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Ordination Celebration 🥳
On Monday, June 16, 2025 Cee (Cheryl Jiala) Driskell, of Unity Spiritual Centre Ottawa, was ordained at Unity Village in Lee’s Summit Missouri, through the Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute.
While in ministerial school, Rev. Cee actively led her home spiritual community as Spiritual Leader, sharing her many gifts including teaching, healing, and intuitive insight.
Just prior to being ordained, she completed a volunteer internship at Unity of Kansas City North with Rev. Myra McFadden. Rev. Cee brings a rich background that includes decades of contemplative practice, energy therapy, authorship, and mental health advocacy. Her ordination marks a new chapter in a journey already grounded in wisdom, love, and sacred service.
Rev. Cee will serve as the Senior Minister of Unity Spiritual Centre Ottawa. As a sacred service designer and regular Sunday speaker, she has supported the spiritual evolution of her community for years.
All of us in Unity Canada are proud of her accomplishments!
The People of Unity Spiritual Communities
Below are some of the dedicated, wonderful people - present and past - of our Canadian Unity spiritual centers. Read interviews about them, articles they have submitted, or tributes to celebrate their lives.
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Tributes
We pay tribute to Unity people who contributed greatly to their spiritual communities throughout their lifetime.
Rev. Cora (Cori) Sinstead
We hold in love and prayer the family of Rev. Cora (Cori) Sinstead, who made her peaceful transition on November 21, 2025. Rev. Cori and her husband, Rev. Ronel Sinstead, hold a special place in the story of Unity Kitchener.
In the early 1970s, before there was an official Unity ministry here, they began a Science of Mind Study Group in Kitchener, holding Sunday gatherings at the YMCA where Ronel offered the talks and Cori led meditation and spiritual practice. Their early gatherings became the foundation of what eventually evolved into Unity Kitchener.
We give thanks for Rev. Cori’s life, her faith, her leadership, and the light she shined so generously. Her faith, devotion, and pioneering spirit remain woven into our spiritual DNA.