January 18, 2012
With pleasure and excitement, the CoBM would like to announce that Ryan Emans has been accepted as an Initiate Minister for the Church of Body Modification. Ryan first submitted his Minister Application on August 18, 2011 and, though he is in the UK, made himself available for several discussions regarding the position. Ryan is very active on the CoBM forums, giving excellent and appropriate advice. He also helps people on a daily basis through his job as a Registered Mental Health Nurse.
To learn more about Ryan, please…
The CoBM has great news we would like to share. We have constructed a Board of Advisors which will become the new operational force of the CoBM and will replace the previous Board of Directors. The main objective of the Board of Advisors will be to provide an unbiased perspective, act as a sounding board for evaluating new ideas and opportunities, and to provide their experience and expertise as needed.
The goal of this change is to improve the quality of work which the CoBM produces as well as the…
Over the past few months, the board of directors has been discussing the reorganization and focusing of the Church’s doctrine. Specifically, we have focused the wording and format of the Mission Statement and Statement of Faith to be more clear and easier to understand. Also, we have added a Vision Statement. The Vision Statement will help guide us in our actions as an organization and be a constant reminder of what we are striving for.
The last time these documents were changed was in 2008. Since then,…
We are both excited and proud to announce that the CoBM has been accepted as an Associate Corporate Member of the Association of Professional Piercers. From the APP’s mission statement:
The Association of Professional Piercers is a California-based, international non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of vital health and safety information about body piercing to piercers, health care professionals, legislators, and the general public.
The CoBM and the APP have many common goals and we look forward to supporting and working with the APP.
You can find out more information about the…
On Monday morning, March 14th, Aric Chamberlain passed away from complications of cancer. Aric was an initiate minister with the CoBM and a wonderful person to know. It’s impossible to summarize a life such as Aric’s in a few sentences but there are a few things that do stand out.
Aric enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1986, as a medic, working medical/surgical ward, Emergency Room and Primary Care, and was a Desert Storm Veteran. After the Air Force, he went into nursing and was employed in geriatric care….
CoBM minister David Hahn was recently interviewed by Daniel Mikelonis on the blog While You Exist. The interview covers spiritual body modification, self expression, the future of body modification, and more.
You can read the full interview here: Minister of Modification: The Flesh and Blood Spirituality of David Hahn
The following email was sent a few days ago to all CoBM members registered on the Tribe site. To keep all members in the loop, the email is reposted, with some edits, below:
Good afternoon fellow CoBM members,
I hope everyone is having a great day and is making the most of it. Unfortunately, I have some bad news to share. We will no longer be able to support the Tribe site due to technical reasons beyond our control.
We did consider a few alternatives to closing the Tribe site down. However,…
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