We Believe
Life can be complex, rich, and challenging.
That’s why it’s so valuable to share the journey with a loving community one that fosters healthy and happy ways of living.
Welcome to our vibrant spiritual family.
If you are looking for a warm, dynamic, and loving community dedicated to transforming their own lives while helping others, you’ve come to the right place! The Rio Grande Center for Spiritual Living is made up of people from diverse faiths, cultures, and backgrounds. Whatever the reason that brought you here, know that you are always welcome—and that our doors remain forever open to all.
We support people in experiencing a personal relationship with the Creator; fostering a community of tolerance, understanding, and respect; offering classes, programs, prayer, and meditation; and nurturing a safe spiritual space for like-minded individuals who seek to live a spiritually enriched life.
In this spiritual community, we are anchored in the principles of Science of Mind, and New Thought–Ageless Wisdom. What we teach can be distilled down to few basic concepts:
- First, there is only One power in the Universe that is known by many names and that each one of us IS an expression of that One Power, the Divine.
- We enhance our awareness of our Divinity through prayer, play, meditation, learning, creativity and service.
- Our thoughts are creative. What we hold in thought impacts our experience. By changing our thinking, we can change our life.
- We know that everything in our life is either an expression of love or a call for love. No exceptions.
- Finally, each one of us arrives on the planet whole, perfect, and complete. You are a divine being that can only reflect the ever-expanding nature of perfection in the universe.
Collaborating with local New Thought organizations
In the Spirit of Oneness, the Rio Grande Center for Spiritual Living intentionally collaborates with other New Thought Spiritual Communities and like-hearted organizations locally in Albuquerque and across the state of New Mexico.
From joint practitioner meetings to picnics in the foothills, celebrations of life that bring together the whole community or community retreats in the northern mountains of New Mexico, we hold the space for something greater when we are together.
RGCSL Director of Collaborative Ministries, Rev. Kamatara, also travels from Santa Fe to Las Cruces and back to Albuquerque supporting a variety of New Thought spiritual communities with Sunday talks and music, connecting our spiritual communities across the state of New Mexico.
Rev. Gil Olmstead’s 2025-2026 Vision for RGCSL
The Rio Grande Center for Spiritual Living is a wonderfully generous community that welcomes all while expanding its reach both locally and globally. We celebrate what is possible and recognize that everything reflects the expansion of our personal and communal consciousness.
We continue to grow our in-person and virtual presence through classes, events, Sunday Celebrations, and ongoing ministries. Our abundance of love, energy, and resources—spiritual and financial—overflows!
At our core, we are here to embody and express the power of love in action.
Quotes from Our Members
- We are full of love. RGCSL helps people in need.
- This is a welcoming center for newcomers like me.
- We are rooted in our New Mexican culture at the Rio Grande Center for Spiritual Living.
- I’m grateful for being accepted into the community and for the acceptance of my lifestyle.
- There’s a lot of love and depth here—and artistic talent.
- No one judges me for my ideas or for how I dress. I can bring my kids, too.
- This is the place where I found and heard the words of a God I had been seeking my whole life.
- RGCSL has great people who make the Center feel like home.
- I love spending time at the Center because I meet friendly, open-minded people.
- I like the music, the friendships I have made, and the spirituality. I also enjoy the small group gatherings where I feel free to disagree.
- After being away for four months, I walked into the Center this morning feeling, “I’m home!”
- People at the Center are grounded, welcoming, and authentic. I enjoy seeing them, and I enjoy being seen.