The Independent Church of Australia (The Centre) is an esoteric and mystical Christian movement which exists to bring spiritual healing and encourage individuality.

For a quick reference to The Centre's aims, values, purpose and principles you can now download the booklet "The Guiding Principles of The Centre".

The Institute of Metaphysics (its teaching arm) offers practical home-study courses in personal growth and Christian gnosis which can lead to a Certificate in three separate streams.

The Order of the Mystic Christ presents deeper esoteric teachings to those committed to spiritual growth.

The founder of the Church, the Institute and the Order,  Rev Mario Schoenmaker (1929 -1997) is world renowned for his clairvoyant perception of the aura, his understanding of reincarnation and his esoteric interpretation of the Bible.

ICA Bookshop specialises in the very best esoteric Christian publications, and offers a range of books, videos and audio tapes of Rev Schoenmaker and his teachings. You can read informative articles on these teachings in our magazine section.

NEW ICA PRODUCTS:

The Word of the Year Booklet - 2008 ~ The Year of Faith
Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker has declared 2008 to be the Year of Faith. The Word of the Year booklet contains the Midnight Mass address presented by Rev Robert John in Melbourne, and Rev Antoinette's Word of the Year contemplation. We recommend that you use this booklet as a reference throughout the year ahead.
For ordering details please go to Bookshop.

The Seed Planted - The Teachings and Gifts Imparted by our Founders
In the recent edition of CentreCOMM (August 2007), an article was published entitled “Wonderful Words of Life”. It was an excerpt of a new book about the essential teachings imparted to us by our Founders, Reverend Mario and Colin. This new book was launched at Michaelmas in Melbourne by Reverend Antoinette Schoenmaker who compiled this. A number of individuals from Centres around the world contributed to this book by answering in a sentence or two, “What was the essential gift or teaching you received from Mario and Colin?” Their answers help illuminate the personal effect that Mario and Colin had on us, as well as uncover some of their fundamental teachings.
For further information please go to Bookshop.

The Michael Consciousness In the book of Revelation, we read of the war in heaven in which Archangel Michael casts the Dragon to earth. This was has now come down to the earth and is waged within ourselves. To be a spiritually real and effective person in this present era of evolution we need to cultivate a certain consciousness, which Reverend Mario calls The Michael Consciousness.

These three audio lectures represent the culminatin of many years of dedicated study of the book of Revelation and the work of Archangel Michael, Lucifer and Ahriman. Each lecture gives practical exercises and encouragement to strengthen our consciousness of the spiritual dimensions of the world in which we live. For further information please go to Bookshop.

What's New keeps you up-to-date with recent additions to this website, and with news of coming events. Our diary lists the activities of the Church and Institute, and the locations page gives contact details for our centres and groups in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

To send an email to head office, or to one of our centres, use the contact us link.