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Church of the Eternal Source

A confederation of temples,the Church of the Eternal Source is the oldest nonprofit church in the world, dedicated to the practice of the Ancient Egyptian Religion. The church was established in 1970, and granted nonprofit status in 1971.A board of directors and four elected officers govern the CES. Today we have nine consecrated temples in three western states, one in the east, as well as numerous shrines. There is no single priest or priestess presiding over the church as a whole.Each temple has its own priest or priestess to carry out its duties. We offer fellowship, counseling, celebration of public festivals and personal instruction.

The CES follows the principals of Egyptian spirituality and religion honoring all of the Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses and utilizing the Goddesses Ma'at in finding a balance, harmony and order between ones self, the world and the afterlife. We reconstruct the Ancient Egyptian Religions as they were practiced by the Egyptians temples and through personal worship within the context of the modern world, and incorporate these beliefs into our daily lives. Our knowledge is based on information gathered from studying scholarly sources in Egyptology, translations from ancient texts as well as personal revelations.

While each priest or priestess is dedicated to one or two gods or goddesses, we do celebrate most of the Ancient Egyptians Gods and Goddesses in ritual or in our personal life. Rituals in ancient Egypt provide a mechanism to maintain the fabric and process of the universe.

Each temple or Priest/ess in the CES is encouraged but not required to teach others who may have an interest in the Egyptian Traditions. For now our teaching is based on personal, (one to one), or small group classes. At present we do not have any online courses available but that may change in the future. The interest of each CES priest/ess is broad and far reaching. Each temple has its own approach. For example, the Temple of Ptah branch is involved in public and private rituals as well as arts and crafts and is a teaching temple for students. The temple of Renenutet recreates ancient Egyptian recipes including breads and hosts a blog on ancient foods of the world. The temple also makes incense and oils based on Egyptian recipes and maintains an Egyptian garden.

If you are interested in becoming a priest,priestess or initiate of the Church of the Eternal Source please contact us for information and details at: cesoregon@yahoo.com or Horus@ceswebhq.org.

The CES publishes a newsletter and a magazine.

Our newsletter, Papyri is published three times a year, once each Egyptian season and. It can be reached through our links page.

Our magazine, Khepera is published periodically.

Khepera issue #15 has been published in conjunction with Julian Review, and is available $4.00 with a black & white cover. The color cover edition will be available for a limited time for $5.00. Featured material includes a poem by Normandi Ellis, articles on the Knights Templar by Rev. Lita Reynolds, numerology by Harold Moss and the conclusion of "Two Korai..." by Lady Svetlana of Feraferia.

The entire set of the previous 13 issues is also available for $45.00.

Single back issues are available for $4.00 each (Countries outside the U.S. see the Universal Currency Converter and add US $2.00 for postage.

Please note that there is usually a charge for currency conversion).

Publications are available from: CES Idaho Mission P.O.Box 124 Notus, ID 83656-0124