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Bishop James W. Lewis CH. Div.

Senior Pastor

Metaphysical Minister • Wedding Officiant • Chaplain • Life Coach
Simcoe, Ontario

I’m Bishop James W. Lewis, Bishop at The Centre For Spiritual Enlightenment in Simcoe, Ontario, and an Ordained Minister with the Canadian International Metaphysical Ministry.

On paper, I’m a:

Licensed Officiant with the Province of Ontario
Licensed Ministry Chaplain
Licensed Minister & Ordained Officiant (Marriage Specialization)
Theology specialization graduate
Recipient of the Marriage Ministry, Prayer Ministry, and Pastoral Care Awards
Trained in Level One Psychology and Life Coach Ministry

But titles and certificates aren’t really the point. My real work is simple:
I help people discover a God of love, not a God of fear.

From “Sunday School for the Cookies” to the Collar

My spiritual journey started the way a lot of childhood stories do: my parents wanted my sisters and me out of the house on Sunday mornings. So off to Sunday School we went. I ended up in a Catholic church, mostly because my friends were there… and, honestly, I liked the priest’s “cookie.”

I stayed in the Catholic Church into my late teens, seriously considering the priesthood. Then, in my early twenties, I hit a wall. I became deeply disenchanted with organized religion—so much so that I walked away from all of it.

Lost, Depressed, and “Not Enough”

Without faith as an anchor, I drifted. I made bad choices. I battled depression. Even when I wasn’t physically alone, I felt alone—unwanted, unloved, and unworthy.

That’s the voice many of us inherit:

You’re not good enough. God’s angry. You’re a sinner. Be afraid.

Much of traditional Christian teaching had trained me to fear God, to see myself as broken, dirty, and constantly in danger of hellfire. If that were literally true, I’d probably be walking around like a Roman candle by now.

What I wasn’t hearing was this:
God loves you—no matter what.

Becoming a Minister… and Still Feeling Something Was Missing

Despite my struggles, I eventually became an ordained Christian minister. You’d think that would settle everything, but it didn’t. I still felt like crucial pieces of the puzzle were missing.

The God I experienced in my heart wasn’t jealous, vengeful, or sitting on a throne waiting to judge and punish. The God I knew was love itself—kind, patient, and endlessly accepting.

I began to see “sin” less as a permanent stain and more as life mistakes—opportunities to learn, grow, and remember who we really are. You don’t burn in hell for making mistakes. You learn from them.

The Day I Walked Out of Church Leadership

In the early 1990s, I served in a so-called “non-denominational” church (which often means, “We’re Christian, but we’re not putting a label on it”). I studied under a pastor there, wanting nothing more than to spread God’s word.

One day, we were counselling a couple with serious marital struggles. After hearing both sides, the pastor turned to the husband and laid all the blame squarely on him. No compassion, no balance—just shame.

I stayed quiet in the house, but once we left, I told the pastor exactly what I thought. Our job as ministers is not to condemn people. It’s to listen, support, and offer loving ways forward.

That day I realized I couldn’t serve in a system that used God’s name to shame people. So I walked away. And honestly, I think that’s why many people leave church today: they’re tired of being controlled, judged, and told they’re unworthy of God’s love.

Journalist, Witness, and Learner

Even though I stepped away from that church, my desire to serve never disappeared. I became a journalist at a community newspaper on Six Nations territory.

There, I got a front-row seat to real life on an Indigenous reserve:

Land claims
Government injustices
The devastating legacy of residential schools

None of this was in our school textbooks. We were taught about Christopher Columbus “discovering” America—though it’s hard to “discover” a place where people already live.

After five years, I took a position as a regional editor in Labrador, where I again had the privilege of working with Indigenous communities and learning their stories and struggles. Labrador was an unforgettable chapter in my life—a beautiful place to visit, and a very cold place to live.

Coming Home to Ministry – Metaphysical and Heart-Centered

In 2016, the pull to serve God returned stronger than ever. I went back to seminary, finished my studies, and in 2020 was ordained as an Evangelical Minister.

In 2023, my path led me to the Canadian International Metaphysical Ministry, where I was ordained as a Metaphysical Minister. Today, I serve as Bishop at The Centre For Spiritual Enlightenment.

My mission now is clear:

To offer hope to those who feel forgotten.
To remind people that God loves them exactly as they are.
To replace fear-based religion with love-based spirituality.

Being a minister means I don’t just preach love—I have to live it. That means showing up for people who feel neglected, downtrodden, and out of options, and holding space for them until they can see their own light again.

Daily Practice, Real Growth, and One Honest Flaw

My day starts with prayer and quiet contemplation. I listen. I reflect. I let God speak to me in the stillness—and then I try to carry that awareness into every conversation, every ceremony, every interaction.

Now, my wife Tina insisted I end this bio with an honest look at where I need improvement. My first answer was:

“If I’m created in the image of God, what improvement could I possibly need?”

Let’s just say… that answer did not earn me any brownie points at home.

