HISTORY: What we've already accomplished

A few years ago, we purchased the land we have been meeting at for several years.  It is 2 parcels of over 6 acres and had a house and a shed and a small deck.   It is in the Temple’s name.

We bought it, valued at about $300,000.00, for only $120,000.00, thanks to the original owners.  Blessings on them!  We bought it with ZERO INTEREST with the help of an angel investor whom we also send out grateful blessings to! 

Any and all donations are thus very gratefully accepted and are tax deductible!  See the “How to Donate” button on this website if you would like to make a contribution.  Please let us know whether or not you’d like to be acknowledged as a donor. 

We have already spent approximately $25,000.00 cash on improvements since this property was purchased.

We extended the existing deck about 40 feet and added 2 more sets of stairs allowing access to it from 3 places.    There are 2 stone guardian lions at the entrance. 

We added 2 more large, nice pre-fab sheds:  one next to the existing shed by the house, and one in the woods near the woodhenge to store all our ritual stuff and chairs in so we didn't have to lug it all up and down the hill for every Sabbat / ritual, etc.  

We built a traditional British Woodhenge so we could have ritual in the woods even if it was raining.  That was thousands of dollars and many man-hours of labor by Temple members to do.

We spent $5,000.00 to shingle the henge professionally, done by our friend Tim.  It is beautiful and water tight now!

We created the Summer Circle, the memorial garden, and the pet cemetery.  All with many hours of labor donated by Temple members and allies.  The Summer Circle is a large Circle of stones for worship and gathering during pleasant weather.  The memorial garden is for Lylith Hawk, a Pagan Elder and now ancestress whose memory we hold dear.  She has been joined now by another Elder of ours, Sherry Wells.  They are both honored here.  The pet cemetery is for any Temple member who cannot bury their pet where they live and want a place to honor them.  Full ceremony (specially designed for each individual) is offered here at the time of burial for any member losing an animal companion. 

We bought a nice swing that sits in the woods for meditation, napping or playing the flute or guitar.   It becomes a lovers bower at Beltane.   :O)

We built chicken coops, which are being converted to greenhouses for growing medicinal and sacred herbs and such. 

Bill installed underground electrical cables inside PVC piping so that no critters could chew through the cables any longer, and he buried it from the house, along all the paths, down to both Circles, and put something like 8 pop up outlets all over so that we could have outdoor electricity for whatever we might need, including for campers during festivals!!  This was QUITE a feat!  And he did have a bit of help from a couple of Temple members but there were several days he was here digging alone as well.....   Thanks to Bill and all those who helped him get that done. 

Then there have been days where we repaired the road, put a new roof on the well pump shed, and so much more. 

There have been gifts of a nice, new gas BBQ, a lawnmower, weed eater, chain saw and wagons, oh my.  :O) 

There is a Temple room inside the house, which is the parsonage as well for the residing clergy and/or caretakers, for Initiates of various groups to use during inclement weather.   This is a room dedicated, decorated and equipped as a permanent sacred space for ritual use, meditation and prayer. It has a 13 person limit.

There is also a large library for use by members which includes large sections on all the world’s religions, as well as language, sociology, cultural anthropology, history, cultural competency, mythology and philosophy.   It includes religious/spiritual magazines, documentary DVDs and music from many traditions.  This is now a catalogued working lending library. 

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS AND HELPERS FOR ALL YOUR GENEROSITY AND HARD WORK OVER THE YEARS!!   WE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT YOU!