Maidstone Independent
Christian Spiritualist Church

LOCATION
Maidstone Independent Christian Spiritualist Church is on the Tonbridge Road (A26) about 1.5 miles from the bridge over the river near the centre of town.

Click here for local street map.

Picture by : David Jackett © (RIP)

CONTACT DETAILS

DIVINE SERVICES

PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALISM

WE BELIEVE

In the Fatherhood of God
The Brotherhood of all Life

WE TEACH

That each individual is personally responsible for all actions and deeds, be they good or bad.
That any wrong doing can only be corrected by the individual concerned.

WE ACCEPT

The Teachings and Example which was demonstrated by Jesus the Christ. That we will, at all times, try to live by that example.

WE KNOW

That Communion with the Spirit World is possible. That Spirit Teachers and Healers return to the Earth conditions to provide help for those who stand in need.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS for 2012

Saturday 16th June ~ 10:00am to 1:00pm

MINI PSYCHIC FAYRE
Private Readings, Crystals, Spiritual Healing
Refreshments. Free Admission

Mediums available for Readings
Norah Bone, Bill Bone, Gwen Legg & Gill Edwards

Friday 22nd June ~ 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Open Discussion, Questions & Answers including Wine & Cheese
(Donation of £3.00)

Sunday 29th July ~ 10:30am

Animal Blessing & Remembrance of Pets that have Passed

Saturday 4th August ~ 10:00am to 5:00pm

PSYCHIC FAYRE
Private Readings, Crystals, Aura Photography,
Spiritual Healing, Refreshments. Free Admission

Mediums available for Readings
Gwen Legg, Gill Edwards, Margaret Blake
Angela Briggenshaw & David Briggenshaw

Friday 7th September - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

An evening of Mediumship & Psychic Art with Malcolm Putland & Lesleigh
(Donation of £7.50)

Saturday 22nd September ~ 10:00am to 5:00pm

PSYCHIC FAYRE
Private Readings, Crystals, Aura Photography,
Spiritual Healing, Refreshments. Free Admission

Sunday 23rd September ~ 6:30pm

HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICE

Saturday 20th October ~ 10:00am to 1:00pm

1 to 1 Readings given by Developing Mediums
(Donation of £5.00)

Tuesday 16th October ~ 7:00pm

AGM followed by DIVINE SERVICE & TRUSTEES MEETING

Saturday 17th November ~ 10:00am to 1:00pm

MINI PSYCHIC FAYRE
Private Readings, Crystals, Spiritual Healing
Refreshments. Free Admission

Saturday 8th December ~ 3:00pm to 6:00pm

CHRISTMAS SOCIAL
Please come along. As always, it's great fun ~ Admission £1.00

Monday 24th December ~ 11:30pm

MIDNIGHT SERVICE with Rose & David

The Church is Closed till;

Sunday 6th January 2013

DEVELOPMENT CIRCLES

The church runs two Development Circles to train people to develop their Spiritual Gifts to work for Spirit as their conscience dictates. Circles are held on Wednesday evenings and alternate Thursday evenings.

For further details please contact;

Rose Hedley     T:  07849 694753

PRIVATE READINGS

Private Readings are available at the Church.

For further details please contact;

Rose Hedley     T:  07849 694753

PARANORMAL ASSISTANCE

As part of our work, the church provides a service to anyone experiencing Paranormal problems; offering help with Spirit Rescue, removal of unpleasant energies from a building or home, Spirit Manifestation or Spirit activity of any kind. House blessings are also available.

If you are experiencing problems, please telephone;

Rose Hedley     T:  07849 694753

SPIRITUAL HEALING

An Overview of Spiritual Healing

There is a tendency for people to think that Spiritual Healing is only done through the faith or belief of the person requiring this form of Healing. This is not true! A child or even an animal, does not know what faith or belief is and yet, they receive Spiritual Healing in the same way as anyone else.

If a faith or a belief is required then this could be termed only as Faith Healing and this need not necessarily have a Spiritual context behind it. The only requirement a patient should have is a respect for themselves and a positive attitude towards their own well being.

Spiritual Healing requires no faith or belief whatsoever on the part of the patient seeking it; nor is it a requirement that the patient needs to possess the same belief as that of the Spiritual Healer administering the Healing.

Spiritual Healing is carried out in accordance with the philosophy and teachings of Spiritualism. The actual Healing itself is one of a Spiritual nature and this has an effect on all levels within the person. I.e. mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually.

A Spiritual Healer administers Healing with this knowledge and through this realises the importance of their role as a channel for the Healing energies.

The Spiritual Healer is only a channel for the Healing energies and as such cannot direct or influence what is a natural process. The Healer should help the patient to realise that they, the patient, are also responsible for assisting the Healing process as the patients general attitude can and does have a great effect on the quality of Healing they receive.

