Our History
Lord Laith Angus Min founded Life Temple and Seminary based on a Crafte of Land family tradition, passed through many generations of the Cheek and Croyw families. In 1994, Life Temple and Seminary gained our 501(c)(3), making us one of the few Temples in the Carolinas to have & maintain a legal, non-profit status. Our beliefs are orthodox in nature and are often regarded alongside other well-known traditional covens such as Ravenwood of Atlanta GA and Tuatha Caer de Shidhe of Greenville SC. This is largely due to Lord Min's steadfast approach to Crafte preservation and maintaining relationships in the traditional Wiccan Community. His diligent research lead to countless essays, articles and papers that he shared rather willingly. His research & writings continued until 2010, at which time he suffered a prolonged illness that lead to his passing in May 2011.
In 2003 Lord Chase Night Smith became the High Priest of Life Temple & Seminary. He ran the temple until spring of 2011 when he relocated to Baltimore MD. Lord Night remains extremely active in the Temple as both an Elder and a board member. Much of our current lecture series & teachings are credited to him and his "simpler is better" approach to all things Wicca.
2011 also marked the Second Degree initiation of Lady Alba Gabrielle. Lady Alba currently runs the day-to-day affairs of Life Temple under the direction of Lord Night.
Members:
We have active and inactive members in Gastonia & Charlotte North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas & Baltimore MD.