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ATTENTION: Major changes will be made to this website by the end of March, 2008. The site will feature selections from Eric Stetson's new book, Christian Universalism: God's Good News For All People, which will be available in print by that time. Our links page will be cleaned up to remove dead links and to add some wonderful new links we have discovered. A very important new development in Eric's ministry is the creation of The Christian Universalist Association (CUA) in 2007. The CUA is an interdenominational, ecumenical organization for churches, ministries, and individuals who believe in Christian Universalism. It is a legally incorporated, tax-exempt non-profit organization, with a Board of Directors of 13 ministers, evangelists, professors and authors, including Eric who is the Executive Director.
- July 2: Added 13 more congregations to the Churches Directory:
- Indian Hills Church - North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Prince of Peace Lutheran Church - Covina, California (Los Angeles - Orange County area)
- City of Refuge United Church of Christ (Refuge Ministries) - San Francisco, California
- Rock Fellowship - Waco, Georgia
- Life Givers Ministries - Lincolnton, Georgia
- New fellowship/study group forming in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Joyful Sound Worship Center - Belton, Missouri (Kansas City area)
- "The Church that meets at Bobby's House" - Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Providence Bible Students - Providence, Rhode Island
- Calvary Lutheran Church - Richland Hills, Texas (Dallas - Fort Worth area)
- Pisgah United Methodist Church - Tazewell, Virginia
- Community Church of the Bible - Spokane, Washington
- Light of the World Ministries - Emerald, Victoria, Australia (Melbourne area)
- May 28:
- April 17:
- Added a long article called Jesus, The Savior of All by Scott Ketelsen. This is a Bible study which has been used to spread the Good News of universal reconciliation to hundreds of people in Tacoma, Washington and around the world. The author encourages readers to print it out and distribute it for evangelism or use it in your own local fellowship or study group. Christian-Universalism.com is making this document available to read or download in MS Word format.
- Added two new articles to the FAQ:
- Added three new testimonies:
- Added four new churches to the Churches Directory:
- February 15:
- We are pleased to be able to offer a new multimedia CD minidisc called Dear Lisa by Peter Hardt. This minidisc includes a slideshow with text, graphics, and music, presenting the universalist interpretation of the Bible in a powerful and easy-to-understand way. It also includes the full text of a couple dozen articles about Christian Universalism and related subjects, for reference. Peter Hardt is willing to give anyone who is interested in Christian Universalism a free copy of this CD.
- Added five new churches to the Churches Directory:
- Added four pages for churches already listed in the directory that have answered our survey:
- Unfortunately, we had to remove two churches from the directory. One was in Hollywood, Florida and the other was in Fort Worth, Texas. Both of them have new ministers who do not believe in universal reconciliation. With all the churches added and deleted, the total number of churches in our Christian Universalist Churches Directory is now 74.
- January 25:
- Added seven new churches to the Churches Directory:
- Added six pages for churches already listed in the directory that have answered our survey:
- Unfortunately, we had to remove two churches from the directory. One was in Casa Blanca, New Mexico, which has a new minister who does not believe in universal reconciliation. The other one was a home-based fellowship in Booneville, Arkansas, which stopped holding meetings because the leaders are elderly and have had serious health problems. With all the churches added and deleted, the total number of churches in our Christian Universalist Churches Directory is now 71.
- January 11:
- Added a new article to the FAQ: Why preach the Gospel if all are saved?
- Added nine pages for churches that have answered our survey:
- Added more material to these two existing pages for churches that have provided us with further information:
- Unfortunately, we had to remove one church from the directory (the one in Modesto, California) because we learned they have recently decided to close down.
- January 2, 2006: We have found 38 more churches and meeting groups with leaders who believe in Christian Universalism, and have added them to our Churches Directory, raising the total to 67 now listed. Many of the new listings only include limited contact information, and none of them have yet been surveyed in detail. We plan to conduct surveys of all these ministers as soon as possible, and hopefully gain much additional information for our database and directory.
- December 23:
- Added a major new section to this website, the Christian Universalist Churches Database and Directory. This includes pages of information about churches and meeting groups led by ministers who believe in Christian Universalism. Congregations are listed by country, state, and metropolitan area, and some churches also have a full page on Christian-Universalism.com with additional detailed information. Such information has never before been collected and organized for the use of the general public. Christian-Universalism.com is the only Christian Universalist website offering a large, systematic directory of churches! We will be adding to this directory frequently, as we continue to find more churches suitable for listing. The Churches Directory currently includes about 30 congregations, in two countries:
- Added a page describing our new monthly newsletter, The Christian Universalist Connection. Subscribers will receive all kinds of interesting information about what's going on in the Christian Universalist movement, a lot of which will not be published anywhere else.
