2024-11-11T02:39:26-00:00 2023-12-31 462665629 EVOLVE ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS SERVICES INC 301 N WHITE STREET STE B FRANKFORT IL 60423 990 2023-01-01 366065800 FIFTH EPOCHAL FELLOWSHIP CORPORATION FIFT 3034677858 1580 GRAND POINT WAY STE 34743 RENO NV 89533 GEOFFREY THEISS ASSISTANT SECRETARY 3034677858 2024-11-11 true Michael R Sieczkowski P01473144 8477491851 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z THE URANTIA BOOK FELLOWSHIP GEOFFREY THEISS 1580 GRAND POINT RENO NV 89533 528173 false X WWW.URANTIABOOK.ORG X 1955 IL THE FELLOWSHIP IS COMMITTED TO THE IDEAL OF SPIRITUAL UNITY, WHICH EMBRACES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND DIVERSITY, AS EMBODIED IN THE TEACHINGS OF THE URANTIA BOOK. ITS FOCUS IS FELLOWSHIP AND THE DISSEMINATION AND STUDY OF TH 8 8 1 0 760203 191942 83943 267280 91894 46586 -5905 -8082 930135 497726 46195 11000 0 242207 97600 0 9106 791841 469755 1080243 578355 -150108 -80629 2410726 2499649 46754 21706 2363972 2477943 THE FELLOWSHIP IS COMMITTED TO THE IDEAL OF SPIRITUAL UNITY, WHICH EMBRACES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND DIVERSITY, AS EMBODIED IN THE TEACHINGS OF THE URANTIA BOOK. ITS FOCUS IS FELLOWSHIP AND THE DISSEMINATION AND STUDY OF THE URANTIA BOOK AND ITS TEACHINGS. false false 413220 FIFTH EPOCHAL FELLOWSHIP IS A VOLUNTARY AND FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION OF BELIEVERS IN THE TEACHINGS OF THE URANTIA BOOK. AS SUCH, IT FACILITATES FELLOWSHIP AMONG READERS OF THE BOOK AND FOSTERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY, AND COSMOLOGY, WHICH ARE OCMMENSURATE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATION. 47766 GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AFRICA ENABLED GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS ON THE LOCAL LEVEL TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE FELLOWSHIP. 60135 THE URANTIA BOOK FELLOWSHIP FOCUSES ON THE DISSEMINATION OF THE URANTIA BOOK AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER WHO READ AND BELIEVE IN THE BOOK. THE FELLOWSHIPS SCHOLARLY WEBSITE SERVES 120,000 PEOPLE PER MONTH, WHERE THE BOOK IN ALL FORMATS, INCLUDING AUDIO, IS MADE FREELY AVAILAIBLE TO EVERYONE. THE FELLOWSHIP EMAILS A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO 8,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND MAILS QUALITY PUBLICATIONS THREE TIMES A YEAR TO 2,300 MEMBERS AND DONORS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN ONLINE DIRECTORY OF 350 ACITVE STUDY GROUPS AND SPONSORS AND PARTICIPATES IN DOZENS OF EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS EACH YEAR, UTILIZING HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS TO EXPOSE THE BOOK TO THOUSANDS OF POTENTIAL READERS. 521121 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false true true false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false IL X X GEOFFREY THEISS 3034677858 1580 GRANT POINT WAY No34743 RENO NV 89533 X SUE SECCOMBE PRESIDENT 007.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SCHLUNDT VICE PRESIDENT 007.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENT STDENIS TREASURER 007.00 X X 0 0 0 JILL STRUNK SECRETARY 007.00 X X 0 0 0 TRUDI COOPER ASST. 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