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Charles & Myrtle Fillmore – Unity

Unity is a religious movement within the wider New Thought movement and is best known to many through its Daily Word devotional publication. It was founded in Kansas City, Missouri in 1889 by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore after Mrs. Fillmore had been cured of her tuberculosis, she believed, by spiritual healing. This resulted in the Fillmore’s’ studying spiritual healing, and being influenced by Emma Curtis Hopkins. This gradually developed into the Unity movement as the Fillmore’s attempted to share their insights through magazines, books, and pamphlets and through “Silent Unity,” a telephone and mail service that offered people help through prayer and counseling. This growth led to several moves within Kansas City, and eventually, after World War I to the development of Unity Village, 15 miles from Kansas City. The movement was led, after Charles Fillmore’s death, by the Fillmore’s’ sons and grandchildren. It describes itself as a “positive, practical Christianity” which “teach[es] the effective daily application of the principles of Truth taught and exemplified by Jesus Christ” and promotes “a way of life that leads to health, prosperity, happiness, and peace of mind.”

Unity Worldwide Ministries

Within 20 years of the founding of the Unity School there emerged what was known as “field ministries,” which were meant to be extensions of the work done by the Fillmore’s in Kansas City. These were run by ministers ordained by the Fillmore’s. These ministries later developed into “Unity Centers” and, eventually, “Unity Churches.” Today there are approximately 1,000 Unity “ministries,” which range from small to corporate sized churches. Most, but not all, of these churches coordinate their work through Unity Worldwide Ministries, formerly known as the Association of Unity Churches. Unlike the Unity School, Unity Worldwide Ministries and its member churches are denominational in nature. Another thing to note is that Unity churches are run at the local level, which has led to a significant number of churches not associating with the Unity Worldwide Ministries and has also given the churches great freedom to offer teachings that extend beyond that of the Fillmore’s.

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Silent Unity

For more than 130 years, affirmative prayer has been key to the Unity mission. The Unity Prayer Ministry (Silent Unity®), prays with people of all faiths around the globe each year. Your prayer request is a sacred honor and trust. All prayer requests are kept private and confidential. You can make a prayer request online or speak with a prayer associate by phone. There is never a charge for prayer.  

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