About CSL First City
A Beloved Community in action
CSL First City Teaching Chapter (CSLFC) is a spiritual home in St. Augustine, Florida devoted to living the wisdom of Ernest Holmes and other great visionaries, harmonized with healing modalities including recovery, meditation, biofield tuning, massage, breathwork and acupuncture.
Our story
Not just a place — a movement
Our sacred purpose is to extend love and transformation beyond the walls of a traditional Center, reaching into the hearts of all who seek healing, wholeness and belonging. Rooted in the awareness that we are each expressions of the Divine, we are co-creating a Beloved Community where spiritual leadership is practiced as shared growth, fundraising is reimagined as soul-to-soul invitation, and ministry becomes a mutual journey of transformation.
We honor the soul's natural longing for connection, purpose and contribution. Our path includes integrating grief through CSL Grief Life Circles©, healing trauma through Adult Children of Alcoholics® and Rev. Carol Wilke's Heart, Mind & Spirit Recovery®, and uplifting consciousness through accredited Science of Mind teachings.
We know the Spirit beyond us, the Spirit beside us, and the Spirit as us as the triune nature of us all. This sacred Presence is always for us and never against us.
Vision, mission and purpose
Our vision
CSL First City ignites personal growth and supports healing by co-creating a Beloved Community in St. Augustine — a spiritual ecosystem of love, learning and liberation.
Our mission
We guide the journey of self-discovery and transformation through experiential learning, compassionate ministry and inclusive fellowship.
Our purpose
We cultivate sacred space for healing and growth, welcoming all to explore their spiritual path, do the deep work of releasing what no longer serves, and rise into their highest expression — with love as our first language.
How we live it
Five ways we serve
Spiritual Counseling
One-on-one sessions are sacred encounters. Guided by our Spiritual Leader, individuals apply Science of Mind principles to real-life situations, awakening to the truth of their being.
Compassionate Healing
True healing includes body, mind and spirit. We integrate transformative practices to support people journeying through addiction, trauma and grief — honoring their wholeness every step of the way.
Sacred Community
We cultivate a culture of connection, belonging and mutual care. Everyone is invited to bring their authentic self and contribute to a shared vision of spiritual awakening.
Empowered Learning
Education is a spiritual practice. Our classes, workshops, meditations and support circles equip people to live from their divine nature with clarity, courage and joy.
Generosity of Spirit
Inspired by Henri Nouwen, we see giving not as an obligation but as a spiritual invitation — a moment of shared vision and mutual uplift.
CSL First City has been created with you in mind — because when one person awakens, the world is transformed.
Our spiritual leader
Rev. Sherri Cunningham
Rev. Sherri Cunningham is the Founding Minister and Spiritual Leader of CSL First City, a licensed Centers for Spiritual Living minister and a certified Grief Life Circle Facilitator with more than 25 years of leadership experience.
She has walked alongside hundreds of people through recovery, grief, spiritual awakening and life's most challenging transitions. Her approach is warm, authentic and deeply respectful of each person's journey — she believes that within every human being lives an infinite wellspring of strength, wisdom and resilience, and that her role is simply to help you remember that truth.
Pastoral care with Rev. SherriWatch
Who we are
A short introduction to the people and practices of CSL First City.
More videos on our YouTube channel (opens in a new tab).
You don’t have to walk this path alone.
Come as you are. Visit us at 93D Orange St. in historic St. Augustine, or call and we’ll help you find the right circle, class or conversation.