Independent Catholic
The Holy Catholic Church, founded by Jesus Christ, sparked to life by the Holy Spirit, brought to the world by the Apostles, is all about freedom. Catholic freedom, the very purpose behind Christ’s life and resurrection defeats sin and death, it gives us values for living, it brings both peace and challenge. The heart of the Catholic experience is freedom!
The Holy Catholic Church existed long before there was a Pope, before there was a single Eastern Patriarch, before there was even one bishop in England. Those were all later developments in Catholicism. Independent Catholicism is the mother Church of all Catholicism, the Church from which all the others grew. Every Christian, Catholic or Protestant, owes his or her faith to independent Catholicism, the Source Church. Over the centuries sects and denominations have fractionated, reformed, ruptured and revolted from their Catholic roots. But the Holy Spirit who brought Catholicism into existence has never abandoned Her; Pentecost is still happening!
Our church is catholic but independent.
We invite you to join us for any of our services. All are welcome to receive Communion at our altars, without membership or belief requirements. Participation in the Great Work of God is more important than a profession of beliefs or adherence to dogma. We maintain intellectual freedom for all.
God is adored as a loving Father, not a fierce tyrant. Our services inspire joyous devotion, not guilt or oppression.
Our true self is spiritual, but that self is often confused by the garments of a physical being (Romans 7:8-12). Our path, even though it often seems difficult or even hopeless, has a single ending that never fails: the conquest by the spiritual of the material. Those who are more evolved are giants of the intellect, saints of compassion, and powerful agents for good.:
We teach Christ’s Commandments when He said: ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and thy neighbor as thyself. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. As you sow, so shall you reap.’
We teach universal salvation, but we do not make any official statement on the range of experiences that may befall us after death.
We are less concerned with the specifics of a historical man who lived more than 2,000 years ago than we are with the Christ who lives today (Matthew 18:20). This is a mighty spiritual Presence in the world, guiding and sustaining us all.
Our lives are enriched and empowered by the outflow of the Christ-energy at our altars, in our services, and through our lives. This power is capable of producing an effect on material things and in our spiritual growth. The energy of our World Teacher floods our beings like light bulbs drive darkness from a room.
The Interdenominational Assembly of Churches
Formed out of the Indian Pentecostal Church and the African United Methodist Church in Malawi requested in 2017 to work with us. The “Eric Michel Ministries International Interdenominational Assembly of Churches was born upon the teaching of Christ. We are an association of member churches and para-churches serving members of over 25 head churches across the world. Through our local churches and our online ministries, we provide a Seminary, a Bible Academy, a missions outreach program, and resources like a counseling and support committee for Ecclesiastical rules and order via our Canon Law and Ecclesiastical College (House of Bishops), and many more. The IAoC is divided into five regions, Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, overseen by a “District Superintendent Bishop”, who provides the management and spiritual support to the churches that he is responsible for. Canada is the central headquarters in which the Archbishop Eric M. Gagnon (Minister & Founder of Eric Michel Ministries International Chaplaincies) is the international Elected Prelate and executive director of the Board of the EMMI. Members vote every year on resolutions and other business of EMMI IAoC. All Ministers serve on the membership annual assembly named the Symposium.
Members’ Services Currently, IAoC provides services in the following areas:
Counselling services
Educational services, the Seminary Footsteps of Jesus & Bible Academy limited to those seeking to enter the ministry, and Harvestime Bible Academy for any person who likes to know Christ better
Members’ community chest fund by donation and an online store
Prayers services
workshops
Chaplaincy Services
and much more.
Eric Michel Ministries International operates under the Interdenominational Assembly of Churches, an association of Churches and Para-Churches, including members of the clergies and elders, or directors.clergy
We are open to all Bible Christians from the left and the right.
The Most Important Tool: “The Bible”.
From a union of these denominations:
1. Chaplaincy, a not-for-profit religious corporation of the Methodist Nonconforming
2. New Hope Ministry & Missions of the Baptist
3. Eric Michel Pentecostal Ministry
We invite you to participate in our online church and post your worship services and your sermons, MUST BE English or French
The Rt. Rev Marie Yvonne is:
1. The Co-Founder of the Chaplaincy of Eric Michel Ministries International and New Hope Ministry, and Missions
2. President of the House of Bishops and
3. Co-Founder of the Interdenominational Assembly of Churches (Churches and Para-Churches association)
4. Group Administrator