If you are looking for a spiritual approach to transforming your life, then we warmly invite you to come and experience Mountaintop Unity. In our blossoming spiritual community, you can join with others who strive to embody the principles that are taught by many contemporary teachers including Charles and Myrtle Fillmore (Unity Co-founders), Louise Hay, Deepak Chopra and Gandhi as well as the Master Teachers from many faiths such as Jesus Christ, Buddha and Rumi.

Every Sunday you will hear a positive, practical, life-enhancing spiritual message and you can:

• Feel the power of music and prayer to uplift and heal
• Touch the sweet, loving Divine Presence within you
• Meet positive, like-minded people dedicated to personal and spiritual growth
• See the principles transforming lives
• Experience love, fellowship and the warmth of spiritual community

Throughout the week, you can experience community-oriented activities and practice spiritual tools through our:

• Weekly spiritual education classes for adults and children
• Small groups for families, women, and all like-minded souls
• Weekend retreats where we slow down and deepen our healing
• Outreach service to others inside and outside our ministry
• Prayer, spiritual counselling and pastoral support that reminds us of who we are
• Special ceremonies and services that celebrate life's changes

Mountaintop Unity is affiliated with the Association of Unity Churches - Canada, the International Association of Unity Churches and Unity, the publishers of Daily Word. Over 900 Unity churches and centres worldwide teach the Unity way of life to eager Unity truth students.

We encourage you to explore and apply Unity teachings based on your own spiritual understanding. We believe this spiritual understanding is enhanced through reflective prayer and meditation. The five basic ideas that make up the Unity belief system are:

1. God is the source and creator of all. There is no other enduring power. God is good and present everywhere.
2. We are spiritual beings, created in God's image. The spirit of God lives within each person; therefore, all people are inherently good.
3. We create our life experiences through our way of thinking and feeling.
4. There is power in affirmative prayer, which we believe increases our connection to God.
5. Knowledge of these spiritual principles is not enough. We must live them.

Unity is a spiritual approach to transforming our lives. We teach the effective, daily application of the principles of Truth taught and exemplified by the Master Teachers. We promote a way of life that leads to health, prosperity, happiness, and peace of mind. Unity is often called positive, practical Christianity.

What is affirmative prayer? (click to display/hide answers)

Unity honours and practices several forms of prayer. We teach a unique and powerful form of prayer called affirmative prayer that was used by our co-founder Myrtle Fillmore to miraculously heal herself of tuberculosis. An affirmation is a verbal or written statement that states the Truth that we desire. It is a true act of faith to put aside our doubts; in order to "act as if" our highest aspirations is already a reality. Therefore, an affirmation can be any statement, act, or gesture that affirms the reality of our intentions.

What about Jesus and Christ? (click to display/hide answers)

Jesus of Nazareth was a human through which the Christ principle expressed itself on Earth. We view Jesus as a great example for all of humanity, rather than the great exception. Unity teaches that the spirit of God lived in Jesus, just as the potential for this same expression lies within every person. We all have the potential to express the perfect pattern of Christ consciousness in everyday life. The Christ is a universal principle rather than a person to worship and be saved by. The Christ is the principle of God expressing through humanity.

What is the role of the Bible in Unity? (click to display/hide answers)

Unity uses the Bible as a metaphysical textbook and tool that demonstrates how we can evolve in consciousness. Scriptures and sacred texts from many world religions come alive when they are understood by us as a helpful guide for today’s spiritual experiences.

What about sin and salvation? (click to display/hide answers)

We believe that sin is simply our separation from God, the Good. This happens in consciousness whenever we "miss the mark" of spiritual perfection. A sin is merely an activity that produces an undesirable effect in our lives. In other words, we are punished by our sins and not for them. We believe that salvation happens whenever we turn our thoughts away from fear, anxiety, worry, and doubt to thoughts of love, harmony, joy, and peace. Therefore, it is not something that occurs after we die and go to heaven. The "fall" from grace takes place in consciousness whenever we slide back into negative habits of thinking.

What about heaven and hell? (click to display/hide answers)

Unity believes that heaven and hell are states of consciousness in Mind. We experience Heaven when we are in harmony with the life that surrounds us. Hell is a state of mind that we experience when we don't understand why something unpleasant is happening to us. We can choose to create our own heaven or hell on Earth through our free will.

What about evil? (click to display/hide answers)

Unity does not deny the appearance of evil. We teach that evil does not exist as a force or power in the world. That which is called evil is merely the obstruction of the one power which is God or Spirit. The obstruction of Spirit's expression always occurs in the mind through the holding of false beliefs. According to Unity, the only presence acting in the universe is God, which is always good. Evil is merely the way that we withhold our expression and experience of that good, by accepting false beliefs in our minds.

Do you believe in the devil? (click to display/hide answers)

Since the only power acting anywhere is God, the devil simply cannot exist as a force acting in opposition to God's expression through Spirit. Therefore, there really is no devil. There is only the manifestation of falsely held beliefs within our minds, which produces the appearance of some sinister invisible force acting in our lives. To blame unpleasant conditions and circumstances on the devil, or anyone else, is a way of avoiding responsibility for our own experience of life.

