REVEREND DOCTOR LLOYD GEORGE TUPPER, D.D.
Dr. Lloyd George Tupper was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was raised in a traditional Christian home. To complement this, his mother, being an avid reader and proponent of Emerson, Thoreau and other New Thought teachers, influenced Dr. Tupper’s mind from his early development with inspired thoughts of the Transcendentalist movement prevalent in New England at that time.
In 1958 at the age of 19, Dr. Tupper began his career on Wall Street. In 1963, he started his real estate investment career. His business career ended formally as a senior advisor to Rothschild properties, a subsidiary of the Rothschild Bank, London and Tokyo.
Dr. Tupper entered Religious Science in 1967. His personal teachers have been, among many, Dr. Raymond Charles Barker, Dr. Robert H. Bitzer, Dr. Robert Scott, and Dr. Vetura Papke. He graduated ministerial school in 1974, and was ordained in 1982.
Dr. Tupper has held four pulpits in the Religious Science movement. They are Napa, CA, Burlingame, CA, San Francisco, CA and the First Church of Religious Science in San Jose. He is currently the Minister Emeritus at the Golden Gate Church for Spiritual Living in Corte Madera, CA, which he founded in 1983 in San Francisco.
Dr. Tupper was the first President of the Holmes Institute, a Graduate School of Consciousness Studies. He is now its President Emeritus. Dr. Tupper resides in the Santa Barbara area and is a frequent speaker and teacher at numerous Religious Science churches and gatherings. He regularly lectures throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Tupper was honored in April of 2007 at the Annual Minister’s Convocation of United Clergy, with the “Living Treasure” Award from his fellow Ministers.
In March of 2009 he was selected to be the President of The Science of Mind Foundation, a position he currently holds.
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STEVE BURTON
Steve moved to Colorado in 1986 from Indiana. He founded and later sold several successful businesses. His business interests have included two janitorial companies, a florist shop, four car washes, retail centers and a Dairy Queen – Orange Julius franchise. In addition to his business acumen, Steve has also been active in politics. For almost a decade Steve was a partner in a political consulting firm that managed campaigns that ranged from municipal to state-wide races and included managing candidates, ballot issues and referendums.
Throughout his business career Steve has been involved in numerous service organizations, serving as the president of boards including the Carbon Valley Chamber of Commerce, M. K. Gandhi Institute of Nonviolence, and Mile Hi Church Foundation. In addition, Steve served on the inaugural committee of A Season for Nonviolence – Denver and served on its board for several years, he currently serves on the Johnson and Wales University Leadership Academy Advisory Board and has served a number of other community services.
Steve joined United Centers for Spiritual Living in August of 2008 as the Development Director with the mission of raising money and creating a foundation for the long-term financial stability of the organization. In October of 2008, with the stock market crash and other financial constraints Steve worked with the United Centers for Spiritual Living leadership to develop a plan to come out of the financial crisis fiscally stronger. In April of 2009 he was named the Operations Leader of United Centers for Spiritual Living. He lives in Arvada with his wife Mary of 13 years and their beautiful daughter Cleo.