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A beautiful, safe place to come home to your spirituality |
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Unity Church of Modesto |
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What is Unity?
Unity Village Headquarters in
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Unity: A Path for Spiritual Living
Unity is a positive, practical, progressive approach to Christianity based on the teachings of Jesus and the power of prayer. Unity honors the universal truths in all religions and respects each individual's right to choose a spiritual path.
Unity Church was founded by Charles and Myrtle Filmore in the late 1800's
A Short History
The Unity movement was founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore. After Myrtle Fillmore's remarkable healing utilizing prayer and affirmations, many who were seeking help became interested in how she accomplished this healing. From small prayer circles in living rooms, Unity grew. The first issue of Unity Magazine was published in 1889. The teaching of the practice of prayer, through classes and correspondence, led to the establishment of Unity School, where the prayer ministry, Silent Unity, began, along with Unity School for Religious Studies, and a publishing arm for magazines and books. These services still exist today, under the name Unity®.
In 1965, the Association of Unity Churches was formed by ministers and churches for the purpose of focusing on establishing new churches, supporting existing ones, ordaining ministers and licensing teachers. To this day, we are a worldwide movement of about 1,000 churches and groups supporting individuals on their spiritual path by offering communities of like-minded believers.
Our Association of Unity Churches International is dedicated to supporting and strengthening its member ministries, which in turn provide this supportive community, in places across the globe. Our leadership, human resources, administrative, and education programs all work to give local churches the skills and tools needed to support individual transformation. Without our work, Unity churches would not exist.
We are a worldwide network of ministries, ministers, teachers and church members sharing the vision and aim of furthering the Charles Fillmore tradition of "Practical Christianity" as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
Our Vision
Centered in God, we co-create a world that works for all.
Our Mission
We create and support vibrant, diverse, spiritual leaders and communities that foster transformation and inspire people to make a positive difference in our world.
Our Values
Core values are the foundation of the organization and vital for it to be successful; the organization's ideals; non negotiable; fundamental for organizational coherence.
Spirit-led:
We are centered in God. Spirit leads our thoughts and actions as we co-create a world that works for all.
Integrity:
We act from a place of wholeness and are ethical in all our actions. We keep our word.
Diversity:
We believe that all people are created with sacred worth. We promote greater understanding among people in a spirit of unity.
Transformation:
We are a dynamic movement on the cutting edge of spiritual evolution. We teach universal spiritual principles that change lives.
Abundance:
Living in the infinite flow of God's good, we draw from God's inexhaustible supply and wisely use our rich resources to serve the world.
The Unity movement was founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore. After Myrtle Fillmore's remarkable healing utilizing prayer and affirmations, many who were seeking help became interested in how she accomplished this healing. From small prayer circles in living rooms, Unity grew. The first issue of Unity Magazine was published in 1889. The teaching of the practice of prayer, through classes and correspondence, led to the establishment of Unity School, where the prayer ministry, Silent Unity, began, along with Unity School for Religious Studies, and a publishing arm for magazines and books. These services still exist today, under the name Unity®.
In 1965, the Association of Unity Churches was formed by ministers and churches for the purpose of focusing on establishing new churches, supporting existing ones, ordaining ministers and licensing teachers. To this day, we are a worldwide movement of about 1,000 churches and groups supporting individuals on their spiritual path by offering communities of like-minded believers.
Our Association of Unity Churches International is dedicated to supporting and strengthening its member ministries, which in turn provide this supportive community, in places across the globe. Our leadership, human resources, administrative, and education programs all work to give local churches the skills and tools needed to support individual transformation. Without our work, Unity churches would not exist.
We are a worldwide network of ministries, ministers, teachers and church members sharing the vision and aim of furthering the Charles Fillmore tradition of "Practical Christianity" as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
Our Vision
Centered in God, we co-create a world that works for all.
Our Mission
We create and support vibrant, diverse, spiritual leaders and communities that foster transformation and inspire people to make a positive difference in our world.
Our Values
Core values are the foundation of the organization and vital for it to be successful; the organization's ideals; non negotiable; fundamental for organizational coherence.
Spirit-led:
We are centered in God. Spirit leads our thoughts and actions as we co-create a world that works for all.
Integrity:
We act from a place of wholeness and are ethical in all our actions. We keep our word.
Diversity:
We believe that all people are created with sacred worth. We promote greater understanding among people in a spirit of unity.
Transformation:
We are a dynamic movement on the cutting edge of spiritual evolution. We teach universal spiritual principles that change lives.
Abundance:
Living in the infinite flow of God's good, we draw from God's inexhaustible supply and wisely use our rich resources to serve the world.
What We Believe:
Individuals grow spiritually when they are part of a supportive community, a church, of like-minded believers.
Individuals grow spiritually when they are part of a supportive community, a church, of like-minded believers.
God is Spirit, the loving source of all that is. God is the one power, all good, everywhere present, all wisdom. God is divine energy, continually creating, expressing and sustaining all creation. In God, we live and move and have our being. In Unity, some other ways we speak of God are Life, Light, Love, Substance, Principle, Law, and Universal Mind.
Jesus
We believe that Jesus expressed his divine potential and sought to show humankind how to express ours as well. We see Jesus as a master teacher of universal truths and as our Way-Shower. In Unity, we use the term "Christ" to mean the divinity in humankind. Jesus is the great example of the Christ in expression.
The Nature of Humankind
We are each individual, eternal expressions of God. Our essential nature is divine and therefore inherently good. Our purpose is to express our divine potential as realized and demonstrated by Jesus and other master teachers. The more we awaken to our divine nature, the more fully God expresses in and through our lives.
The Bible
Unity co-founders, Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, studied the Bible as history and allegory, and interpreted it as a metaphysical representation of humankind's evolutionary journey toward spiritual awakening. In addition, Unity recognizes that the Bible is a complex collection of writings compiled over many centuries. We honor the writings as reflecting the understanding and inspiration of the writers at the time they were written. The Bible continues to be a valuable spiritual resource for us.
Our Teachings
Unity teaches that each person is a unique expression of God created with sacred worth. Living from that awareness transforms our lives and the world.
Unity emphasizes the creative power of thought in our life experience. We refer to this as the Law of Mind Action. When we take personal responsibility to choose life affirming thoughts, words and actions, we experience a more fulfilling and abundant life.
Unity emphasizes the importance of applying spiritual principles in our daily lives.
Unity teachings continue to evolve as we identify, embrace and apply spiritual insights and the spiritual implications of new discoveries.
Prayer and Meditation
Affirmative prayer is the highest form of creative thought. It includes the release of counterproductive, negative thoughts as well as holding in mind statements of spiritual truth. Through meditation, we experience the presence of God. Prayer and meditation heighten our awareness and thereby transform our lives.
Youth and Family Ministry
Unity recognizes that there are many expressions of family life. All are welcome. Unity creates an affirming environment that fosters positive self image, personal responsibility and unconditional love and acceptance.
Unity:
• Beholds all children as whole and perfect expressions of God
• Empowers children to fulfill their divine potential
• Teaches children to meditate and pray
• Invites children to experience a loving God
Unity provides a strong spiritual foundation for children's lives.
Spiritual Action
In Unity, we feel a sacred responsibility, individually and collectively, to make a positive difference through personal example and active service in our churches, our communities and our world.
The preceding identity statements were developed over a fourteen-month period through dialogue between hundreds of Unity ministers, licensed teachers, and church members.
Unity Church of Modesto
2467 Veneman Avenue
Modesto CA 95356
(209) 578-5433
2467 Veneman Avenue
Modesto CA 95356
(209) 578-5433
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