Who are We?

Our Founder and Prior

Rev. Thich Tâm Thành
​(Rev. Bhavanananda)
​(Anthony Lee Phillips, MA, MDiv, JD)

My Mission Statement: "I am a spiritual leader who facilitates the awakening of the Buddha Consciousness in every heart and mind I encounter so that each may discover their Light so powerful it enkindles that Light in everyone they in turn encounter."

My name is Anthony Phillips (www.anthonyphillips.com) and I am an ordained Zen Buddhist priest with the United Buddhist Church (www.unitedbuddhistchurch.org) and Prior of the Columbia Zen Center, Inc.