Rev. Jean Dade-Batchie

Rev. Jean Dade-Batchie, a graduate of the Universal Foundation for Better Living Previously Ordained Clergy Program, became a UFBL licensed minister in November of 2002. First ordained in April of 1961 at the Woods Temple Church in Chicago, IL, Rev. Jean (as she is affectionately known) now divides her time between UTC and the Temple of Spiritual Truth in Chicago, where she is a co-founder and the senior pastor. Temple of Spiritual Truth is in the final phase of qualifying for admittance as a UFBL church.


Rev. Jean, who began her ministry in house meetings and storefront churches, holds degrees in Sacred Literature and Comparative Religions. She currently serves as the Dean of the New Vision Institute of Higher Learning, and she has traveled and preached all over the United States and abroad. Rev. Jean is also the founder of the Cosmic Weekend Seminars, a series of spiritual empowerment workshops hosted by the Nordic Hills Resort in Itasca, IL.