The Universal Life Church (or ULC) is a religious organization that offers anyone semi-immediate ordination as a ULC minister free of charge. The organization states that anyone can become a minister immediately, without having to go through the pre-ordination process required by other religious faiths. The ordination application, however, must be checked by a human in order to be official; therefore, true ordination usually takes a few days. The ULC's ordinations are issued in the belief that all people are already ordained by God and that the ULC is merely recognizing this fact.
The following is a list of notable people who have been ordained as ministers in the Universal Life Church .
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources .
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Tony Danza
American actor
[11]
Gerina Dunwich
American astrologer, occult historian and New Age author
[12]
John C. Dvorak
American columnist and broadcaster in the areas of technology and computing
[13]
Rob Dyrdek
American professional skateboarder, actor, entrepreneur, producer, and reality TV star.
[14]
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Joseph Maldonado-Passage
American former zoo operator, convicted felon and focus of the 2020 documentary Tiger King .
[15]
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Tom Hanks
Actor
[10]
George Harrison
English musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as a member of The Beatles
[8] [20]
Andre Hensley
Third President of the Universal Life Church
[21]
Kirby J. Hensley
Founder of the Universal Life Church
[22] [23]
Lida Hensley
Second President of the Universal Life Church
[22]
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Jesse James
American television personality and former CEO of Austin, Texas-based Austin Speed Shop
[24]
Lindsay Jones
Voice actor, Achievement Hunter and on-screen personality at Rooster Teeth
Dwayne Johnson
Actor and former professional wrestler
[10]
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John Scalzi
American science fiction author, online writer, and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
[43]
Jason Segel
American actor and comedian
[3]
Kevin Smith
American screenwriter, actor, film producer, speaker and director, as well as popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur and podcaster
[44] [3]
Gus Sorola
Video producer, actor and podcaster with Rooster Teeth
[45]
Ivan Stang
American writer, filmmaker and broadcaster, and Sacred Scribe with the Church of the SubGenius
[46]
Ringo Starr
English drummer, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles
[8]
Mink Stole
Actress
[47] [48]
Vermin Supreme
American performance artist and activist
[49]
Ron Suresha
American author and activist
[50]
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Vanilla Ice
American rapper, actor and television host
[8]
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Danny Wallace
British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor and presenter of radio and television
[53]
John Waters
American film director, screenwriter, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist, visual artist and art collector
[54]
Jane Wiedlin
American musician, singer-songwriter and actress with The Go-Go's
[55]
Mike Williams
American singer for Eyehategod and former associate editor for Metal Maniacs
[56]
Wolfman Jack
American disc jockey
[57]
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