1st- Harrison D. Barrett 1893-1907
2nd- Dr. George B. Warne 1907-1925
3rd- Joseph P. Whitewell 1925-1944
4th- Charles Smith 1944-1956
5th- Robert Macdonald 1956-1973
6th- Reverend Joseph Merrill 1973-1994
7th- Reverend Brenda Wittich 1994-1997
8th- Reverend Barbare Thurman 1997-2003
9th- Reverend Pamla Ashlay 2003
10th Reverend Lelia E. Cutler 2004-present
The symbol of our church is the Sunflower
and our motto is "As the Sunflower turns its
face to the light of the sun, so Spiritualism turns
the face of humanity towards the light of truth."
We talk a lot about the Spirit World. What
is it?
The Spirit World is a natural state of existence,
originated and sustained by natural law. It
includes many varied conditions or spheres that
correspond to the variant intellectual, moral and
spiritual planes of inhabitants. At physical death
each human soul passes into a condition in
correspondence with its degree of unfoldment,
ethical and spiritual and under the law of eternal
progression. Through continued aspiration and
effort, it is destined to outgrow its imperfections
and ever increase in goodness, knowledge, wisdom and happiness as the endless ages roll.
What is the purpose of Mediumship?
The purpose of mediumship is to establish
communications with those that have made the
transition from the physical to the spirit world and to prove the continuity of life, to help
the bereaved and remove the fear of death and
produce the phenomena of Spiritualism.
Chicago World's Fair in September of 1893.
The Association filed for incorporation on November 1, 1893 in Washington, DC.
The official publication of our church is the
Summit Magazine (TNS). It is filled with articles and news about Spiritualism from around the country and the world. If you are interested in seeing a copy or subscribing, please contact the National Spiritualist Summit at 3521 W. Topeka Dr., Glendale, AZ 85308.
The official Lyceum publication is called the
Spotlight. This is designed to inform
children about spirituality and spiritualism.
If you would like to see a copy or subscribe
to the Spotlight, please contact
The Lyceum Spotlight, 1418 Hall S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49506
The ministry of the National Spiritualist
Association of Churches is certified, after
prescribed courses of study through the
Morris Pratt Institue of Milwaukee, WI.
The ministry consists of:
Reverend (Rev.) An Ordained Minister
National Spiritualist Teacher (NST)
Licentiate Minister (LM)
Certified Mediums (CM)
Commissioned Healers (CH)
Certification requirements can be found in the
NSAC By-Laws, the NSAC Handbook and
in the Morris Pratt Minister's Course.