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I am thrilled to be serving as Director of Youth and Family!  Even before I stepped on the spiritual path it has always been my greatest desire to work with our youth. It is my passion to create a space that empowers our youth and celebrates their unique qualities with the world!   

I believe that each one of us is born to become the fullest expression of our TRUE SELF which is absolutely beautiful, brilliant and whole at our core.
 
As a young boy I always knew that I would be working with youth and families. My familial life was challenging at times as my parents struggled to be happy...even though I knew their children were the most important thing in their lives. As I look back on my childhood, it became clear that if we all just had some simple practical spiritual tools and more knowledge on the stages of child development, a lot of the suffering we experienced could have been alleviated making for a more peaceful and empowering family experience.
My pursuit of deep spiritual understanding over the last 18 years through the Ministerial studies of the Science of Mind,  spiritual psychology, child development, and a wide range of spiritual practices is the foundation  I use in creating a place of insight and knowledge for our youth and families.

My experience serving as Spiritual Leader at the Center for Spiritual Living in Raleigh,  assistant minister at the Center for Creative Living in Chicago and 15 years of working as a youth leader and adviser led me to serving my life's passion -- Director of Youth and Family at our beautiful spiritual community. One of the greatest things I leaned along the way is to practice respect and fun as we explore and express the wide spectrum of all of our gifts and talents.

All of our youth and family programs are designed to practice balance in our thought and attitudes, our emotions, bodies and spirit..Our experiential workshops, activities, outings, and community service and are always fun, empowering, safe and uplifting.

It is my deepest intention to expand our awareness, teach spiritual principles and practical tools to our community so we will all experience our greatest desire -- happier, stronger and healthier families. Join us as we share our brilliance with the world! 

A third-generation native Californian, Rev. Bill grew up in Southern California before heading north to attend college. After graduating from Stanford with a degree in Chemical Engineering, he served five years in the Marine Corps as a fighter pilot.  Returning to civilian life, he spent 33 years with IBM in various marketing and engineering assignments, and got a Masters Degree in Computer Science along the way.

After retirement from IBM in 1994, this agnostic engineer/scientist found Religious Science when a friend took him to the Redondo Beach Center. "What I heard that day just made sense to me," he says of that visit. He became a regular attendee and soon began taking Science of Mind classes with Dr. Frank Richelieu. In 1998, he moved to the desert and continued his studies with Dr. Bill Taliaferro and Dr. Tom Costa, becoming a Minister of Religious Science in 2003.

When he was installed as a Staff Minister, Rev. Bill said, "Reflecting on my professional career, I realize that I have spent my entire adult life teaching in one form or another. It just seems natural that I would choose Education as my Ministry."