The Agape Center for Spiritual Living is a “New Thought” spiritual community and is an affiliated member of the United Centers for Spiritual Living. New Thought is simply the premise that with every new thought we can create a new life.

The New Thought tradition dates to the 1880s and has its roots in the Transcendentalist Movement of the 1830s. New Thought has a long and respected history, and includes luminaries such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Phineas Quimby, Thomas Troward and Emma Curtis Hopkins. Some of the better known authors today whose writings parallel our teachings are Norman Vincent Peale, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Neale Donald Walsch, Eckhart Tolle, and many others.

Our teachings incorporate the ancient wisdom of all spiritual traditions through the ages. People on all spiritual paths -- Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Islam, New Age and others -- are all welcome in our Agape community.

Our Founder
Dr. Ernest Holmes (January 21, 1887 - April 7, 1960) was the Founder of United/International Centers for Spiritual Living. Dr. Holmes’ book, The Science of Mind, is recognized today as one of the leading viewpoints in modern metaphysics and New Thought. Ernest Holmes incorporated the mystical (an experience of God) with the metaphysical.

Dr. Holmes developed a universal philosophy and tools for spiritual living which profoundly resonate to this day. His work provides us with a personal spiritual path, an understanding of our relationship with the Universe, and a connected and joyful approach to daily living.