Our Mission
The Center's main mission is to create an outer atmosphere that is physically, emotionally, and spiritually supportive for healing and the inner work of receiving the experience of the Indwelling Presence.
When one experiences and becomes changed by the presence of God in their lives, their lives would naturally reflect the unlimited light and love of that Presence.
People dedicated to doing God's bidding can testify that "the quiet mind" is the perfect state for a life of love and service. As love and service becomes one's intent, the way is opened and thus demonstrated.
Our Founder and Director
Linda Gallagher is the founder and director for a Center of Freedom. She started the Center as a result of the presence of God in her life. It inspired her to do something that would help people find their way to the Christ and experience its Presence.
She always says that our Center is "the ministry of Christ, not our ministry. All who are led here have been called to Christ. Everyone who comes here is not dependent upon each other but is sharing God's Abundant Grace with each other. God's Grace is the one that governs, maintains, sustains, protects, and prospers this, His Mighty Ministry".
How We Started
Our Center first started in Pleasant Hill, California in 1990. As it grew, our first Center became too small to accommodate all of the people that came for nurturing.
From a Barren Desert to a Beautiful Paradise
We had no choice but to move to a different location. The place we found was a two-and-a-half acre of barren land with nothing growing.
It didn't appear to be an ideal place to start a spiritual Center, but it was where God led us. The message He gave us was "Feed My Sheep," and so we worked hard to beautify the place and transform it into a beautiful oasis.
There are now more than 700 trees in our Center. Our Center also now has a lot of vines, bushes, fruit orchards, flower gardens, a koi pond, fountains, and 5 cabins for meditation and rest. We have also become a certified wildlife sanctuary. A lot of birds, bees, butterflies, and animals now live in our Center.