Two main methods are available. These are;

• CONTACT HEALING where the Spiritual Healer places their hands either on or near the patient.
• ABSENT HEALING where the patients are not physically present but Healing thoughts are extended to them.

PLEASE NOTE!

All Healers used in the church are members of the Healer Practitioner Association. All have an ID card, which they should carry with them and you are invited to inspect their card to verify their credentials.

THE HISTORY OF MAIDSTONE INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH

The early history of the Church is, to say the least, a bit vague. We know that it started circa 1925 in a small room behind what was then The Central Cinema, now Boots the Chemist in King Street. It used a variety of venues, including a room over The Lamb Public House, until it moved to its present site in the 1950's and held Services in a Nissen hut.

The Founder of the present Church was a Mrs Lillian Hammerton, who had the Church built. It became registered as a place of Worship in April 1960 with Mrs Hammerton as the first President. Unfortunately, Mrs Hammerton passed to Spirit in 1961. The membership then purchased the building from her estate and, as far as we can tell, elected a Mrs New and Mrs Wright to run the church.

Mr T A Farley became the next President, followed by Mr David Jackett in his first term as President (five years). Because he was a very busy working medium on the circuit, he decided to step down from this position and Miss A E Stone (BEM) became the President until 1989. Mr Jackett then started his second term as President. Mr Jackett passed to Spirit 2003. His wife, Mrs Doreen Jackett was elected to take up the Presidency until her retirement in 2011.

In November 2011, Mr David Robinson was elected to the role of President and still holds this office.

The Minister of the Church is Mrs Rose Hedley (CSSI) who is the Registered Authorised Person to conduct Weddings and also undertakes Christening's, Naming Ceremonies and Funerals.

The Church has two Vice-Presidents: Mr Rex Austin and Mrs Pat Slattery

Trustees: Mrs D DeVito:  Mr G Craggs:  Mr M O'Brien:  Mrs R Hedley.

The Church is Independent and a Registered Charity in its own right.

SPIRITUALISM

Who are these mediums? They are highly sensitive people who have developed their psychic power - which each of us possesses to a greater or lesser degree - women’s intuition is an example. Some are born mediums; others take years to develop, while others through ignorance or lack of opportunity of development are unable to develop their gift.

The Christian Spiritualist Church bases its teachings and practices on the following:

• WE BELIEVE - In the Fatherhood of God and The Brotherhood of All Life.
• WE TEACH - That each individual is personally responsible for all actions and deeds be they good or bad. That any wrong doing can only be corrected by the individual concerned.
• WE ACCEPT - The Teachings and Example which was demonstrated By Jesus the Christ. That we will, at all times, try to Live by that example.
• WE KNOW - That communion with the Spirit World is possible. That Spirit Teachers and Healers return to the Earth Conditions to provide help for those who stand in need.

One’s religion is a very personal matter and anyone adopting Spiritualism is free to, and indeed should interpret the teaching according to their own awareness.

A major difference between Christian Spiritualism and the orthodox Christian Church is that while we accept the teaching and example set for us by Jesus Christ, we do not accept the dogma of the vicarious atonement. We believe and teach that each individual is responsible for every act of theirs, be it good or bad and that any act of wrongdoing can only be rectified by the person concerned.

Man is a spirit within a mortal body. Death is but the parting of the ways - our body to decay but our spirit to live on in a new environment.

If death were the end of everything, life would merely have a material motive, whereas the knowledge of a future existence gives life a spiritual motive and purpose beyond mere physical existence.

As discussed above, Spiritual Healing is not faith Healing. Patients have been treated without their knowledge as by Absent/Distant Healing or through being too ill or young to understand.

We do not expect you to accept these things blindly, but we do invite you to prove our claim for yourself by visiting a Spiritualist Church and forming your own conclusions.

At Spiritualist church services, worship and teachings of Spiritualism forms a part of the service with the addition that the Medium endeavors to bring those on the other side who may wish to contact their relatives or friends who may be in the congregation.

This is the real meaning of the "Communion of Saints (Spirit) and the life Everlasting".

INSPIRATIONAL POEM

BOOKS FOR SALE

A Series of 15 books relaying the teachings of the Spirit guide Silver Birch whose wisdom was channeled through the London medium Maurice Barbanell.

All of Silver Birch's books make superb reading, providing inspiration, illumination and perhaps occasionally consolation.

Over the years, the guide answered literally thousands of questions on almost every subject imaginable. Below, are the Silver Birch titles that are available. These can be read and enjoyed either individually or as a complete set, one which makes a unique collection to refer to time and time again.

Please Click Here for the link to;
"The Teachings from Silver Birch Series"

This book consists of a fascinating transcript of trance addresses recorded in the 1950's and 60's. Seldom has there been written a more succinct and compelling account of the spiritual plane, completely free from the vagueness and disjointedness that tend to characterise communications of this sort.

For your copy of "Welcome to my World"
Please email Bill Fletcher for further details

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