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Welcome to Our Web Site!
Newsletter and Events
July-August 2010 Newsletter -- click here.
Click here for our Events page.
Who We Are -- Mission, Vision, and More
Note: These our our new Mission and Vision Statements, effective 4/18/2010
Our Mission
We are a diverse, loving spiritual community empowering growth,
transformation and peaceful living.
Our Vision
Spiritually centered we celebrate a world of love, peace and abundance.
More About Us
Unity in Buffalo was founded in June of 1944. Our church was incorporated as Unity Center of Practical Christianity, which was amended in 1967 to Unity Church of Practical Christianity.
We offer prayer services (Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and Wednesday Noon Prayer service), a Youth Education program for ages 5-11, prayer support from trained Chaplains, spiritual counseling, regular groups (including A Course In Miracles and Emotional Freedom Techniques), special events, concerts, an art gallery showcasing local and regional artists, opportunities to share creative expressions, community service (including an active VOICE-Buffalo core team), special services (i.e. weddings, holy unions, memorial services, funerals, christenings), great music, friends, fun and fellowship - and much more!
We are committed to living from that place of knowing that our prayers have already been answered.
We believe in the innate goodness of all people ("original virtue") and that we all have a great
untapped potential within us waiting to be called upon.
We believe in the power of prayer and the power of our positive thoughts, words and deeds to make a
profound difference in the world.
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What is Unity?
Unity is a worldwide spiritual movement of churches and study centers in every state within the
USA and on every continent in the world. It is a spiritual, educational organization founded
more than 100 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri.
Based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, Unity offers a practical approach to Christianity
that helps people find deeper spiritual meaning in their lives and "live life more abundantly."
We consider ourselves trans-denominational because we honor the many paths to knowing
God in the world.
Through Unity's ministries, people all over the world are provided with positive, spiritual messages of hope, healing, prosperity and peace.
Unity publishes the well-known monthly publication, Daily Word, a magazine of daily
inspirational messages that goes out to millions around the world.
Unity's Basic Teachings
1) There is only One Presence and One Power in the universe and in my life: God the Good,
omnipotent.
For further information, please visit the Association of Unity
Churches web site.
We particularly recommend the AUC's section on
The 20 Questions
Most Often Asked About Unity.
Prayer/Services
Sunday Celebration Service at Unity Buffalo is at 10:00 a.m. followed by a Friendship Hour with light refreshments. For those with children, we have a Youth Education program in our kids area during the service. (We are currently accommodating ages 5 through 11 for Sunday School.)
Four times per year there is a potluck lunch after our service.
All are welcome to attend our services and other activities. Please join us so we
can get
to know you and you can get to know us.
Recent and upcoming Sunday service lesson titles are listed below.
We also offer a Weekly Prayer and Meditation Service each Wednesday at noon.
This service is modeled after Silent Unity's prayer services held at Unity Village, Missouri.
Silent Unity is the international prayer ministry of Unity that was founded in 1890.
Our team of Prayer Chaplains provide one-on-one prayer support after every Sunday service,
wellness calling to church members, and are available during the week by phone.
If you have a prayer request, you may phone us at (716) 882-0391, leave a message on our Prayer Chaplains' voice mailbox (#3) and one of our Chaplains will return your call to hold prayer space with you. When visiting the church, you may leave a prayer request in the Prayer Chest located in our sanctuary. You may also email your prayer requests to us.
Silent Unity also accepts prayer requests through its Telephone Prayer Ministry, at: 1-800-NOW-PRAY (669-7729). Phones at Silent Unity are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
All prayer requests received at our church and at Silent Unity are considered sacred and are held in the strictest confidentiality.
Pastoral visits may be requested of our minister and/or our Chaplains team.
Our Minister
Rev. Mary Masters has been senior minister at Unity in Buffalo since 2003. She was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Association of Unity Churches International in 2009. Rev. Mary's passion for organizational development, financial responsibility and spiritual leadership are demonstrated through her ministry, her five years on the board of the Association's Eastern Region, and in service in the Buffalo community. She has a bachelor's degree in political science and organizational behavior, and a master's degree in managerial communications. She was a Licensed Unity Teacher prior to ordination.
