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Board of Directors
Terms Expire 2011
  • Hugh R. Brown (Kempton, PA) 1st
  • Shaun N. Buss (Bryn Athyn, PA) 1st
  • Mark O. Elder (Rochester, MI) 1st
  • Charlotte Gyllenhaal (Glenview, IL) 1st
  • Fay S. Lindrooth (Bryn Athyn, PA ) 1st
  • Ronald K. Nelson (Huntingdon Valley, PA) 1st
  • Timothy V. O‘Connor (Redding, CT) 2nd
  • Jason V. Reuter (Longmont, CO) 1st
  • Matthew A. Smith (Mitchellville, MD) 1st
  • Karen D. Stoeller (Glenview, IL) 2nd
    Terms Expire 2010
  • Charles H. Ebert (Lafayette, CO) 1st
  • Robert L. Heinrichs (Olathe, CO) 2nd
  • Steven D. Hendricks (Kempton) 2nd
  • Dain Kistner (Huntingdon Valley, PA) 1st
  • Stephen A. McDonald (Bryn Athyn) 1st
  • Nathan J. Morley (Surrey, England) 2nd
  • Brooke G. Mullin (New York, NY) 1st
  • Bryon Odhner (Bryn Athyn) 2nd
  • John H. Wyncoll (Toronto) 2nd
Terms Expire 2009
  • Louisa A. Allais (Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa) 2nd
  • Dean R. Boyce (Boynton Beach, FL) 2nd
  • Michael S. Cole (St. Augustine, FL) Completing term
  • Jonathan P. Cranch (Palo Alto, CA) 2nd
  • James B. de Maine (Seattle, WA) 1st
  • Nancy L. Heilman (Pittsburgh, PA) 3rd
  • Bradley H. Johns (Mitchellville, MD) 1st
  • Alexander H. Lindsay (Sarver, PA) 1st
  • Linda S. Odhner (Horsham, PA) 1st
  • Arthur E. "Ned" Uber (Pittsburgh, PA) 2nd

Ex-Oficio Members

  • Rt. Rev. Brian Keith (Bryn Athyn, PA), Vice President
  • David O. Frazier (Bryn Athyn, PA) Chief Administrative Officer
  • Rt. Rev. Thomas K. Kline (Bryn Athyn, PA) President

Invited Guests

  • W. Leslie Alden (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • Rev. Göran R. Appelgren (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Rev. Kurt Hy. Asplundh (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • Daniel T. Allen (Huntingdon Valley, PA)
  • Rev. William O. Ankra-Badu (Accra, Ghana)
  • Tim Barbagallo (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • Tina Bartels (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • Barbara C. Bevan (Huntingdon Valley, PA)
  • Rev. Erik J. Buss (Westville, South Africa)
  • Rev. Eric H. Carswell (Huntingdon Valley, PA)
  • David E. Childs (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • T. Dudley Davis (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • The Rev. Dr. Andrew M. T. Dibb (Abington, PA)
  • Rev. Michael D. Gladish (Dawson Creek, British Columbia)
  • Rev. Daniel W. Goodenough (Big Horn, Wyoming)
  • Bruce Henderson (Huntingdon Valley, PA)
  • Lelia Howard (Huntingdon Valley, PA)
  • Kaye J. Lermitte (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • Rev. David H. Lindrooth (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • Wayne Parker (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • Rev. Philip B. Schnarr (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • James Uber (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Joseph Weiss (Bryn Athyn, PA)
  • Alaine F. York (Huntingdon Valley, PA)

Based on the Holy Bible, The New Church gains further inspiration and understanding through the teachings of 18th century scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg. In his 35 volumes of theology, Swedenborg helps set forth the Lord's plan for a rebirth of Christianity, a clear vision of God in His own Word, and what that means in our lives.

“In so far as anyone indulges in the lusts of the flesh, he is a beast and a wild animal; but so far as he takes delight in the desires of the spirit, he is a human being and an angel.”
True Christian Religion 328

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Featured Books

Light in My Darkness By Helen Keller, Revised by Ray Silverman. In this revision and expansion of her My Religion is the story of how Helen Keller, born blind and deaf, found wonder and joy in spiritual life through Swedenborg.

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Swedenborg: Life and Teaching By Trobridge, Revised by Tafel. The writings of Swedenborg tell us about his spiritual experiences and the Lord's teachings. But who was Swedenborg?

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