So here’s the real answer:
I’m still learning to pause before I react.
We all have triggers. They reveal our deepest wounds. When I remember to stop, breathe, and let God into that moment, everything shifts. That’s my ongoing work.

Get in Touch

If you’re looking for a minister or officiant who believes God is love—not fear—and who isn’t afraid to be real, I’d be honoured to walk with you.

Telephone: 226-802-5715
Email: centreformetaphysics@gmail.com

Whether you’re planning a wedding, seeking spiritual support, or just need someone to remind you that you are loved and worthy, I’m here.

Reverend Christina L. Shields

Metaphysical Minister • Art Therapist • Spiritual Healer • Intuitive Counselor

I’m Reverend Christina Shields, an Ordained Minister with the Canadian Metaphysical Ministry, a Certified Art Therapist, Spiritual Healer, Intuitive Counselor, and co-writer for The Centre for Spiritual Enlightenment.

But before any of those titles existed, I was a woman trying to survive her own mind.

From Surviving to Awakening

After a difficult childhood, much of my adult life became an exhausting loop of depression, self-medicating with drugs and alcohol, and trying to outrun pain that never seemed to leave. I didn’t want to spend my life numb on medication or endlessly reliving trauma in talk therapy, so I made a fierce decision:

I was going to heal. Really heal.

I dove into a self-taught education in:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Psychotherapy
Emotional and spiritual healing

My life started to shift—but the shadows didn’t disappear overnight. I still wrestled with suicidal thoughts and constant anxiety about the future.

The Year Everything Changed

In 2023, everything turned upside down—in the best possible way.

My husband, Pastor James, and I sold our house, packed up our lives, and moved to a quiet, secluded place. We hit “pause” on the world:

No social media (goodbye, Facebook).
No drama.
No old patterns.

We stepped away from certain friends and family dynamics that kept wounding us and chose to focus completely on healing and on the work God was actually calling us to do.

I filled my days with:

Prayer and meditation
Deep study
A fierce commitment to break the old cycles of depression and self-sabotage

A Course in Miracles, Art, and a New Mind

Years earlier I had studied A Course in Miracles, but this time I went all in. I immersed myself in its psychotherapy principles, and it completely rewired the way I thought about God, myself, and the world.

Month after month of study and inner work led to a profound transformation—and eventually to my ordination as a Metaphysical Minister. James, who already had eleven traditional ordinations, joined me in this new metaphysical path.

I also trained as a Certified Art Therapist, discovering that creativity was one of the most powerful tools for my own healing. Brush strokes, colours, and images became prayers in motion—ways to move pain out of the body and onto the canvas.

I devoured spiritual texts:

A Course in Miracles
The Bible, especially the New Testament (I fell in love with scripture)
Other mystical and metaphysical writings

I practiced yoga, walked daily, and lived with headphones full of online workshops, podcasts, and lectures. Every day became a classroom. Every moment, an invitation to wake up.

Ready to Serve

Now, with a heart full of lived experience and a toolkit overflowing with spiritual and therapeutic practices, I’m ready—and deeply honoured—to serve.

My passion is to:

Walk with people on their journey home to themselves and to God
Help them move from suffering to clarity and peace
Offer comfort, insight, and practical tools for emotional and spiritual healing

I believe suffering—emotional or physical—is often the alarm clock of the soul. It shakes us, wakes us, and pushes us to ask deeper questions:

Who am I really?
Why am I here?
What lives within me that I haven’t yet claimed?

When we turn inward and seek the Divine in our own consciousness, suffering stops being our prison and becomes our teacher. From there, we start choosing healing instead of repeating pain.

Writing, Revelation, and Radical Truth

I am now the co-author of a powerful series of cross-philosophical sermons and daily inspirations, loosely based on the dialogue of A Course in Miracles and blended with New Testament scripture.

These messages are influenced by:

C.S. Lewis (especially The Screwtape Letters)
Neville Goddard
And other mystical thinkers who dared to challenge rigid religious ideas

Our work is:

Deeply biblical, yet refreshingly practical
Designed to challenge fear-based doctrine
Focused on empowering people to form a living relationship with the Christ within

We invite people to consider a radical shift:
To step out of victim consciousness, guilt, and “I’m not worthy” thinking, and into the truth that we are loved, created with purpose, and filled with divine potential.

Come Journey With Us

Our videos and teachings are available on:

Bishop James Lewis’s Facebook page
The Centre for Spiritual Enlightenment Facebook page

These messages are not your typical sermons. They’re honest, raw, uplifting, sometimes challenging—but always rooted in love and empowerment.

They are free, always, for anyone who needs encouragement, a new perspective, or a reminder that:

You are not broken.
You are not forgotten.
You are far more powerful and loved than you’ve ever been taught to believe.

I’m Reverend Christina, and if you’re ready to step into a new story for your life, I’d be honoured to walk beside you.

Telephone: 226-802-5715

Email: centreformetaphysics@gmail.com