Rev. Mary is available for spiritual counseling, prayer support, and to perform special
services including: weddings, holy union and commitment ceremonies, celebration of life
services (memorials), christenings, house blessings, and other customized rite of passage
ceremonies to meet your needs.
Sunday Services and Lesson Titles
August 22 - Part 1: Love
Missed Sunday's service?
You may order a cassette tape or CD copy of our Sunday services, for a cost of $5.00 per service. Please call or email us to specify the date of the service for which you would like a tape or CD, and we will joyfully process your order. These recordings usually include the meditation, lesson, and special music. We'll let you know when your recording is ready and you may pick it up at church.
Links to three songs collaboratively written by Unity in Buffalo friends and Lauren Lane Powell:
Sample a Sunday service online! -- Click here for a recent Sunday lesson
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Our Board of Trustees for 2009-10
President - Margo Downey
Vision Statement for Unity Board of Trustees
We are spiritually guided stewards
joyfully fulfilling our mission
with zeal in a manner that honors all.
Annual Congregational Meeting -- 2010
Our Annual Congregational Meeting will be on Sunday, October 17 after the service.
If you are a church member and interested in running for a Board position please let us know.
How to Contact Us
Postal mailing address:
Unity Church of Practical Christianity
Phone: (716) 882-0391
Fax: (716) 882-5020
Email: Please use our
Love Offerings and Tithes
Love offerings and tithes to support the work, growth and vision of our ministry are always greatly appreciated, and may be sent to our mailing address above. We are also able to receive offerings and tithes via our web site.
Please visit our Donations page for more information on making an online donation to our church.
Related Links
For more information, including recommended reading and listening, please check out the following links to other sites:
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Randy A. Copyright 2004 - 2010 Unity Church of Practical Christianity • Website hosted by Wolf Valley
We are grateful that you took the time to stop by and visit our home on the web.
Enjoy your stay, and
please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Our contact information is below. Thank you!
2) The Spirit of God indwells every person. "Christ in you, the hope of glory." - Col. 1:27
3) We create our experience of the world through the activity of our thinking. Everything in the manifest realm has its beginning in thought.
4) Prayer and meditation are our daily practices for connection with God's loving presence.
5) Understanding these principles is not enough - we seek to live them in every area of our lives.
"Spirit Within" - painted glass window by Judie Pufpaff
Rev. Mary Masters
August 29 - Part 2: Spiritually Centered
September 5 - Part 3: "Open Hearted, Open-Minded"
September 12 - Part 4: Inclusive
September 19 - Part 5: Peace
Vice-President - Rosemary Priore
Treasurer - Bill Wachob
Secretary - Timothy Maggio
Trustee-at-Large - Rev. Mary Masters, Minister
Trustee-at-Large - open position
Trustee-at-Large - open position
1243 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
Silent Unity
For more than 100 years, Silent Unity has been serving people of all faiths from all parts of the world through prayer. What began as a small group of praying friends has grown into a worldwide prayer ministry with devoted staff prayerfully responding to thousands of requests that pour in each day by telephone, letter, e-mail, or through the Internet ministry.
Unity's Online Store
A Spiritual Resource for Daily Living! Unity publishes spiritually oriented, practical, and uplifting books, audiobooks, cassettes, CDs, and magazines that can be helpful to everyone. Their products are created and designed to offer support, hope, and possibilities for a better life.
Daily Word
Since its inception in 1924, the Daily Word message has continued to reach out to an audience of spiritual seekers thirsty for positive words of Truth and light.
Today, the Daily Word message reaches out to a world of readers in a variety of ways, including the Internet.
Unity.fm Online Radio
Unity.fm is Unity's listener supported Internet radio network. It provides live, thought-provoking, uplifting spiritual content to people around the world, 24 hours a day! Missed an episode? The shows are archived, so you may check them out anytime!
Unity Family Matters
Unity created this Web site in response to the need for empowering spiritual resources for families. Its content is aimed at both parents and children.
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