UNITY Longmont
Unity is a worldwide Christian organization over a hundred years old. Because of similarity in names, Unity has, on
occasion, been confused with other organizations. However, there is no connection between Unity and Unitarianism
or the Unification Church.
Unity is an extremely positive approach to life, seeking to accept the good in people in all of life. God is seen as having
many attributes, but the most important one is that God is LOVE. Unity stresses that God is not a physical man in the
sky, for this limits God. God is Spirit, everywhere present, the one and only Spirit in and through all things.
Unity seeks to relate religion to daily needs, affirming that for every need there is God’s perfect answer. Its main
textbook is the Bible and it relates its lessons to your life and everyday experiences.
Unity proclaims the divinity of Jesus, but goes further and assures you that you, too, are a child of God and therefore
divine in nature. Jesus expressed his divine potential and sought to show us how to express ours as well. Salvation is
then the expanding understanding of one’s innate divinity and perfectibility through living the life demonstrated by Jesus.
Unity explains the mind as your connecting link with God or Divine Mind and shows you how the action of your mind
affects your body and circumstances.
Prayer is not seen as a technique for changing God, but for expanding and transforming your mind, and thus changing
you.
Unity denies the existence of any power or presence opposed to God. It seems that there are evil appearances and
suffering in the world, but ascribes these to one’s ignorance and erroneous use of God’s laws of life.
Unity has no dogma, ritual, creedal requirements or ecclesiastical garb. Unity chooses to believe that there is good in
every religion. Different religions are like spokes on a wheel with the center being God. They may be set apart by a
variance of beliefs and approaches, but they are all seeking the one God as the hub of all life. Consequently, Unity does
not deny anyone the right to have their own beliefs.
Unity sees worship as serving God by uplifting and glorifying God’s spirit in people in positive and joyous ways. It seeks
not to emphasize one’s sins of the past, but instead gives attention to the good that exists in everyone and what can be
done now to transform one’s self and life.
Its main concern is not so much with a “future life” but with teaching people how to live fully in the present, seeing the
good in all things. Unity believes in eternal life and views the present moment as part of eternal life.
Unity does not impose financial burdens or pressure on its congregants. It believes the desire for giving should be
initiated from within the giver to reap the joys of sharing. Unity churches are autonomous and not funded by a
governing body. All support is by freewill offerings.
In summary, Unity emphasizes the divine potential within every child of God and teaches that through a practical
understanding and application of what Jesus taught, every person can realize and express their divine potential for a
happier, fuller and more successful life.
Rev. Stan Hampson
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What is Unity