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Church of
Spiritual Light was co-founded by Renee Bledsoe
and David Essel. The first gathering was held on
April 13, 2008.
Empowered and inspired by deep gratitude for the
Light of Mother/Father God, great respect for
the Earth and
absolute love for humankind, this church was
created to celebrate and honors all our relations.
Church of Spiritual Light creates a sacred space
where anyone can connect to divinity, to the
heart and soul of the self, to each other and
all that is from exactly where we are at on the
map of their own consciousness.
Ministers
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 Rev. Renee
Bledsoe is ordained clergy and a minister in the
Order of the Melchezidek Priesthood and an Adept
initiate in the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of
Light. She is also a soul coach and
web designer. Helping people to find and
activate their medicine and personal power is
her medicine. She is the founder of Addiction
Alchemy™, a self-help addiction and life
recovery system based on the Medicine Wheel and Kabbalah. Renee is
also a Kabbalist,
Teacher and 2nd Step Ritual Master in the
tradition of the
Modern Mystery School and an initiated
shamanic practitioner. She is also a
Reiki Master/Teacher. Renee has just completed
her first book, 101 Ways To Raise Your
Vibration and is now working on two
other books (working titles), Surviving
The Lie: A Sacred Journey to Healing Through
Addiction And Codependency and
Addiction Alchemy: A Portal to the World Beyond
Sobriety.
Renee's passion is to help create
synergistic communities which will raise the bar
on human potential, through healing work,
education and helping people connect to their
calling. For more info visit
www.weavestheweb.com and
www.addictionalchemy.com
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Rev. Samantha
Banks is an ordained minister, an intitiated
Adept, Teacher, Ritual Master, Celtic Shaman,
Kabbalist and Priestess with the
Modern Mystery School, a school located in
over 22 countries tht brings higher occult
teachings from the lineage of King Saloman to
the general public. Samantha is a Reiki Master
and both practices and teaches the healing arts.
Samantha has also undertaken numerous shamanic
journeys that have taken her understanding of
the earth, the four directions and the five
elements to a level of deep connection and
AGAPE. It is Samantha's passion to facilitate
healing and self discovery for all who cross her
path on the journey to enlightenment. Through
specialized meditations and ancient techniques
Samantha is able to open hearts and minds in a
gentle and loving manner and it is her greatest
work and pleasure to affect change individually,
knowing that peace worldwide starts from the
inside. Samantha was born and raised in
Bedfordshire, England and for the past five
years has resided in Naples with her husband and
two children. For more info visit
www.shamansblessings.com
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Jacqui Knapp
has been the Minister of Music at the CoSL since
October of 2008. She sings regularly in the
Southwest Florida Symphony Chorus and Chamber
Chorus. Jacqui has been singing since she was
nine and has been in choirs throughout her life.
She recently graduated from Florida Gulf Coast
University with a Bachelors of Arts in Biology
and is planning to teach science in the near
future. "Music is my passion. It is the one
thing I could do for the rest of my life without
expecting a single pay check". Jacqui sings
acapella at the church and her songs vary from
Kelly Clarkson and Pink to Sarah Brightman and
musical selections. The songs Jacqui picks to
sing every Sunday are spirit guided and connect
Jacqui and listeners to the
divine in powerful ways.
The Choir of Angels is a small mostly acapella
group directed by Jacqui Knapp. This group
started in March of 2009 at the Church of
Spiritual Light in Fort Myers. The CoA makes
regular appearances at the CoSL as well as The
Center for Spiritual Living in Cape Coral. The
group consists of Jacqui Knapp (soprano),
Claudia Guanes (mezzo soprano), Jessica Harpin
(alto), Mike Hussion (tenor). The CoA sings a
variety of music, ranging from Wholly Holy Way
by Ricky Byars and Seasons of Love from Rent, to
choral music such as Weep No More by David
Childs and the Seal Lullaby by Eric Whitacre
along with traditional songs like Amazing Grace.
"It is fun to get together to make beautiful
music with friends" (Harpin). The choir
rehearses every Tuesday night from 630-8pm at
the CoSL in Fort Myers. If you are interested in
singing with the choir (or accompaning the
choir), please call Jacqui at (239)223-2078.
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