The Unity Message

The Unity Message

What is Unity?
Unity is positive, practical Christianity. We teach the effective daily application of the principles of Truth taught and

exemplified by Jesus Christ. We promote a way of life that leads to health, prosperity, happiness and peace of mind.

Unity has established centers of study and worship throughout the world where people discover and practice the Unity

way of life. We address physical, mental and emotional needs through affirmative prayer and spiritual education. We serve

those who seek inspiration and prayer support as well as those who use Unity teachings as their primary path of spiritual

growth. We believe that all people are created with sacred worth, and we strive to reach out to all who seek support and

spiritual growth. Therefore, we recognize the importance of serving all people in spiritually and emotionally caring ways.

Our ministries and outreaches are free of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, creed, religion, national origin,

ethnicity, physical disability and sexual orientation. Our sincere desire is to create spiritually aware organizations that are

non-discriminatory and support diversity.

    What We Believe

     God
     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 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.