OneSpirit exists to serve people of all faiths and none. Our purpose is to promote respect and understanding between those of different beliefs. We do not promote any particular religious affiliation, belief or doctrine as part of our mission. We are driven by the desire to unite voices, skills, and individuals from all walks of life in a shared space – fostering deep listening, connection, and community.
Born out of a response to the horrors of the Holocaust, our organisation is founded on the desire to promote peace in the world by deepening our capacity for understanding and dialogue and encouraging and equipping others to do the same. OneSpirit is a beacon illuminating the power of human connection, compassion, and transformation. Throughout our existence, our narrative has continuously been redefined while our hearts remain the same – steadfast in our commitment to peace-building, empathy, and acceptance, fundamental elements of our enduring mission.
Established in 1996, OneSpirit is an educational charity that embraces and serves all – those with a faith and those without. We offer a diverse array of short courses exploring themes such as peace-making, inner leadership, sacred activism, embracing diversity, and spiritual counselling. Furthermore, our 2-year Ministry training program nurtures individuals called to serve others, aligning with their authentic selves. We help to educate and enable those called to serve people of all faiths in our diverse communities.
More than 1,000 individuals have completed our training and our graduates express their ministries in a wide variety of ways. A great many of our graduates are involved in conducting weddings, funerals and blessing ceremonies as OneSpirit Interfaith Ministers or celebrants. Some have started their own centres, worship communities and spiritual education programmes. Others tend more towards offering spiritual counselling - privately, or in hospitals, hospices, prisons, colleges and schools.
Some have taken their calling - whether expressed in explicitly 'spiritual' terms or not - into business training, into corporate multi-nationals, into peace-making projects and into the whole passage of family and community life, including parenting. Many have brought increased inspiration to their work as artists, writers and musicians. And for some, the results of the training have simply been a more authentic expression of who they are and a deeper sharing of their spirituality with others in their everyday lives.