“Namaste!”
This is a Hindu greeting that means, “I salute the divinity in you.”
When I was in my 40’s, I read the book, The Superbeings, by John
Randolph Price. This prompted me to study the Bible from a
spiritual perspective which provided me with a greater
understanding of our divinity, children of God, made in His Image,
whole and holy.
My first years of study were with the Unity School of Religious
Studies. I graduated in 1994 and became a Licensed Unity Teacher
and Spiritual Counselor.
Further studies led to becoming a Graduate of Divine Science. After
extensive training, I received my license as a Practitioner in 1998
and attended Ministerial School in Washington, DC. Upon
completion of a year’s internship, I was ordained a minister and
received my license in December, 1999.
I became Associate Minister at Valley Community Church, Divine Science in January 2000. In 2001, I joined the
faculty of the Divine Science School in Washington, DC, as a Divine Science Correspondence Teacher. In 2002,
I participated in a Chaplain Training program, and became a church chaplain.
Following an inner urge to focus on healing, I founded The Light of Christ Church in June 2004. It was based on
Divine Science Founder, Malinda Cramer’s book, Divine Science and Healing. In December 2007, I went into
semi-retirement, leaving the position as minister of The Light of Christ Church; and for the next year continued
only with the Divine Science Correspondence Classes.
Today, my ministerial work includes teaching Correspondence Classes with the Divine Science School in
Washington, DC; and assisting the ministers at Valley Community Church, D.S., as needed, in teaching classes,
serving as guest speaker or platform assistant, and practitioner work.
faculty of the Divine Science School in Washington, DC, as a Divine Science Correspondence Teacher. In 2002,
I participated in a Chaplain Training program, and became a church chaplain.
Following an inner urge to focus on healing, I founded The Light of Christ Church in June 2004. It was based on
Divine Science Founder, Malinda Cramer’s book, Divine Science and Healing. In December 2007, I went into
semi-retirement, leaving the position as minister of The Light of Christ Church; and for the next year continued
only with the Divine Science Correspondence Classes.
Today, my ministerial work includes teaching Correspondence Classes with the Divine Science School in
Washington, DC; and assisting the ministers at Valley Community Church, D.S., as needed, in teaching classes,
serving as guest speaker or platform assistant, and practitioner work.
Reverend Betty Tarpley