Raymond Charles Barker

DR. RAYMOND CHARLES BARKER took his ministerial training at the Unity School of Christianity, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, where he was ordained in 1940. He later affiliated with Religious Science, and at the request of Dr. Ernest Holmes, the founder of Religious Science, opened the first Church of Religious Science in New York City in 1946.
Dr. Barker served as President of the International New Thought Alliance from 1943 to 1946. Later he served as President of Religious Science International from 1954 to 1957, and again from 1959 to 1962. Well known throughout the New Thought movement for his writings and lectures, Dr. Barker has spoken in every major city in the United States, as well as in Europe and South Africa. His many books and pamphlets, which have enjoyed steady sales through the years, have touched the lives of thousands of readers in all walks of life.