Agape International Spiritual Center
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Agape International Spiritual Center is a transdenominational congregation in Culver City
, California
. Founded in 1986 by Michael Bernard Beckwith, it currently has approximately 9,000 members who follow its New Thought
spirituality. Beckwith leads the congregation along with his wife, Ricki Byars-Beckwith. Agape provides weekly services led by Beckwith, the Agape University of Transformational Studies and Leadership, and various ministries and outreach programs.
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Founded in 1986 by Michael Bernard Beckwith, it currently has approximately 9,000 members who follow its New Thought
New Thought
New Thought promotes the ideas that "Infinite Intelligence" or "God" is ubiquitous, spirit is the totality of real things, true human selfhood is divine, divine thought is a force for good, sickness originates in the mind, and "right thinking" has a healing effect.Although New Thought is neither...
spirituality. Beckwith leads the congregation along with his wife, Ricki Byars-Beckwith. Agape provides weekly services led by Beckwith, the Agape University of Transformational Studies and Leadership, and various ministries and outreach programs.