Center for Inner Peace

About the Center

The Center for Inner Peace is an interfaith church and spiritual growth center. It is committed to helping persons find and experience the inner peace which comes from being attuned to and aligned with the Divine Presence.

We are open to insights and revelations from all valid spiritual paths, and therefore we draw from teachings of many faiths, including Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist, Islamic, and others. We are also open to contemporary sources of spiritual nourishment, such as A Course in Miracles and Conversations with God.

While intentionally eclectic, our basic orientation is compatible with the metaphysical and New Thought outlook as expressed through such groups as Unity, Divine Science, and Religious Science.

We are officially affiliated with United Religions Initiative. We have no creed or statement of faith. We encourage persons to seek above all else an ever-expanding consciousness of Truth and an ever-growing awareness of God — the Divine Presence — as a Living, daily reality in the midst of their lives. Whatever paths assist in achieving these ends, we believe to be valid and worthy of reverence.

We welcome all who are seeking spiritual fulfillment, but feel they have not yet found it through other churches or groups or on their own. We are a different kind of church, and we invite you to check us out for several Sundays to see if you feel guided to make us your spiritual home. If we are not the right place for you, keep on searching until you find what you need.

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About Our Sunday Meeting

Our worship experience is intended to be an experience in worship. A high priority is placed on truly meeting (hence the designation of our gatherings as Sunday Meetings), the Living Presence of the Divine. Believing this is most likely to happen when we are silent, we begin our service (at 10:00am) with a half-hour of quiet meditation time, with soft music in the background. Those not comfortable with this much silence, we urge to arrive by 10:25 am.

The Meetings are continually open to Spirit’s direction, much in the fashion of the early Quakers. This means we are ever evolving and unfolding regarding the form and structure of the post-meditation portion of our Meeting. Usually there is a sharing of thought-provoking quotes followed by quiet reflection and Spirit-led sharings. Sometimes there is a brief message by the minister. Sometimes there is a Spirit-prompted flow of questions and answers regarding spiritual concerns. Sometimes the minister shares insights gained from current life experiences. Some meetings ma be active and talkative, while others are rather quiet and receptive. Regardless of the shape of the service, what is sensed is of greater importance than what is said.

When verbal participation is appropriate, we suggest you subject your sharings to two questions before engaging the tongue: 1) Will it improve upon the silence? and 2) Is it prompted by Divine Spirit/Presence rather than ego?

We conclude our Meeting with a period of prayer, followed by a closing peace circle around our worship center. The closing offers a final opportunity for sharing.

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