Unity Center Bakersfield
We are committed to experiencing a world powerfully transformed through the growing movement of shared spiritual awakening through the practice and teachings of Jesus Christ...
Unity Vision Statement
Join us: Thursday November 21, 2019
TAIZE Candlelight Service
of Song, Silence and Prayerful Contemplation...
by: Nikilas (Niko) Grayson
6:30pm. - 8pm.
Unity's 24 Hour Prayer Hotline
(816) 969-2000
Volunteer Angels who Serve this Ministry...
Our Amazing Congregation!
Ministers and Platform Assistants: Rev. Tamara Montana; Rev. Greg Montana; Rev. Ray Wallace; Michelle Moreno,
Edward Smith and Jim Sayer
Fellowship Angels who prepare and cook with Love: Frances Needham; Lena Townley, Deborah Goldman and Portia Choi
Music: Dylan Walters
Prayer Team: All of us...
We are home at:
2001 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301
Join us every Sunday at 10:00am.
Wednesday Night Services
with Rev. Greg and Tamara Montana
are held at: Unity Center of Bakersfield
2001 Truxtun Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301
Wednesday at 7:15pm. - 8:30pm.
Stay tuned for our new Children's Program
and a curriculum of classes coming available soon!
What is Unity?
Unity is a positive, practical, progressive approach to Christianity based on the teachings of Jesus and the power of prayer. Unity honors the universal truths in all religions and respects each individual’s right to choose a spiritual path.
God
God is Spirit, the loving source of all that is. God is the one power, all good, everywhere present, all wisdom. God is divine energy, continually creating, expressing and sustaining all creation. In God, we live and move and have our being. In Unity, some other ways we speak of God are Life, Light, Love, Substance, Principle, Law and Universal Mind.
Jesus
We believe that Jesus expressed his divine potential and sought to show humankind how to express ours as well. We see Jesus as a master teacher of universal truths and as our Way Shower. In Unity, we use the term Christ to mean the divinity in humankind. Jesus is the great example of the Christ in expression.
The Nature of Humankind
We are each individual, eternal expressions of God. Our essential nature is divine and therefore inherently good. Our purpose is to express our divine potential as realized and demonstrated by Jesus and other master teachers. The more we awaken to our divine nature, the more fully God expresses in and through our lives.
The Bible
Unity co-founders Charles and Myrtle Fillmore studied the Bible as history and allegory and interpreted it as a metaphysical representation of humankind's evolutionary journey toward spiritual awakening. In addition, Unity recognizes that the Bible is a complex collection of writings compiled over many centuries. We honor the writings as reflecting the understanding and inspiration of the writers at the time they were written. The Bible continues to be a valuable spiritual resource for us.
Our Teachings
Unity teaches that each person is a unique expression of God created with sacred worth. Living from that awareness transforms our lives and the world.
Unity emphasizes the creative power of thought in our life experience. We refer to this as the Law of Mind Action. When we take personal responsibility to choose life-affirming thoughts, words and actions, we experience a more fulfilling and abundant life.
Unity emphasizes the importance of applying spiritual principles in our daily lives.
Unity teachings continue to evolve as we identify, embrace and apply spiritual insights and the spiritual implications of new discoveries.
Prayer and Meditation
Affirmative prayer is the highest form of creative thought. It includes the release of counterproductive, negative thoughts, as well as holding in mind statements of spiritual truth. Through meditation, we experience the presence of God. Prayer and meditation heighten our awareness and thereby transform our lives.
Five principles
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God is good, and everywhere present ...
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People are good ...
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Thoughts create experiences ...
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Prayer is connection ...
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Action is needed ...
