1 Universal Life Church, Modesto, CaliforniaThe "grandfather of all degree and ordination mills" offers free ordination and an honorary DD for $20.2 American Fellowship Church, Carmel, California- began life as the Mother Earth Church, ordination costs $25, special titles for $35, and an honorary DD costs $50.3 Progressive Universal Life Church, Sacramento, California- ordination costs $19.50, special titles $20, and the DD costs $75.4 National Interfaith Seminary, St Paul, Minnesota- offers ordination through the Universal Life Church, aftercompleting its courses, with prices starting at $488.5 True Grace Ministries Christian Ministers' Association- advocates ordination through the Universal Life Church.6 Universal Life Church of Alabama, Evergreen, Alabama- offers ordination through a website link to ULC, and offers at least six free PhDs and a master's degree in "universal theology."7 World Christianship Ministries, Fresno, California- offers "ordination packages" from $39 to $185; the honorary DD costs $39, but comes free with "ordination packages" costing $82 or more.8 United Christian Ministries International, Columbia, Indiana- offers free ordination by email, a letter recording ordination costs $10, and a signed and certificate costs $30.9 Victory New Testament Fellowship International- offers a $50 ordination package, including framable certificate and ID card. Pages of its website are reprinted in the newsletter of new Penetecostal church in Dublin.10 First International Church of the Web- offers an "all-in-one Ordination Package" at $25, its DD certificate for $30, independent church charters at $25, and, for a $20 contribution, a title certificate with the title of your choice, including reverend, pastor, evangelist, minister, chaplain, deacon, elder and missionary.
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1 Universal Life Church, Modesto, CaliforniaThe "grandfather of all degree and ordination mills" offers free ordination and an…
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