What about death and reincarnation? (click to display/hide answers)

Unity teaches that life and Spirit are eternal. Our physical bodies operate within a natural cycle of birth and death. Even though we have a body, we are not just our body. We are the divine Christ Spirit that animates our body, and that Life is infinite and immortal. As we increasingly manifest our spiritual nature, our underlying fear of death begins to dissolve and our experience of life becomes more joyous. Unity neither endorses nor rejects any particular theory or concept of reincarnation. Since life is eternal, there are many possibilities for its evolvement after the experience of physical death.

Do we believe in miracles? (click to display/hide answers)

Everything that occurs in our lives is simply the out-picturing of our consciousness operating through the spiritual law. Therefore, those events that seem to be miraculous in nature are actually the spiritual law acting at a level beyond our awareness. As we evolve our consciousness, what previously seemed miraculous becomes a natural, normal and understandable way of life. In actuality, there is only one miracle, this is Life itself!

What is the Unity Movement? (click to display/hide answers)

Everything that occurs in our lives is simply the out-picturing of our consciousness operating through the spiritual law. Therefore, those events that seem to be miraculous in nature are actually the spiritual law acting at a level beyond our awareness. As we evolve our consciousness, what previously seemed miraculous becomes a natural, normal and understandable way of life. In actuality, there is only one miracle, this is LifUnity has established centers of study and worship throughout the world where people discover and practice the Unity way of life. We address physical, mental, and emotional needs through affirmative prayer and spiritual education. We serve those who seek inspiration and prayer support as well as those who use Unity teachings as their primary path of spiritual growth. Our sincere desire is to create spiritually aware organizations that are nondiscriminatory and support diversity. See our Diversity Statement below.

Is Unity a denomination? (click to display/hide answers)

There are more than 900 Unity churches, centres and study groups affiliated with Unity and the Association of Unity Churches. To this degree Unity is called a Christian and New Thought denomination. However, the majority of the work done by the original Unity organization at Unity Village, Missouri involves prayer, publishing, and education services to people of all faiths. These trans-denominational services include the 24 hour prayer ministry - Silent Unity, Daily Word - the inspirational monthly magazine, retreats, and education classes that are open to everyone and teach Unity principles in an interfaith setting.

Is there any connection between Unity and Unitarianism? (click to display/hide answers)

No, there is no connection-although there is sometimes confusion because of the similarity of the names. Each is a distinct organization with its own set of beliefs and practices.

Is Unity New Age? (click to display/hide answers)

Unity is a New Thought philosophy. We have found that many people with New Age leanings are attracted to Unity. Some of Unity’s spiritual tools such as meditation are also practiced by those who consider themselves New Age; Unity does not consider itself a New Age religion. Unity honours all paths that lead to God, whether they are Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, New Age or any other spiritual tradition.

Is Unity a cult? (click to display/hide answers)

No. Unity teaches that each individual is completely empowered to take responsibility for his or her own life. Unity highly discourages the following of or dependence upon any one person, including our co-founders Charles and Myrtle Fillmore or any present ministers or teachers. Unity challenges us to think for ourselves and believe only what resonates as true for us. Each one of us must look into our own heart for Truth.

The following Diversity Statement was adopted by Unity and the Association of Unity Churches on January 23, 1995. Mountaintop Unity believes that honouring all forms of diversity is sacred.

We believe that all people are created with sacred worth. Therefore, we recognize the importance of serving all people within the Unity family in spiritually and emotionally caring ways. We strive for our ministries, publications, and programs to reach out to all who seek Unity support and spiritual growth. It is imperative that our ministries and outreaches be free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, physical disability, or sexual orientation. Our sincere desire is to ensure that all Unity organizations are non-discriminatory and support diversity.

In our effort to reach out to all people as did our Way-Shower, Jesus Christ, we support the modification of our facilities to make them accessible to all people, regardless of physical challenges; the translation of our materials into Braille and other languages; and respect for the wonderful variety of human commitments and relationships.

We encourage ministers, teachers, and others within Unity to honour the strength of diversity within their spiritual communities. It is with love and in celebration of our unity, in the midst of our wondrous diversity, that we affirm this position.

This is the Joint Statement for Peace adopted by Unity after 9/11.

Unity stands for peace in the presence of conflict; for love in the presence of hatred; for forgiveness in the presence of injury. Unity honours the many names for God, the many paths to God and the many ways to worship God. For there is only one power and one presence of God and God loves each of us equally. It is therefore the position of the International Association of Unity Churches and Unity to urge all nations, their leaders and their people to turn to God (by whatever the name) for guidance during these challenging times. In Unity we pursue peace, not war, for this is what honours the God of all our faith traditions. Unity stands for peace in our lifetime.

How can you help us carry on this important work for humanity?
We invite you to get involved at Mountaintop Unity by serving as love in action through our Volunteer Ministries.

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• We Believe
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Unity Is
• Diversity
• World Peace
• Get Involved