Our Values and Our People
Connecting Hearts. Building Community. Transforming Lives.
Living Love Connection Teaching Center is a nonprofit spiritual and community organization dedicated to creating communities of care, connection, and belonging. As an affiliated Teaching Center of Centers for Spiritual Living, it brings together spiritual education, compassionate service, caregiver support, and community engagement.
What We Do
Spiritual Education: Classes, workshops, gatherings, and practical spiritual tools for personal transformation and purposeful growth.
Community Connection: Welcoming experiences that nurture authentic relationships, mutual support, and belonging.
Memory Care Café: Meaningful engagement, education, joy, and connection for people experiencing memory loss and their care partners.
Care partner Support: Encouragement, education, practical resources, and relationships for care partners and families.
Community Partnerships: Collaboration with faith communities, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, educators, volunteers, and civic leaders.
Who We Serve
- Individuals seeking spiritual and personal growth
- People living with memory loss, older adults, caregivers, and care partners
- Families seeking education, encouragement, and trusted resources
- volunteers, donors, community partners, and service organizations
- people of every faith, as well as those with no religious affiliation
Mission
Classes, practices, and experiences that inspire personal growth, transformation, and purposeful living.
Vision
Learning opportunities that provide practical tools for spiritual development, wellness, caregiving, and everyday life.
How We Serve
Spiritual Education
Experience classes, workshops, and gatherings that provide practical spiritual tools for everyday living. Rooted in the Science of Mind philosophy, our educational programs inspire personal growth, resilience, and purposeful living.
Community Connection
We create welcoming spaces where people build authentic relationships, support one another, and discover the strength of belonging through shared experiences and compassionate community.
Memory Care Café
Our Memory Care Café is a signature program that offers meaningful engagement for individuals living with memory loss and their care partners. Through music, movement, creative arts, storytelling, education, and shared meals, participants experience joy, dignity, and connection.
Our Core Values
At Living Love Connection Teaching Center, our values guide who we are, how we serve, and how we create community. They reflect our commitment to putting spiritual principles into practice and creating spaces where people can connect, grow, heal, and belong.
Love
Love is the foundation of who we are and all we do. We recognize the sacred worth, inherent goodness, and divine potential within every person. Through kindness, respect, understanding, and service, we put Love into action. Love guides how we speak, listen, teach, lead, and care, creating experiences where people feel genuinely valued, supported, connected, and deeply loved.
Spiritual Growth
We believe spiritual growth is a lifelong journey of discovery, transformation, and conscious living. Through spiritual education, prayer, meditation, reflection, and meaningful conversation, we encourage individuals to explore and apply spiritual principles to everyday life. We honor each person’s unique journey and create opportunities to deepen awareness, discover purpose, embrace possibility, and express their highest vision for life.
Connection
We believe we are better when we are connected. We create welcoming spaces where people feel seen, heard, valued, and supported. Through authentic relationships, shared experiences, spiritual practices, and community engagement, we bring people together to learn, celebrate, and grow. Meaningful connection strengthens individuals, families, and communities while creating opportunities for belonging, healing, understanding, and transformation.
Compassion
We meet people where they are with kindness, dignity, patience, and care. Compassion is Love expressed through understanding and action. We listen without judgment, honor each person’s story and choices, and offer meaningful support through life’s joys, challenges, and transitions. Through presence, encouragement, spiritual support, and practical resources, we create spaces where people feel valued, respected, supported, and cared for.
Inclusion and Belonging
We create a community where everyone is welcomed, respected, valued, and encouraged to participate. We honor the richness of diverse generations, cultures, identities, abilities, spiritual backgrounds, and life experiences. By removing barriers and embracing different perspectives, we cultivate spaces where people can be their authentic selves, build meaningful relationships, contribute their gifts, and know they truly belong.
Rev. Arleen King
Founder, Spiritual Leader & Executive Director
Janice Olivia
Co-President
Chandra Moody
Co-President
Jacquelynn King
Secretary
Pamela Connie
Treasurer
Olivia Tinsley
Communications Portfolio Manager
Adjoa Wynn
Community Outreach Portfolio Manager