Frequently asked questions

The church has listed Sunday services as temporarily postponed, with scripture study available by appointment. That status has not yet been re-confirmed, so please contact the church before travelling. Current details are kept on Gatherings and availability.

The church’s published address is 51778 US-491, Cahone, CO 81320, Dolores County, USA. It is awaiting confirmation by the church; call (970) 562-8888 to check before visiting.

Cahone is a small community in Dolores County, Colorado, on US-491 in the Four Corners region — within reach of Cortez, Dolores, Durango, Moab, Monticello and Farmington, and of Mesa Verde National Park, Hovenweep and Canyons of the Ancients. See Visit the Four Corners.

Use the contact form and choose the appointment topic, or call or email the church directly. Nothing is booked automatically by this website.

The church’s beliefs are set out in its own words in Beliefs, starting with Declarations and Beliefs, Part One. They are presented as the church’s religious beliefs.

The church explains its own use of the term in Establishing Questions. That page states the church’s position; it is not legal advice.

Start at Membership, which describes the steps the church published and lets you send an inquiry. Membership is not granted through this website.

Not yet. The member sign-in page explains that member accounts are not connected on this website, and asks you not to enter a password anywhere on it.

The phrase comes from scripture — most famously John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.” The Only Begotten Son explains the verse and the Greek word monogenēs behind it.

The Church of the Only Begotten Son, sometimes shortened to OBS or OBS Church. It describes itself as a Free Entheobotanical Original Christian church, in Cahone, Colorado.

A plant or substance used in a religious context to occasion experience of the divine. The word was coined by scholars in 1979. See Sacraments and sacred plants.

The church believes “in the use of sacred holy herbs and substances by sacrament (modeled after the eucharist removed from modern day christianity),” in its own words on Practice and Community. The Sacraments section sets this beside the history of sacred plants — psilocybin mushrooms, Amanita muscaria, cannabis, peyote and San Pedro, ayahuasca and the ancient sacraments.

No. The church’s Official Lawful Notice states that sacramental substances are used under an OBS Church Certified Religious Leader “for Members ONLY!” This website does not describe how to obtain or use any substance, and nothing on it is medical advice.

The view that sacred plants belonged to early Christian worship and art. The church recognizes Jerry B. Brown’s The Psychedelic Gospels as scripture; most historians dispute these claims. See Psychedelic Christianity.

Among others, the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) and Article 32 of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances. Religious freedom explains each, with links to the text.

The Act, approved by voters as Proposition 122 in 2022, created a state framework for certain natural medicines. This website does not give legal advice on how it applies to anyone; see the overview and consult an attorney.

This website does not make any promise about tax treatment. The church’s own view is in Establishing Questions; for your own situation, please speak to a qualified tax adviser. See Support the church for how to ask about giving.

No. The shop shows the church’s fundraising listings while they are under review. There is no cart or checkout on this website.

Use official inquiries. The church’s published notices are in Public notices; they state the church’s position and are not court orders or government determinations.

The church’s own words are shown exactly as the church wrote them, in framed “In the church’s words” sections, including its spelling and struck-through text. Summaries and study notes appear alongside them and never replace them. See how content is presented.

Yes. Messages sent through the forms are delivered to the church, with spam protection. You can also email contact@onlybegotten.org or call (970) 562-8888.

Please tell the church using the contact form (choose the website topic). Accessibility details are on the accessibility page.