The Eglise Gnostique is a community that traces its roots from antiquity through many ages, most recently via the Gnostic revivals of the late 19th century; prior to that, via the medieval Cathars and back to the classical gnostic schools, and to the ancient church of the Apostles of Christ. We are, therefore, as a community, part of the Church universal (the body of Christ) which is not just a name or a building, nor is it a mere denomination, for the real Church is where all good Christians meet in justice and in truth.

We do not engage in proselyting, but hold to the principle that active discernment and the decisions of the individual are necessary marks for any true adherent to a spiritual tradition, and that coersion or force can never result in the experience of the gnosis of God. As such, our communities tend to be small, but we call to mind the promise of Christ who said, "For where there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

The Eglise Gnostique is a community committed to working together as a family, and as a family, our community is open to a variety of individuals whose ages, cultures and backgrounds can provide the spices that enliven discussions and deepen our understandings of humanity.

The Eglise Gnostique exists to continue the work of the Ancient Church in the Modern World, albeit in keeping with the style of our forebears in the classical gnostic schools, of the Friends of God (Cathars), of the Christian Theosophists (Jacob Boëme, Johann Gichtel, Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin), and of our 19th and early 20th century organizers (Raymond Bernard Fabré-Palaprat, Jules Doinel, Louis Sophron Fugairon, Léonce Eugène Fabre-des-Essarts, Gérard Encausse, Julien Houssaye, Jean Bricaud, Constant Chevillon); in order to be available to facilitate the liberation of the individual through understanding the teachings of the Christ and of our tradition - being both literal and symbolic, since both have import for our completeness - and to maintain the principles and practices of justice and truth passed down to us.