List of ministers of the Universal Life Church


The Universal Life Church is a religious organization that offers anyone semi-immediate ordination as a ULC minister free of charge. The organization states that anyone can become a minister immediately, without having to go through the pre-ordination process required by other religious faiths. The ordination application, however, must be checked by a human in order to be official; therefore, true ordination usually takes a few days. The ULC's ordinations are issued in the belief that all people are already ordained by God and that the ULC is merely recognizing this fact.
The following is a list of notable people who have been ordained as ministers in the Universal Life Church.

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NameKnown forCitations
AdeleSinger/songwriter
Eric AnzaloneSinger/actor/author member of the Village People
Lewis AshmoreAuthor

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NameKnown forCitations
Cyd CharisseAmerican actress and dancer
Stephen ColbertAmerican comedian, writer, producer, actor, media critic, and television host
Bryan CranstonAmerican actor
Benedict CumberbatchActor from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

E

NameKnown forCitations
Joseph Maldonado-PassageAmerican former zoo operator, convicted felon and focus of the 2020 documentary Tiger King.

G

NameKnown forCitations
Shaenon K. GarrityAmerican webcomics writer, artist and creator of Narbonic
Jim GoadAmerican author and publisher
Kathy GriffinAmerican actress, comedian, writer, producer and television host
Jonathan GroffAmerican actor

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NameKnown forCitations
Tom HanksActor
George HarrisonEnglish musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as a member of The Beatles
Andre HensleyThird President of the Universal Life Church
Kirby J. HensleyFounder of the Universal Life Church
Lida HensleySecond President of the Universal Life Church
Jonah HillActor
Jesse HughesAmerican singer, musician and multi-instrumentalist. Frontman of the rock band Eagles of Death Metal.

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NameKnown forCitations
Jesse JamesAmerican television personality and former CEO of Austin, Texas-based Austin Speed Shop
Lindsay JonesVoice actor, Achievement Hunter and on-screen personality at Rooster Teeth
Dwayne JohnsonActor and former professional wrestler
Lyndon B. JohnsonWas the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963.

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NameKnown forCitations
Theo KatzmanAmerican musician and member of Vulfpeck
Jimmy KimmelTV host
John KrasinskiActor from America who played Jim Halpert on The Office
Carson KressleyAmerican fashion expert with the television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Jared KushnerTrump's Orthodox Jewish son-in-law claims to have been ordained; and a spokesperson for the ulc.org confirmed that Kushner is, in fact, ordained by ULC - according to usatoday.com

M

NameKnown forCitations
Paul McCartneyEnglish singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer who gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles
Fancy Ray McCloneyStand-up comedian
Ian McKellenEnglish actor
Alanis MorissetteSinger

O

NameKnown forCitations
Conan O'BrienAmerican television host, comedian, writer, producer and voice actor
Madalyn Murray O'HairAmerican atheist activist and founder of American Atheists, Inc.

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NameKnown forCitations
Jerry ReinsdorfAmerican CPA, lawyer and an owner of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and the MLB's Chicago White Sox
Joan RiversActress
Kyle RocheAmerican lawyer
John RoderickLead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band The Long Winters, podcaster
Felipe RoseFounding member of the disco group the Village People

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NameKnown forCitations
John ScalziAmerican science fiction author, online writer, and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Jason SegelAmerican actor and comedian
Michael ShermerAmerican science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims
Homer SimpsonHomer uses the internet to become a minister through a web page that he sees last, in one episode; ULC it's clearly alluded
Kevin SmithAmerican screenwriter, actor, film producer, speaker and director, as well as popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur and podcaster
Gus SorolaVideo producer, actor and podcaster with Rooster Teeth
Ivan StangAmerican writer, filmmaker and broadcaster, and Sacred Scribe with the Church of the SubGenius
Ringo StarrEnglish drummer, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles
Mink StoleActress
Sharon StoneSharon Stone is an American actress and film producer; she is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. She was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France in 2005.
Vermin SupremeAmerican performance artist and activist
Ron SureshaAmerican author and activist

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NameKnown forCitations
Danny WallaceBritish filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor and presenter of radio and television
John WatersAmerican film director, screenwriter, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist, visual artist and art collector
Jane WiedlinAmerican musician, singer-songwriter and actress with The Go-Go's
Mike WilliamsAmerican singer for Eyehategod and former associate editor for Metal Maniacs
Wolfman JackAmerican disc jockey