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Abstract

Short answers to the five questions the church uses to explain why it exists: what it means by ethnobotanicals, what a free church is, why it chose not to incorporate, what to know about donations and tax, and why it was formed in 2018.

Reading this document. Answers summarize the church's perspective. The church's views on incorporation and taxation are its positions, not verified legal conclusions. Nothing here is tax or legal advice.

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In the church’s words

What are  Ethnobotanicals?  What is a "Free Church"?

Why not incorporate under the government?

Are donations made to "Free Churches" tax deductible?

Why start a Free Ethnobotanical Christian Church in 2018?

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  • Ethnobotanicals is a term that we use for all the herbs and plants that we consume to achieve health benefits, energy, and vigor; to strengthen our body systems and enhance our mood and cognition. (D&C Section 59 verse 17-24)
  • A "Free Church" is a church that is formed and protected under the 1st 5th and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, with no contract of incorporation under the authority of the STATE.
  • The 501c3 contract legally removes God as the head of the church and allows the Governor of the state to control what is said by the "incorporated entity" referred to as "a church" (if it can still be called a church) now a fraudulent scripture reading group, controlled by the state, in the name of "PUBLIC SAFETY".
  • Yes, All churches are not for profit non-entities FREE from ANY STATE influence or control until they sign the "blood doctrine" contract giving the state authority over what was freely Gods to guide.
  • If the "church" is the salt of the earth and the believers are the "salt" of the church and the fact that this church is 1 of 4 Free Churches in America that we know of, we have been shown no other option but to form an established religion and church, founded in Christ's true example of standing for truth, exposing the governmental corruption and fraud, striving for liberty justice, integrity, prosperity, abundance and sustainability starting with interpersonal communication.
  • When every CORPORATE CHURCH twists God's word, to numb the hearts and minds of Gods flock, lulling them into a false sense of security and correct moral and standing while supporting the ghoulish abominations they sustain as holy men.
  1. The adversary, the father of all lies, has legally, through fraudulent deceit and abominable trickery, gained the willing consent of all churches on earth, to remove God as the head of the church and in doing so, has turned Gods mouthpiece(s) into the corporate abomination(s) you attend and see groveling before the master.
  2. This was done by creating the non-profit entity incorporation contract. Coercing and deceptively enticing them to incorporate under a non-profit incorporation contract; a 501c3, 501a8 or ANY other contract of incorporation as a non-profit entity. Renouncing God the entity hails allegiance to CEASAR, collaring the CORPORATE CHURCH to the abomination of usury.
  3. The contract silences the sources of truth, binding and gaging them to the abominable fraud by consent, legally removing God as the head of the holy organization and in his holy place, The GOVERNOR of the STATE CORPORATION now fraudulently, contractually sits and censors the STATE SANCTIONED and APPROVED Scripture Study groups, mockingly called  STATE/CORPORATE CHURCHES, ensuring that Truth, and God can never be heard.
  4. In this manner do the makers of the secret combinations keep their corporate abomination fraudulently hidden from you, the general public, the masses, in the name of "PUBLIC SAFETY" controlled by the STATE CORPORATION for the good of the CORPORATE INHABITANTS (members of the corporate municipality). The now abominable fraud in the name of God, known as the CORPORATE CHURCH, the [INCORPORATED] non-profit Whore of Babylon; stands before you the civilian resident inhabitants of the corporate municipality governed by the CORPORATE STATUTES as "THE STATE" A.K.A. "CEASAR", the wreched putrescent, CORPORATE/STATE "Mc Church" if you will.
  5. This unlawful taxation and fraudulent deminishing of all private property of, and the free, unincorporated "We the People" refered to in the Preamble, Sovereign American Men and Women; to reduce us,in lawful, legal status to the roll of RESIDENT IINHABITANT of the Corporate Municipality by deceit, trickery and fraud, through unlawful legalese latches and satanic word-witching by the merchants of God and Law.

When these are the facts, we see and saw no other alternative but to start THIS church, proclaiming the fullness of the gospel of Christ, exposing the corporate fraud enslaving America by manufactured consent.

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Study companion

A plain-language summary to accompany the church’s text, awaiting the church’s review. Where it differs from the church’s own words, the church’s words govern.

What does the church mean by “ethnobotanicals”?

In the church’s usage, ethnobotanicals is a broad term for the herbs and plants people take for health, energy and vigour, to strengthen the body, and to support mood and thinking. The church connects this to Doctrine and Covenants 59:17–24, which describes the good things of the earth as given for people’s benefit, to be used with judgement and not to excess.

The church’s sacramental beliefs are described in Beliefs, Part Two and Historical Foundations. This website does not provide guidance about any substance.

What is a “free church”?

The church describes a free church as one formed and protected under the First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, without any contract of incorporation with the state. The church identifies itself as a free church in this sense.

Why isn’t the church incorporated as a 501(c)(3)?

The church holds a strongly critical view of church incorporation. In its view, incorporating as a non-profit — including under section 501(c)(3) — places a church under state authority, displaces God as head of the church, and limits what the church may say. The church’s text expresses this in forceful religious language and describes incorporated churches as having consented to that control.

This is the church’s position. It is presented here as belief and argument, not as a verified account of how incorporation or tax law works. The church’s fuller statement is in the Official Lawful Notice.

Are donations tax-deductible?

The church has discussed taxation in the context of the church’s unincorporated, non-profit status, but it did not provide a documented determination about whether gifts to this church are deductible.

This website makes no claim that donations are tax-deductible. If deductibility matters to you, please ask the church what documentation it can provide, and consult a qualified tax professional. IRS Publication 526 (listed below) explains the general federal rules. See also Support the Church.

Why was the church formed in 2018?

The church gives December 12, 2018 as its beginning. It explains its founding as a response to what it sees as corruption and fraud in government and in incorporated churches, and as a calling to establish a church founded on Christ’s example of standing for truth, liberty, justice, integrity and sustainability, beginning with honest communication between people. The church states it believes it is one of only a few free churches in America.

The church’s account of its religious foundations and later blessings is in Historical Foundations.

References

Texts cited by the church or useful for further study, linked where available. Inclusion records a citation; it does not mean the source supports every statement.

  1. Doctrine and Covenants 59:17–24 scripture

    Cited by the church in connection with ethnobotanicals.

  2. Ethnobotany resource (Access Excellence) web

    Linked from the church's text. The original address no longer responds (checked 2026-11-01); this is an Internet Archive copy captured 2021-12-01.

  3. IRS Publication 526, Charitable Contributions Editorial reference

    Editorial addition: general federal guidance on deductibility. It is not a determination about this church.

Revision history

  • — Published on this website with an abstract, study companion and references.

Statement of belief

Declarations and Beliefs, Part One

The first half of the church's foundational declarations: personal equality before God, a commitment to truth and to exposing fraud, the church's understanding of Christ and salvation, family and marriage, work and non-profit commerce, opposition to usury, and its view of the right to travel.

Position document

Official Lawful Notice

The church's notice addressed to public officials. It sets out the church's view of its religious standing and constitutional protections, its sacramental policy for members, and its view of liability for officials who interfere with members' religious rights. Statutes and treaties it cites are listed in one place in the Library.

Faith interpretation

Historical Foundations

The church's account of its sacramental theology and religious foundations: its interpretation of early Christian ceremony and devotional art, the works it treats as scripture, its reading of Doctrine and Covenants 59 and 98, and the blessings and relationships it describes. Includes a separate organizational timeline and bibliography.