Carmen Mosley-Sims

Why did you originally become an ordained minister online?

I am in the nascent stages of establishing my own church and ULC offered a path to ordination with sincerity and dignity.

Where are you from?

I’m from Arkansas and currently live there. I have lived in many places across the U.S. and traveled extensively in Europe.

What do you hope to achieve with your online ordination?

I hope to provide people in my community with pastoral services they can’t get from other sources, especially underserved, marginalized, and people otherwise vulnerable to exclusion or exploitation in traditional church settings.

Religious Affiliations

Ahmadiyya, Aladura, Amish, Anglicanism, Asatru, Assemblies of God, Atheism, Baha'i Faith, Baptists, Bon, Buddhism, Candomble, Cao Dai, Cathari, Catholicism, Charismatic movement, Chinese Religion, Christadelphians, Christian Science, Christianity, Church of God, Church of God in Christ, Church of Satan, Confucianism, Conservative Judaism, Deism, Donatism, Dragon Rouge, Druidism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eckankar, ELCA, Epicureanism, Evangelicalism, Falun Gong, Foursquare Church, Gnosticism, Greek Religion, Hare Krishna, Hasidism, Hellenic Reconstructionism, Hinduism, Illuminati, Intelligent Design, Islam, Jainism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Judaism, Kabbalah, Kemetic Reconstructionism, Kopimi, Lutheranism, Mahayana Buddhism, Mayan Religion, Methodism, Mithraism, Mormonism, Nation of Islam, Neopaganism, Neoplatonism, New Age, New Thought, Nichiren, Norse Religion, Olmec Religion, Oneness Pentecostalism, Orthodox Judaism, Pentecostalism, Presbyterianism, Priory of Sion, Protestantism, Pure Land Buddhism, Quakers, Rastafarianism, Reform Judaism, Rinzai Zen Buddhism, Roman Religion, Satanism, Scientology, Seventh-Day Adventism, Shaivism, Shi'a Islam, Shinto, Sikhism, Soto Zen Buddhism, Spiritualism, Stoicism, Sufism, Sunni Islam, Taoism, Tendai Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Typhonian Order, Umbanda, Unification Church, Unitarian Universalism, Universal Life Church, Vaishnavism, Vajrayana Buddhism, Vedanta, Vineyard Churches, Voodoo, Wicca, Worldwide Church of God, Yezidi, Zen, Zionism, Zoroastrianism, Other, None

Additional Information

I was raised Primitive Baptist in rural Arkansas and had read the Bible (KJV) cover to cover three times before I was 10 years old. By the time I was 14, I no longer identified as Christian, but personal experiences prevented me from abandoning faith for atheism or even placid agnosticism. I’ve been a truth seeker, one grasping for all the pieces of the elephant and questioning my fellow seekers in the darkness to find out what they know. I identify strongly with my Quaker ancestors and have reclaimed the peaceful but disruptive path they walked. I’m widely read in religious texts, including personal accounts of indigenous and folk spiritual practices. My religious affiliations do not reflect adequate knowledge, training, or power to fully lead a religious ceremony under any particular faith, but only a willingness to allow my clients to lead me in providing civil services. What ceremonies I can learn, I will earnestly participate in.

What do you think makes your ceremonies special as a Little Rock, AR wedding officiant?

I come as a blank slate and build my rites after listening to the people seeking my services. Every one is unique to the family, culture, and spirit as the center of the ceremony.

Are there particular areas near you where you prefer to travel or have special experience?

I prefer to serve those close to my home community, or those in institutional or other settings where they may not have a choice of spiritual provider.

Types of Service Offered

Marriages, Same-Sex Marriages, Renewal of Vows, Handfastings, Baptisms, Funerals, House Blessings, Spiritual Healing, Premarital Counseling, General Ministry, Spiritual Guidance

Additional Information

I don’t claim any wisdom, just a tremendous lack of censure and an equally tremendous willingness to listen in confidence. I have been a practicing attorney and legal consultant for 22 years and have been honored to be entrusted with sacred truths throughout that time.