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"Our goal includes building bridges
between various factions so that
everyone can work together as a family." - Fred Harris |
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[ABOVE] Anne Bowman, Paula Sutton, Fred
Harris, Helen Luke, (front) Anne's son
Alex.
[LEFT] Steffani Murray.
[BELOW] Judy Langston[l]; Linda MacDonald [r] |
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PURPOSES
The purposes of the Corporation are:
This Corporation is a church with purposes which are
solely and entirely charitable, religious,
spiritual, educational and scientific, and within
such type of activities, its purposes include:
A. To foster faith in God, by the primary
means of disseminating the teachings of The Urantia
Book through a ministry of tolerance of other
beliefs and loving concern for all men and women.
B. To deliver the good news of the one God in
heaven and the gift of eternal life which all
receive by faith.
C. To proclaim the salvation of God for all
people, and to minister to the sick and afflicted,
and set free those who are bound by fear and
enslaved by evil.
D. To establish, operate, support and
encourage spiritual centers and communities which
will assist in the search for truth, beauty and
goodness in everyday lives, through concepts
presented in The Urantia Book and in other spiritual
teachings.
E. To support, encourage and strengthen all
religious institutions toward the fulfillment of
their unique potentials in ministering to the
spiritual needs of the public.
F. To aid, support, maintain, and assist, by
gift, donation or otherwise, established religious
or charitable institutions, whose objects or
purposes are to give religious, spiritual,
educational or charitable assistance to children,
maimed, crippled, aged, indigent or needy persons,
or to aid, support, maintain, assist, give, or
donate to such individuals who are deserving of
charitable or spiritual assistance.
G. To assist by gift, loan, or otherwise such
talented, industrious, or needy persons, as shall be
selected by the Directors of this Corporation, to
pursue their religious or spiritual studies in any
school or university approved by such Directors.
H. To proclaim this gospel of the fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood of people to all nations
and races and ever be wise in our choice of methods
for presenting the good news.
I. To maintain as its symbol the banner
of Michael, the material emblem of the Trinity
government of all creation, the three azure blue
concentric circles on a white background.
These three concentric circles are emblematic of the
infinity, eternity, and universality of the Paradise
Trinity.
J. To operate through its officers, Directors,
committees, or other agencies. |
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Mind, Body
& Spirit, is recognized as an entity where
contributions to it are tax deductible for federal
income tax purposes. See
attached IRS ruling. |
Teens at Camp Goodness |
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The Mind, Body and Spirit Church
by Fred Harris
 Mind,
Body & Spirit, Inc. was formed to formalize the
relationship of the Urantia Book readers in Tallahassee,
Florida. Although the group initially gathered to read the
Urantia Book, we were really put into high gear when for ten
years we were taught by a celestial teacher named “Will” who
encouraged us to spend time with God every day, to provide
selfless service and to treat everyone like our brother or
sister. [Read more of this story in Fred Harris's
online book,
Correcting Time]. These spiritual lessons were the
springboard for much of what we have done thereafter.
People affiliated with MBS have come and gone over the
years, but presently the board and members are Paula Sutton,
Helen Luke, Judy Langston, Linda MacDonald,
Anne Bowman, Steffani Murray, and Fred Harris. MBS is also affiliated
with
The Association for Light and Life.
Just a few of the
things that we have sponsored or supported over the years:
1. We sponsored the
Network of the Heart gathering at a Methodist retreat center
in Fayetteville, Arkansas,in 1994.
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We edited and published (with Byron Belitsos and Elianne Obadia)
The Center Within, Lessons from the Heart of the Urantia
Revelation.
3. We sponsored eight
years of Celestial Nights, February gatherings of our friends
at the beaches of North Florida. Read about and relive
CN2003 and
CN2008.
4. We built a
Temple to the Father
in the woods near Tallahassee.
5. Every week we
publish a Urantia Book quote in the local newspaper along with an
invitation to the public to attend our meetings (and some did). We
didn’t know if anyone was reading them, but when we stopped for a
few weeks, we heard from some people that they missed seeing them,
so we continued. You never know.
6. MBS is a church
recognized by the IRS and contributions to MBS are tax deductible.
As a result, we have raised funds and contributed funds to many
different projects, including:
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In connection with Square Circles,
MBS is currently supporting the
Bridge
Course Dormitory Fund
for Poorest Girls in
Bihar, India. Contributions can be made either via Paypal
or by check, earmarked
"Bridge Course Dormitory Fund"
and made out to:
Mind, Body & Spirit, Inc.
c/o Fred F. Harris, Jr.
Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
101 East College Ave.
Tallahassee, Florida 32301 |
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