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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 adding missing items with reliable sources. Contents

A

Eric Anzalone
Name Known for Citations
Adele Singer/songwriter
Eric Anzalone Singer/actor/author member of the Village People
Lewis Ashmore Author

B

Name Known for Citations
Glenn Beck American conservative political commentator
Susan Block American sexologist, author, filmmaker, therapist, cable TV talk show host and cultural commentator
Richard Branson English businessman, investor and founder of Virgin Group
David Byrne Scottish musician, and a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads

C

Stephen Colbert
Name Known for Citations
Cyd Charisse American actress and dancer
Stephen Colbert American comedian, writer, producer, actor, media critic, and television host
Bryan Cranston American actor
Benedict Cumberbatch Actor from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

D

Name Known for Citations
Tony Danza American actor
Michael Dowd American lecturer
John C. Dvorak American columnist and broadcaster in the areas of technology and computing
Rob Dyrdek American professional skateboarder, actor, entrepreneur, producer, and reality TV star.

E

Joseph Maldonado-Passage
Name Known for Citations
Joseph Maldonado-Passage American former zoo operator, convicted felon and focus of the 2020 documentary Tiger King.

F

Name Known for Citations
Guy Fieri Chef and TV host
Bobby Flay Chef and TV host

G

Shaenon K. Garrity
Name Known for Citations
Shaenon K. Garrity American webcomics writer, artist and creator of Narbonic
Jim Goad American author and publisher
Kathy Griffin American actress, comedian, writer, producer and television host
Jonathan Groff American actor

H

George Harrison
Name Known for Citations
Tom Hanks Actor
George Harrison English musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as a member of The Beatles
Andre Hensley Third President of the Universal Life Church
Kirby J. Hensley Founder of the Universal Life Church
Lida Hensley Second President of the Universal Life Church
Jonah Hill Actor
Jesse Hughes American singer, musician and multi-instrumentalist. Frontman of the rock band Eagles of Death Metal.

J

Jesse James
Name Known for Citations
Jesse James American television personality and former CEO of Austin, Texas-based Austin Speed Shop
Lindsay Jones Voice actor, Achievement Hunter and on-screen personality at Rooster Teeth
Dwayne Johnson Actor and former professional wrestler

K

Name Known for Citations
Theo Katzman American musician and member of Vulfpeck
Jimmy Kimmel TV host
John Krasinski Actor from America who played Jim Halpert on The Office
Carson Kressley American fashion expert with the television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

L

Name Known for Citations
Lady Gaga American singer and songwriter
Leo Laporte American technology broadcaster, author and entrepreneur
John Lennon English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founding member of the rock band The Beatles
Courtney Love American alternative rock singer, songwriter, musician, actress, visual artist, and widow of Kurt Cobain

M

Alanis Morissette
Name Known for Citations
Paul McCartney English singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer who gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles
Fancy Ray McCloney Stand-up comedian
Ian McKellen English actor
Alanis Morissette Singer

N

Name Known for Citations
Michael Newdow American Atheist, attorney and emergency medicine physician
Gavin Newsom American politician and current Governor of California
Stevie Nicks American singer-songwriter

O

Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Name Known for Citations
Conan O'Brien American television host, comedian, writer, producer and voice actor
Madalyn Murray O'Hair American atheist activist and founder of American Atheists, Inc.

P

Name Known for Citations
Mike Park Korean American musician and progressive activist
MatPat American actor, writer, and Youtuber
Anthony Perkins Was an American actor, director and singer ("Norman Bates" in Psycho, 1960, which established him as a horror icon)
Jeff Probst American game show host and an executive producer of Survivor.

R

Felipe Rose
Name Known for Citations
Jerry Reinsdorf American CPA, lawyer and an owner of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and the MLB's Chicago White Sox
Joan Rivers Actress
John Roderick Lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band The Long Winters, podcaster
Felipe Rose Founding member of the disco group the Village People

S

Name Known for Citations
John Scalzi American science fiction author, online writer, and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Jason Segel American actor and comedian
Michael Shermer American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims
Kevin Smith American screenwriter, actor, film producer, speaker and director, as well as popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur and podcaster
Gus Sorola Video producer, actor and podcaster with Rooster Teeth
Ivan Stang American writer, filmmaker and broadcaster, and Sacred Scribe with the Church of the SubGenius
Ringo Starr English drummer, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles
Mink Stole Actress
Vermin Supreme American performance artist and activist
Ron Suresha American author and activist

T

Name Known for Citations
George Takei American actor, director, author, and activist
Mickey Thomas American singer for Starship

V

Name Known for Citations
Vanilla Ice American rapper, actor and television host

W

Danny Wallace
Name Known for Citations
Danny Wallace British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor and presenter of radio and television
John Waters American film director, screenwriter, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist, visual artist and art collector
Jane Wiedlin American musician, singer-songwriter and actress with The Go-Go's
Mike Williams American singer for Eyehategod and former associate editor for Metal Maniacs
Wolfman Jack American disc jockey

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