ABOUT OUR MINISTER

According to church archives, Dr. Montee Falls became acquainted with Unity teachings after someone left a copy of The Daily Word at a bus stop she used for transportation.  After reading the small magazine she decided to subscribe to the publication and sent in her subscription request. When the monthly publication arrived she  continued her Daily Word readings and was eventually introduced to other Unity books and magazines published by what was then known as The Unity School of Religion in Lee's Summit, Missouri. 

Since the readings proved to be inspirational and meaningful for her daily living. Dr. Falls began taking correspondence courses and began to grow in knowledge and understanding of the Unity teachings  of practical Christianity.

Unity Center of Memphis, (now Unity Christian Church) had its beginning in the old Vance YMCA with twelve members on October 30, 1952. 

Montee Falls was ordained as a Unity minister in 1961. She held a Bachelor's and a Master's degree. She received an Honorary Doctorate in appreciation for her work at Tennessee State University. In 1971 she received Memphis' Outstanding Women's Award in Religion. 

Mildred Falls Davis, daughter of Montee and Joseph Falls, joined the church staff  as Assistant Minister in 1971. She became minister of the church in 1976. She too was a former teacher in the Memphis and Shelby County School systems.

With UCC outgrowing its’ first sanctuary on the corner of Wellington Ave. and LaClede St., Rev. Dr. Davis broke ground on a new church on McCorkle Road in 1984.  The church sits on 5 acres, seats nearly 300   people, and has a prayer tower.  It is the church building that UCC worships in today.