- December 16:
- Added a collection of short testimonies and comments for the year 2005 -- positive reactions and personal stories (under 250 words each) sent to us by email or posted in the Guestbook during the past year.
- Also added five more individual testimonies:
- December 6: Added a new testimony by the webmaster: God Drew Me Out Of Darkness. Testimony of Eric Stetson, founder of Hope Through Christ Ministries and creator of Christian-Universalism.com. Eric discusses his conversion to fundamentalist Christianity, descent into religious despair, rebirth into the knowledge of God's love, and hope for all people.
- December 3: Added a new testimony: God Is More Real, More Loving, More True
- November 23: Added a new page to the FAQ: What about the "narrow gate" to heaven?
- November 19: Added a short article: When Faith Is Tested, Hope Remains by Eric Stetson. When difficult events in life test our faith, shaking it to its very foundations, what can we rely upon? On what, exactly, does our faith stand?
- August 4: Added two new testimonies:
- July 27: Added the following material to the FAQ:
- July 5:
- June 21: Added two new pages to the FAQ:
- June 19: Added two new pages to the FAQ:
- June 13:
- June 4:
- Moved the contents of SeeJesusChrist.net to a new domain name, Christian-Universalism.com. This should help to get higher search engine rankings for the term "Christian Universalism" and other keywords related to universalism.
- Added two new pages to the Christian Universalist FAQ:
- Added a link in the Christian Universalist Index to a Yahoo group, Christian Universalist Fellowship, a friendly place for Christian Universalists and people considering Christian Universalism to meet for discussion, prayer, fellowship and networking. This group is run by Eric Stetson, founder and webmaster of Christian-Universalism.com (originally SeeJesusChrist.net). The group was created several months ago to be a debating forum for universalists to talk with Christians who believe in eternal hell and other views of salvation and damnation, but now Eric has decided to change its focus, purpose, and atmosphere. If you would like to help build an online gathering place for Christian Universalist fellowship, please join!
- May 14:
- Added a Christian Universalist FAQ, which contains the following articles for now:
- Added a page listing all religious articles by Eric Stetson, SeeJesusChrist.net founder and webmaster, including his Christian Universalist articles as well as the following miscellaneous texts he has written:
- True Christian Morality on End-of-Life Issues: What Should Christianity Teach about the Terri Schiavo Case and Artificial Life Support -- An Alternative View
- Bahai-Faith.com -- The Baha'i Faith: An Ex-Baha'i Christian View. Eric Stetson was a Baha'i for four years before converting to Christianity. He explains why he left the Baha'i religion and accepted Jesus Christ, along with an overview of Baha'ism and links to many interesting resources. Ex-Baha'i Christian testimonies, criticism of the Baha'i Faith, comparative religion and Christian apologetics, etc.
- Added a "What's New" page listing all additions to SeeJesusChrist.net in reverse chronological order.
- April 28: Added a short article: A Helping Hand in Heaven by Eric Stetson. We all have a Father in heaven looking out for us. God's grace is the only thing that can save us from our sinful human nature, not our own efforts to perfect ourselves.
- April 26: Added a medium-length article: God's Love Can Never Fail: The True Meaning of the Cross of Christ by Eric Stetson. Why did Jesus Christ have to die on the cross, if there is no eternal hell for sinners and unbelievers? The cross is proof of God's infinite compassion and love for all people.
- March 26: Added a medium-length article: Hell: Satan's Biggest Lie by Eric Stetson. Why the devil wants us to believe God tortures people forever in hell. The doctrine of eternal hell has done more damage to Christianity, civilization, and the human soul than any other false teaching.
- March 1: Started advertising SeeJesusChrist.net on Google for various keywords related to hell and universalism. Paying around 9 or 10 cents per click and spending approximately $5 per day. In the next few months, plan to evaluate and refine advertising campaign and eventually hope to expand it to other sets of keywords related to Christianity and Jesus Christ.
- February 22:
- Added a testimonies page with links to stories of Christians transformed by the Gospel of universal reconciliation.
- Added a Bravenet Guestbook for SeeJesusChrist.net visitor comments.
- Added a link to Eric Stetson's new Hope Through Christ e-mail list. Eric will be sending out weekly inspirational Christian messages, including good articles he has found as well as thoughts of his own. He will keep members of the list informed about his ministry work, updates to his website, and encouraging responses and testimonies he has received.
- January, 2005: Founded SeeJesusChrist.net -- The Real Jesus Christ: Savior of All Souls. Posted a Christian Universalist Index and a page of information about this ministry (called "Hope Through Christ") and its founder, Eric Stetson.
Christian-Universalism.com founded January 2005. This page last updated July 4, 2006.
Copyright © 2005-2006 Eric Stetson, all rights reserved.
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