The Church of the Spiral Tree

Membership Form
Youth Membership Form (Under 18)

The Church of the Spiral Tree (CST) is a non-profit, volunteer-staffed, ecumenical pagan church, designed to foster and celebrate a sense of community and family among pagans, both locally and in other regions of the country/world. CST celebrates the unique pagan family: parents, children, elders, and extended family. It is an ecumenical church in that it encompasses all traditions, and is non-exclusive. It welcomes all who revere the Earth Mother and who respect themselves and others, regardless of which tradition one is affiliated with.

CST was incorporated in August 1997 by Linda Kerr to provide a legal, tax-exempt status to the Pagan community. This status enables us to offer to the community a variety of open rituals that anyone may attend, to ordain ministers, and to extend our tax-exempt status to sub-groups of CST. One of our projects has been the forming of a Pagan cover school program for homeschooling families in Alabama (Sacred Grove Academy). CST also has a Community Relief Fund, so we can collectively donate money in the name of an established Pagan church to individuals in need and to disaster relief efforts, including the American Red Cross. CST is pleased to offer a Pagan Prisoner Committee, which provides outreach to incarcerated members.

CST offers regular rituals on the sabbats. Membership in Church of the Spiral Tree is not required to participate in our rituals; however, if you like us enough to come to several rituals and gatherings, we encourage you to join as a paid member of CST. Your membership fee helps pay for the ritual supplies, supplies for the gatherings, postage for mailouts, and helps support the web page. You also get that warm fuzzy feeling that comes from knowing you're supporting a worthwhile group that you yourself like, appreciate, and patronize!

Membership in Church of the Spiral Tree is open to everyone (under 18 may join the Church as Youth Members upon filing a Youth Membership Form which includes a signature of parent or guardian granting permission and approval), regardless of ethnic group, previous religious affiliation, gender or sexual orientation. Anyone may attend its public rituals and larger festivals. We are not a large organization, so there is ample opportunity for everyone to get to know one another and be an active participant in circles and other functions.

CST is currently seeking members!

Services of CST Include:

Sacred Grove Academy: pagan cover school for Alabama homeschoolers
Pagan Prisoner Committee
Community Relief Fund
Regular sabbat rituals
Web site with lists of ordained ministers, festivals, and Pagan network contacts

Membership Benefits Include:

Newsletter for members only
Networking with other members
Reimbursement of expenses paid while acting as a CST volunteer
Discount on enrollment in Sacred Grove Academy
Discounts by church-affiliated individuals on certain festivals and functions; for example Linda Kerr's festivals Moondance and FallFling
Ministerial credentials (extra fee)
Option to begin a local chapter of CST

Some of our planned and upcoming projects and goals include
(but are not limited to):

Purchase property for church use, rituals, festivals, camping, etc.
Offer group health insurance or HMO to members
Provide education/information on paganism for both the general public and for other pagans
Protect the civil rights of pagans by educating law enforcement officials

If you would like to help with any of the above, have any further ideas for the church, or have any resources which would be of benefit, please contact us.

NOTE: We feel the church will have a better chance of successfully meeting members' needs if it is easily and locally accessible to them; therefore, we are encouraging members to begin their own chapter of CST. For more information about forming chapters, click here.

Membership Form

How to contact us:

Spiral Tree
P.O. Box 8396
Columbus, GA 31908

(706) 570-1017

cst at spiraltree dot org

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