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Unity Worldwide Ministries Annual Summit 2025
Summary Highlights by Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster
Unity Canada Regional Representative
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Unity Worldwide Ministries Annual Summit was held on February 4 and 5. This yearly event is an opportunity for UWM to share updates with its members and to engage them in dialogue about specific topics. (Click here for information and videos from the Summit.)
The major topic of conversation for this year’s Summit was the commitment to “Moving Forward in Unity.” For the past 60 years, the Unity Movement has been served by two organizations:
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Unity Worldwide Ministries which educate and credentials Unity Leaders and provides service to Unity ministries and Leaders
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Unity World Headquarters which owns Unity Village and preserves our history, and serves the world through prayer and spiritual publications
There is sometimes confusion over having two separate organizations and there have been several attempts to bring these two organizations together. The boards and leadership of both organizations have made a commitment to reimagining what is possible and how we might combine resources to better serve the Unity movement.
What this looks like is not yet known, and your participation in this is encouraged. You can join the conversation by attending the monthly townhall meetings held by the UWM and UWH boards: https://www.unityuwm.org/connection-space
In order to support the “Moving Forward in Unity” initiative, Rev. Roxanne Graves has been promoted to the position of CEO, and UWM has cancelled the search for an Interim CEO.
Rev. Diane Venzera gave an update on the Education Redesign that has been in process over the past few years. Beginning in June, Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute will be offering 14 credentialing prerequisites. This will replace the 18 SEE classes that were previously required from applications to a Credentialing Program. They will also be offering a Competency Based Training Course which will be required to teach credit classes.
The SpiritGroup Program is being simplified and a new training for this program will be offered in April. UWM will also be providing curriculums for Spirit Groups for those who are interested.
The Summit also included: a financial update, an Urban Ministerial School update, UWH update, and information on fundraising.
Unity Worldwide Ministries
Unity Worldwide Ministries (UWM) is an association that includes Unity ministries, their leaders and congregants, our regions, and our central office.
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The work of the central office is to support ministers, ministries, credentialled leaders, regions, the Board of Trustees, and ministry teams. In short, we are your partners in ministry.
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UWM key focus areas are:
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Education, including programs, resources and support; Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute (UWSI), Leadership & Ministry Development Guides, curriculum and small group ministries.
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Operations, including administrative consultation for ministers and spiritual communities; events that provide networking and educational opportunities for Unity professionals (annual convention, music conference).
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Member Services, including ministry employment, credentialling, new and alternative ministries, ministry consulting, and support regarding bylaws, policies and procedures.
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Communications & Marketing, including e-newsletters and website, marketing materials for member communities, and managing the Unity brand.
Unity World Headquarters at Unity Village
Unity World Headquarters (UHQ) is located on the beautiful 1,200-acre campus near Kansas, Missouri called Unity Village.
UHQ provides inspiration and tools for spiritual transformation through...
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print and digital publications including Unity Magazine, Daily Word, Unity books and Unity booklets
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the Silent Unity® prayer ministry, available 24/7 by phone, text, or online
All Unity Leaders are required to obtain Continuing Education Credits each year to be considered active.
In May 2025, UWM added a requirement that Unity Leaders receive one credit hour for Ministry Administration and Governance.
This does not change the total number of credit hours required; it simply makes those requirements more specific. Annual Credit hours for ministers are:
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1 hour of Ethics/Boundaries
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1 hour of Inclusivity
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1 hour of Ministry Administration and Governance
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4 hours of general credits
Credit hours for Licensed Unity Teachers are:
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1 hour of Ethics/Boundaries
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1 hour of Inclusivity
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1 hour of Ministry Administration and Governance
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2 hours of general credits
For more information on CEU’s, please visit: https://www.unityuwm.org/uwsi/ceu-requirement
June 2025: Update
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UNITY REIMAGINED UPDATE: Next Town Hall July 23, 2025
update by: Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster, Unity Canada Regional Rep
For 60 years, Unity has been served by 2 organizations. Unity Worldwide Ministries (UWM) who provides services to Unity ministries and leaders, and Unity World Headquarters (UWH) which includes Silent Unity, Unity publications and owns Unity Village and the archives.
A Reimagine Team was created early this year to consider bringing the 2 organizations together as one. This will entail a membership vote to allow Unity World Headquarters to acquire Unity Worldwide Ministries. This vote is scheduled to take place at UWM's annual meeting on November 5. All members of UWM (Ministries and Leaders) will have a vote at this meeting.
The Reimagine Team has been providing regular updates on what is being considered. The most recent update was done at UWM's convention on June 19, 2025.
Unity Canada encourages member ministries and Leaders to check out updates at https://www.unity.org/en/static/unity-reimagined and to attend the next virtual town hall meeting on July 23: https://unityworldwide.org/Town-Hall-Meeting-w--UWM-Board​