Articles & Updates

Posts by Thuy N

Articles & Updates

Posts by Thuy N

0403, 2026

Reggie Watts and Shane Mauss Headline Church of Ambrosia’s 6th Annual ‘Spirituality and Beyond’ Easter Weekend Celebration

Three-day gathering brings comedy, music, consciousness exploration, and community to Oakland’s Humanist Hall  Spirituality and Beyond, the annual celebration of spirituality, science, and art hosted by Church of Ambrosia Pastor Dave Hodges, returns for its sixth year over Easter weekend, April 3rd through April 5th, at Oakland’s Humanist Hall. “Spirituality and Beyond is always Easter weekend, but Easter moves every year, and the dates always land on something we wouldn’t

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2002, 2026

Spirituality and Beyond 6th Annual Event

Overview Spirituality & Beyond brings together healing, science, art, and community for a weekend of connection, learning and expanded consciousness. Easter marks resurrection, renewal, and sacred communion. This weekend, we gather for another kind of communion — one rooted in community, consciousness, and embodied experience. There is a long-standing theory that early Christian rites carried entheogenic symbolism — that mystical communion once pointed toward altered states and direct encounters with

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2312, 2025

Amazing community support signals huge success for today’s “Toys for Joy” giveaway organized by Rapper Mistah F.A.B. and Oakland’s Church of Ambrosia

The Church of Ambrosia and Oakland Rapper Mistah F.A.B. expect a record turnout in today’s toy giveaway for children and families. Community contributions this year have been overwhelming. Mistah F.A.B.’s Toys for Joy campaign raised approximately $20,000 in toy donations. The Church of Ambrosia contributed over $20,000 in psychedelic sacraments through its “Shrooms for Toys” program, bringing the combined value of this year’s partnership to more than $40,000. Significant contributions

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1112, 2025

Donate Toys for Shrooms: Zide Door Joins Oakland’s Mistah F.A.B.’s Toys for Joy

Oakland’s psychedelic Church of Ambrosia is trading sacraments for toys this holiday season. The Church is partnering with Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B.’s 21st annual Toys for Joy giveaway and food distribution on Dec. 23. The psychedelic Church’s “Shrooms for Toys” campaign offers an equal-value trade for those who donate new unwrapped toys at Zide Door. A donation of $30 worth of toys will be gifted with $30 worth of psychedelic

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1510, 2025

Per Ankh House of Life Church in Detroit invites members and friends Halloween night to celebrate first year of operation

Per Ankh, the groundbreaking House of Life entheogenic church, is pleased to invite members and friends to a special Halloween night celebration, Oct. 31, honoring the church’s first year of operation. Baba Moudou Baqui, leader of the Detroit Psychedelic Society and founder of the nondenominational church in the heart of the city, said the celebration seeks also to salute the Detroit community, which has supported church formation and the spirituality

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1404, 2025

SF Bay Area to celebrate ‘420’ cannabis culture and psychedelic spirituality during Easter weekend fest

World-renowned pioneers in psychedelics and neuroscience — including researchers, mycologists, educators, and doctors — are among the range of experts who will speak at this year’s Spirituality & Beyond 5 + Oakland Psychedelic Conference this Easter weekend in Oakland. More than two dozen speakers will appear Saturday and Sunday at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, representing the most comprehensive gathering of psychedelic expertise on record. Among them:

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2603, 2025

Experts in psychedelics and spirituality will gather in Oakland for a historic two-day Easter conference featuring arts and crafts … and an ‘adult’ 420 Easter egg hunt.

An extraordinary gathering of renowned experts in psychedelics, entheogenic plants, and spirituality will speak on Easter weekend at the Spirituality & Beyond 5 + Oakland Psychedelic Conference at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts. The event on April 19 and 20 is expected to draw a record number of visitors and feature an ‘adults-only’ 420 Easter egg hunt bearing over $10,000 worth of vouchers issued by the church.

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0503, 2025

World’s Largest Psychedelics Church Launches ‘Church of Ambrosia Podcast’ to Explore Psychedelics, Spiritual Growth, and Self-Discovery

The Church of Ambrosia, the world’s largest psychedelic church with over 120,000 members, proudly announces the launch of the Church of Ambrosia Podcast—a transformative new series exploring psychedelics, spirituality, and the nature of the soul. This revolutionary podcast, hosted by Pastor Dave Hodges, delves deeply into the science, history, and sacred traditions of entheogenic plants, featuring renowned spiritual leaders, researchers, and advocates at the forefront of the psychedelic movement. Unveiling

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0702, 2025

Church of Ambrosia Joins Forces with the Oakland Hyphae for the 5th Annual Spirituality and Beyond – April 19th and 20th, 2025

A groundbreaking spiritual and psychedelic gathering is coming to the San Francisco Bay Area on Bicycle Day (4/19) and 4/20. This year, Easter Sunday coincides with 4/20, adding an extra layer of significance to this once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Church of Ambrosia, the world’s largest psychedelic church with over 120,000 members, is merging its annual Easter celebration, Spirituality and Beyond, with the Oakland Psychedelic Conference for an unprecedented two-day event. A

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2101, 2025

Church of Ambrosia Year 6 Milestone Celebration Preparations for annual Spirituality Easter

This year, the Church of Ambrosia, Zide door church joyfully celebrates its 6th Anniversary, filled with gratitude for the incredible journey we’ve shared with our many parishioners and other supporters who embrace psychedelics for spiritual growth. We remain in awe at what we have achieved together. During these early years, church membership has blossomed to 120,000. Word of  our existence has spread internationally. And the church has guided thousands of

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