Rev. Tara Lang

Rev. Lang is the Head Minister of Spirit of the Lotus, and is the Secretary for its Board of Directors. She graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1970. She was ordained as a Minister in 1984 from the Church of Revelation, and thereafter received her Doctor of Divinity degree and a Credential of Ministry from the Assemblies of God World Conference on March 24, 1989 and April 20, 1989 respectively. Rev. Lang has provided spiritual counseling in multiple states since her ordination, and received the honor of Monsignora and Church Ecumenist of the Decade from the Apostolic Succession of Antioch and the Church of the East for the years 1984 – 94.

Rev. Marc Cowden

Rev. Cowden is the President of Spirit of the Lotus. He graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. degree in 1989. Between 1989 – 90, Rev. Cowden developed and ran a program for low-income seniors while working as a VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Volunteer. He subsequently attended Santa Clara University School of Law, graduating in 1993. Rev. Cowden was ordained as a Minister by the Apostolic Succession of Antioch and the Church of the East in 2001.

Rev. Bhakti Sonderman

Rev. Sonderman is the Treasurer of Spirit of the Lotus. She was ordained by the Church of Revelation in 1991, and is a compassionate, loving minister. Rev. Sonderman bridges the Eastern and Western lineages through her experience in the Hindu, Buddhist and Christian faiths.