Our Beliefs

Five Basic Unity Principles

1. There is only one Presence and one Power active in the universe and in my life, God the Good.
2. Our essence is of God; therefore, we are inherently good. This God essence was fully expressed in Jesus, the Christ.
3. We are co-creators with God, creating reality through thoughts we hold in mind.
4. Through prayer and meditation we align our heart-mind with God. Denials and affirmations are tools we use.
5. Through thoughts, words and actions, we live the Truth we know.

The Greater Unity
As a faith, Unity's tradition is positive, practical Christianity, based on the 1920’s and 1930’s writings of Myrtle and Charles Fillmore. It teaches the practical application in everyday life of the principles of Truth taught and exemplified by Jesus Christ, as interpreted in the light of modern-day experience by Unity School of Christianity and the Association of Unity Churches. Unity is a way of life that leads to health, prosperity, happiness, and peace of mind. The Association of Unity Churches, in cooperation with Unity School of Christianity, has established centers of study and worship throughout the world where people study and practice the Unity way of life.

We believe that all people are created with sacred worth. Therefore, we recognize the importance of serving all people within the unity family in spiritually and emotionally caring ways. We strive for our ministries, publications, and programs to reach out to all who seek Unity support and spiritual growth. It is imperative that our ministries and outreaches be free of discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, ethnicity, physical disability, or sexual orientation. Our sincere desire is to create spiritually aware organizations that are nondiscriminatory and that support diversity.

Unity teachings’ basic tenets are:

First: God, Divine Mind, is the Source and Creator of all. There is no other enduring power. The nature of God is absolute good; therefore, all manifestations partake of good. What is called “evil” is a limited or incomplete expression of God or good. Evil’s origin is ignorance.

Second: We are spiritual beings, ideas in the Mind of God, created in God’s image and likeness. The ideal expression for every human being is the pattern every person is seeking to bring forth. Each individual manifests the Christ in his or her own unique fashion. The perfect expression of the Christ is, therefore, different for each person.

Third: Jesus was a special person in history who expressed perfection and thereby became the Christ, or Jesus Christ. He was a teacher who demonstrated the importance of thoughts, words, and deeds in shaping the life and world of the individual. Fourth: Jesus’ teaching was based on prayer, which to Him was conscious communion with God. Preparation for prayer involves the use of the spoken word, the creative power of God, which is made practical through denials and affirmations. Unity teaches that repeated use of statements of Truth (denials and affirmations) establishes right patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting. This is one way individuals use the creative power of God to take dominion over mind, body, and affairs.

Unity believes in the Divinity of Christ and teaches that the spirit of God dwelt in Jesus, just as it indwells every person; and that every person has the potential to express the perfection of Christ, as Jesus did, by being more Christ-like in everyday life.

From “Twenty Questions and Answers about Unity”

For more information about Unity:

Unity
1901 NW Blue Parkway
Unity Village, MO 64065-0001
Phone: 816-524-3550
Fax: 816-251-3554
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Silent Unity, the worldwide prayer ministry has been praying for over 100 years. We serve people of all faiths from all parts of the world, and we are always here to pray with you and to support you in your time of need. Our commitment is to serve you with sensitivity, compassion, and complete confidentiality. From the moment your prayer request is received, you are lovingly enfolded in prayer. Dial 816-969-2000 to reach Silent Unity if you speak English. Dial 816-969-2020 if you speak Spanish. Or fax your prayer request to 816-251-3554. The TDD number for those who are hearing impaired is 816-525-1155.

Association of Unity Churches International
PO Box 610, Lee's Summit, MO 64063
401 SW Oldham Parkway, Lee's Summit, MO 64081
Phone: 816-524-7414
Fax: 816-525-4020
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*Unity and Unitarian beliefs are not the same. They are two substantially different faith traditions.