Independent Old Catholic Church of America and Agape Seminary of Jesus

05/16/2016

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Our denomination traces its roots through the European Old Catholic Churches to the Apostolic Era.

04/06/2016

Greetings! I am Fr. David Kohls of Wisconsin. Our Primate Bp George LeM. has tasked me with website and social media monitoring and maintenance. Bp George wants to remind all that this is a Christian site intended for the loving use of the Independent Old Catholic Church. If content is displayed that is unacceptable in the eyes of the church's leadership, it may be removed. I pray that God richly blesses the various ministries that each of us are called to perform.

03/25/2016

The Westmoreland Council of the Arts congratulates Turning Point at Sonrise for the raising of their 60ft Cross today, March 25th, Good Friday! So much work, planning and heart has went into this beautiful symbol of their mission and faith! This is their art!!

02/12/2016

Some biblical Valentine's Day messages!

01/21/2016

As a man clothes his soul with the Garment of Humility, he expends all his energies to the uprooting of opinions which he has clung to and cherished. He is now on the path of distinguishing between Truth, which is absolute and unchangeable, and opinions about Truth, both his own and other's, which are many, subjective, and forever changing. He sees that his opinions about Rightgeousness, Goodness, Purity, Compassion, and Love are very separate and distinct from those qualities themselves, which stand on Divine Principles, and not on his opinions. Up to, and until, that point, the man had regarded his own opinions as holding great value, and the opinions of others he has marginalized by considering them as worthess. But now, standing in the place of humility, he ceases to extol his own opinions by defending them against the opinions of others, and in fact, considers his own opinions to be worthless, holding no value. He now begins to take refuge in the praxis of Goodness, no longer bound to his base desires and self-defined values, but he takes his stand upon the Divine Principles of Goodness, Purity, Compassion, and Love, incorporating them into his very character, and manifesting them in his daily life. He is now clothed in the Righteousness of Christ, which is incomprehensible to the world. Now he disregards his own opinions and speculations, and begins to live a life of perfect love towards all men. With each opinion utterly abandonded as a burden, there is an increased awareness of the Spirit, and he now comes to realize the greater meaning of Sacred Peace and Holy Freedom.
~ Fr. Richard +

01/14/2016

The Kingdom of Heaven is perfect peace, perfect love, perfect trust, and perfect knowledge. There are no harsh words, no bad tempers, no irritations, no suspicions, no lusts... no sins. Those who abide there live in perfect bliss, forgiving and being forgiven, ministering to each other with kindness, with loving words and selfless deeds. But what we must all realize is that this Kingdom is in the heart of every Christian; it is their rightful heritage. We can enter into the Kingdom in the here and now. But no sin can enter through the gates; no self-centered thought or impure desire can enter in and defile its perfect beauty. Every Christian may enter in, but we all must pay the price, and that is the unconditional abandonment of "self." Our King has said: "If thou wilt be perfect, sell all that thou hast.." But it is at these words that the world turns away "sorrowful." It clings to money it can not keep; rich in fears which it will not let go of; rich in selfish desires which it greedily clings to; rich in pain and sorrow; rich in strife and suffering and woes; rich in all things that are not true riches at all. Yet they are poor in riches which can only be found within God's Kingdom. They are rich in all things pertaining to darkness and death, but poor in those things which are Light and Life. And that Light, that Life, can be realized now. For he then, who would enter into the Kingdom, let him pay the price and enter!
~ Fr. Richard +

12/29/2015

This Christmas season comes with a lot of God's actualization of His promises. God is Emmanuel. He is with us. I the beginning He was ,still is today and will be with us to the end. Through Him all was made and through Him all is saved and made right with God. From this part of the world, Africa, we know that those words of scripture are true.
Whatever your situation, apparently very hard or nasty, Christ is in control. Trust Him on this. Hand over your case to Him.
Remember, His yoke is lighter. In times of sorrow trust in His rod and staff they will comfort you. In times of shame He lays a table for you before your enemies. In times of lack He will make your cup to run over. In times of fear He will lead you beside still waters. Trust in Him enough to believe He can do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think.

As we end this year 2015 , let us forget the negatives, focus our positive energies on the promises of tje Lord for the new year.

The them for year C for the IOCC in Africa is Reconciliation. Let us forgive those who offended us and ask of the same from those that we offended. God bless you all as yow configure a new year full of God's riches and blessings.

+George, IOCC bishop, Africa

12/23/2015

12/13/2015

"Angels" are actually the lowest level. There's A LOT more above them than most people know...

11/28/2015

This is church music..

Here is the music video of the song "Hallelujah" performed by Mike Calvert. This song was written by Leonard Cohen. Mike Calvert does not own the rights to t...

11/11/2015

What do you think about this?

Msgr. Charles M. Mangan & Father Gerald E. Murray. "Why a priest should wear his Roman collar." The Roman collar is a sign of priestly consecration to the Lord. What else did he say? Click here.