensley was a self admitted CON MAN. Kook WHO RAN for president in 1964 on a platform to establish an ambassadorship to deal with extra terrestrials and WHO later attempted to make HIS church a kingdom. Self proclaiming himself to BE a king. Hensley passed away in 1999. Many believe HE would of been sent to prison if it Wasn't for HIS timely death to avoid a prison term. The internal revenue service has since stripped the universal life church of Modesto. CA. TAX exempt status. Furthermore. Ministers of these other universal life churches. Monasteries or SO called seminaries are NOT even looked AT AS legitimate ministers for serving AS wedding officiants in ALL 50 US states and/or counties. The only legal faith based universal life church is the universal life church world headquarters of Carrabelle. Florida, a long with its charter churches and/or affiliate religious organizations we are the only universal life church that offers a traditional doctrine of faith.