Unity Reimagined Nov 5 Vote: Key Dates & To-Do's for Credentialed Leaders & Boards

Participation is a deeply held value in Unity. Please take time to inform yourself of this significant moment in Unity history and to participate in the this decision-making process.

Fast links:

• Key Dates

• what credentialed leaders need to do

• what the ministry board needs to do

• attending & viewing the Annual Meeting

For many years, the Unity movement has been served by two organizations with two distinct functions:

• Unity Worldwide Ministries (UWM) provides support services to our ministries and leaders throughout the world

• Unity World Headquarters (UWH) owns Unity Village, houses our Silent Unity Prayer Ministry, and produces Unity publications.

The fact that Unity is comprised of two separate organizations has caused some confusion and there have been multiple attempts to bring the two organizations together.

Unity Reimagined is another attempt at unification – one that has proceeded further than any previous attempts and which UWM members will be voting on November 5 at their Annual Business Meeting.

This unification would look like a merger or acquisition with the services currently provided by UWM becoming a department of UWH under the title Unity Communities and Leaders (UC&L).

Canadian Credentialed Leaders (Ministers, Licensed Unity Teachers), and lay leaders are urged to familiarize themselves yourself with this initiative through UWM’s connection page https://unityworldwide.org/connection-space

Three things for you to do:

1️⃣ Familiarize yourself with these dates and participate if you are able (all events, including the Annual Meeting will be virtual)

Sept 2	the Charter for UC&L will be released; this is the proposed guiding document for this new department of UWH
Sept 10	Unity Reimagined Event reviewing this Charter with the field
Sept 17	Fireside Chat with UWM staff
Oct 2	Voting language will be released
Oct 14	Unity Canada - Cross Canada Call, an open discussion hosted by Rev David Old regarding the impact of the vote to Canadian ministries
Oct 16	Voting eligibility deadline – Leaders and Ministries must have filed 2024 annual report, and Ministries must have submitted voting delegate letter to UWM
Oct 22	Townhall Meeting – final opportunity for dialogue
Oct 30	Final voting instructions sent by email
Nov 5	Annual Business Meeting and Vote

2️⃣ learn what Credentialed Leaders (Ministers & LUTs) need to do to ensure you can vote at the November 5 meeting

To vote at the Annual Business Meeting, the following must be accomplished by Oct 16:

• Credentialed Leaders (Ministers and LUTs) must have submitted their Credentialed Leaders Report (CLR) for 2024. If you have not yet filed, email annualreportforms@unity.org to do so.

• Ministries must have filed their Annual Ministry Report (AMR) for 2024. If you have not yet filed, email annualreportforms@unity.org to do so.

UWM is waiving the need for Credentialed Leaders to be up to date on 2024 CEUs to vote at this year's annual meeting.

3️⃣ learn what the Ministry Board needs to do to assign delegates who can vote at the November 5 meeting

The Ministry Board is responsible for assigning delegates from the ministry (up to 4 delegates for a traditional ministry, and up to 2 delegates from an alternative ministry).

UWM is waiving the need for delegates to take the delegate class.

The delegate names must go in a letter on the ministry's letterhead, signed by the Board President/Chair, and then sent to Brenda Hicks-Wiggins (bhicks-wiggins@unity.org)

🔴 Attending and viewing the Annual Meeting: Voting members and approved delegates will be sent a zoom link for the Annual Meeting. Others who are interested in viewing the meeting may attend via Facebook Live.

Please email me if you have any questions: revcvermillion@gmail.com