Jim Hetzer is a former ordained Spiritualist minister for The First Spiritualist Temple in Columbus, Ohio. He was associate pastor of the church until September 2018. Jim has been a practitioner giving spiritual messages to attendees at the Central Ohio A.R.E. Metaphysical Picnic for many years. Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, he grew up in Little Hocking, Ohio. He received a BS in mathematics from Marietta College, and an MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University. His career allowed him to spend time working in various parts of the world. These travels taught him to practice Universal Acceptance, and he learned that everyone was chosen to be on the Earth at this time.