Monday, January 30, 2023

Divine Faith Spiritualist Church


Divine Faith Spiritualist Church was a Spiritualist Church in Rochester that operated for about 3 years during the 1940s. The Church was founded by Rev. James McNiell, who was assisted by Rev. Frances Adam of Divine Inspiration. Divine Faith Spiritualist Church was chartered with the General Assembly of Spiritualists. 

Rev. James McNiell served in various local Spiritualist Churches since at least the 1930s. He was a Veteran of WWI, serving in the Army, and was an immigrant to the United States from Scotland. In addition to being a Spiritualist minister he was a member of the maintenance staff of Iola Sanitorium for 27 years. He passed away at age 70 in 1958. 

Part of the reason for Divine Faith only being active for three years was that Rev. James moved from Rochester to Buffalo, where he served as Pastor of Sunflower Spiritualist Church.

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