Who She Was — Why Her Work Mattered
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- Every movement has a beginning.
- But not every beginning is remembered accurately.
This month, the National Spiritual Science Center Historical Society is introducing a new permanent page honoring Rev. Alice Wellstood Tindall. She was one of many pioneers in the Spiritual Science movement and the individual who established the First Spiritual Science Church in Washington, DC.
For decades, Rev. Tindall’s role has been referenced, abbreviated, or quietly absorbed into later narratives. Yet her work shaped the foundation of Spiritual Science in DC. She served as a minister, healer, teacher, mental medium, exorcism healing practitioner, spiritual counselor, and publisher.
Her leadership extended beyond the sanctuary. She held national organizational roles and worked in publishing. Through print, she distributed disciplined Spiritual Science education to a wider audience.
This newly published page restores Rev. Tindall’s work to the historical record as she represented herself publicly. It reflects her ministry, her healing practices, and her ownership of The Psychic Observer: Journal of Spiritual Science. She purchased the paper in 1968 and began publishing it from Washington, DC in 1969. Surviving issues confirm that she remained actively engaged in publishing through at least 1973, the year preceding her death.
This page now serves as a root of the Spiritual Sciencece movement in Washington DC.
🔗 Read the full historical page:
Rev. Alice W. Tindall — A Pioneer of the Spiritual Science Movement
May her work be remembered and preserved.
Spiritual Science Research from Rev. Starlene Joyner Burns — President & Founder, National Spiritual Science Center Historical Society
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