APOSTOLICAM ECCLESIAM AUREAE ET ROSEAE CRUCIS
Diocese of Denver and the West
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
The Apostolicam Ecclesiam Aureae et Roseae Crucis (Apostolic church of the Gold and Rosy Cross) is a pre-Nicean spiritual community inspired by the teachings of the early church, particularly as emergent in Alexandria.
The Church
The church is not a building but an assembly of the faithful. As a spiritual community, the ACGRC promotes interdisciplinary study and ecumenism. We believe in the direct, unequivocal experience of the Divine. From this understanding there is no distinction, only God and those who seek Him.
Fraternity
The ACGRC views all humanity as members of one fraternity. We believe that Christianity is the primordial religion - a universal religion that unites all faiths in the revelation of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word, the heavenly Logos.
Nonprofit
The ACGRC, Diocese of Denver, is a Colorado Nonprofit Organization. The Bishopric of Denver is a Corporate Sole. All donations to the ACGRC are tax deductible and are used for church supplies, rent, benevolence and charity.
"It is now completely certain that there existed before and after the beginning of the Christian era in Alexandria a secret society, akin to a Masonic lodge. The members of this group called themselves ‘brethern,’ were initiated through a baptism of the Spirit, greeted each other with a sacred kiss, celebrated a sacred meal and read the Hermetic writings as edifying treatises for their spiritual progress."
– Gilles Quispel
