Rev. Michael JS. Carter is originally from Baltimore, Maryland. He moved to New York City in 1980 and lived there for 27 years, working as a professional actor before moving to Asheville. An ordained Interfaith Minister, Michael received his BA Degree in Letters from the College of New Rochelle where he graduated cum laude. He received his Masters In Divinity Degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York City (class of 2000). He has served as a staff chaplain (Board Certified) at various hospitals in New York and in North Carolina.

While serving various Unitarian Universalist Congregations in New York, Michael was trained as an anti-racism trainer and has been recognized by President Clinton for his efforts. A long time UFO Contactee, his book Alien Scriptures: Extraterrestrials In The Holy Bible, was number one on Amazon’s list of UFO related books in early 2014. Michael has also appeared on George Noory’s Coast To Coast AM radio show, and on George Noory’s TV show, Beyond Belief, on Gaiam Television.  

Michael’s other TV appearances include being a regular consultant on The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens series, as well as being featured in the UFO TV Documentary The Real 4400, and UFOs: The Hidden Evidence on the Travel Channel. Rev. Carter was also featured in Steven Spielberg’s TV documentary, Abduction Diaries, for the SyFy Channel. Diaries was the precursor to Spielberg’s HBO series, Taken.

Author Whitley Strieber (Communion) has called Rev. Carter’s first book, Alien Scriptures: Extraterrestrials in The Holy Bible, “The best book ever written on the topic.” Michael’s three other books are: A New World If You Can Take It: God, Extraterrestrials, and The Evolution of Human Consciousness; God Consciousness: A 30 Day Meditation Manual for God Conscious Thinking, and The Metaphysics of Spiritual Healing and the Power of Affirmative Prayer.

Michael’s most recent book is Initiation: The Spiritual Transformation of the Experiencer. All of his books may be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com. His most recent TV appearance was on The History Channel’s series History’s Greatest Mysteries, hosted by Lawrence Fishburne, within an episode on the Phoenix Lights. Michael serves as the minister for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Swannanoa Valley, located in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.