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Unity Christian Church of Memphis (UCC) is a beautiful church building located on five acres of land in the Whitehaven area of Memphis, TN.  The church was founded in 1952 by Unity minister Rev. Montee Falls, an African American woman and was one of the first New Thought ministries in the area. 

At UCC we embrace the Unity methodology of prayer as the foundational building block of life.  With intention, we teach and strive to live by the practice of Unity Principles in our daily lives. Our vision for the new minister is a magnetic spiritual leader who embraces and teaches through the lens of metaphysical guidance of the Bible and can help execute our church's mission and vision for growth, prosperity and community involvement.

Our church family is a multi-generational congregation of 55 members with a committed attendance of 30-40 active members.  We take great pride in the church, bookstore and Fellowship Hall which offers space for classes and meals together.  Our musical director and choir are led by Grammy Award Winning artist Lester Snell.

The open position is offered as a part-time position with the opportunity for full time as our membership grows.  We look forward to your written resume and would appreciate any links or electronic media that showcase who you are as an applicant.

For more information please contact Fannie Austin at (901) 378-7121 or send a message to fanfamaustin@gmail.com

Follow the link below to see Unity Minister Openings:

https://www.unityworldwideministries.org/openings 

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. 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 UCC worships in today.