Ordination Service • Rev. Stanley Maszczak (Photos)
- MCL Editorial Team
- Jul 31, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 17, 2025
On Sunday, July 27th, Rev. Stanley was welcomed into the order of Ordained Ministers under the auspices of our mother church, the Church of Enlightenment. The ordination ceremony took place during hybrid Sunday services at the Metaphysical Chapel of Life, where Rev. Bill Whitley shared the lecture, and Debbie Whitley presided and facilitated our guided meditation, with Rev. Trish accompanying on ukulele.
Photos and more info below! You’re welcome to comment on this post.
Stanley and the Chapel are so grateful for all our incredible volunteers — hospitality committee, board of directors, ministers, and all those who make special days like this possible. The Chapel has been an all-volunteer organization since its inception, and we are grateful for our ongoing spirit of community and teamwork.
About Rev. Stanley Maszczak
Rev. Stanley Maszczak (he/they) is an ordained minister at the Chapel as well as a transpersonal coach and facilitator, working with multiple coaching and metaphysical modalities. His work has been greatly impacted by his journey out of Christian fundamentalism in his youth and early adulthood, as a gay and gender nonconforming person.
He served in the U.S. Army Reserve for more than 20 years, both during the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy era and after its repeal, working in military police, public affairs (broadcast journalism), and spent his last several years working in the Equal Opportunity and Harassment Prevention and Response Programs. Stanley is passionate about helping people embody their full selves while creating an affirming, inclusive world for people across all the diverse spectrums of our human expression.
Stanley joined the Chapel in January of 2018, has served as a past Board President, and currently serves as our newsletter editor. They are a lifelong student, and have a B.A. in American Studies from Pace University in New York; a Bachelor of Metaphysical Science from the University of Metaphysics; and is currently enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at the Pacific School of Religion.
About Rev. Bill Whitley
Rev. Bill Whitley is an Ordained Minister with the Metaphysical Chapel of Life and has been a Chapel member since October 25, 1985. Bill currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of The Church of Enlightenment and as the lead minister with the Metaphysical Chapel of Life. Bill is a founding member of the Church of Enlightenment (November 9, 1997) and the Metaphysical Chapel of Life charted through The Church of Enlightenment (April 26, 1998). Bill was instrumental in helping to establish both organizations. Bill previously served on the Board of Directors of The Bridge of Light and was a founding minister with the Chapel of Life charted through The Bridge of Light (April 11, 1986). Bill was a guiding influence that helped the Chapel of Life evolve into the current Metaphysical Chapel of Life.
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