unitychurchofchrist

Unity Church of Christ provides a sacred spiritual setting for many
ceremonies. As you enter the sanctuary through leaded glass doors you
experience a peaceful place of prayer. Beautifully colored stained glass
windows don the east and west walls of the sanctuary providing bright light
from the rising and setting sun.

Unity Church of Christ honors all faiths and paths to God and welcomes
diversity of individuals. All ceremonies are created individually to honor the
participants and provide a meaningful and memorable spiritual
experience.

WEDDINGS/RENEWAL OF VOWS
A marriage of two persons is more than the expression and exchange of
the marital bonds and vows. The wedding ceremony is an outer public
expression of a true bond that already exists within the couple. Unity
Church of Christ views a marriage as a spiritual union between two souls
embraced in a newly created union.

The ceremony includes prayer, the blessings of the rings, exchanging of
the vows and rings followed by a rose ceremony. The rose ceremony
honors the newly married couple with their first exchange of a gift to each
other as a married couple. The single rose is the symbol of “I love you.”

Couples are encouraged to contact the church as soon as they decide on
a wedding date. A planning meeting will be set to review the timelines and
to create the ceremony.

Renewal of vows ceremonies are individually planned between the minister
and the couple.

BAPTISMS
Individual Baptism ceremonies are available for infants to adults. Many
adults baptized as infants choose to be baptized again as adults to renew
their spiritual expression of God in a conscious way.

The infant is dedicated as a unique expression of the light of God that has
come into this world. The Christening of an infant includes the formal
naming of that child.

The Baptism ceremony includes the elements of Holy water, rose petals
and anointing with sacred oil. The blessed water symbolizes the purity of
Spirit within. In ancient times those in prayer often reported the scent of
roses as a symbol of the Christ presence; rose petals have long been
representative of love. In ancient times sacred oil was expensive and being
anointed was a gesture of honoring the anointed.

FUNERALS AND MEMORIALS
Compassionate and caring services are designed to meet the individual
needs of the grieving family. The ceremony is a celebration of the
individual’s life, sharing of positive memories, commitments and
accomplishments. Included are services in the sanctuary and at the
gravesite.

The Minister meets with the family to discuss specific needs and requests
including music, poems, readings and Scripture readings. The service
includes these and prayer.

BLESSINGS
A home is considered a sacred space for those who reside within as well
as those who visit. The home blessing and symbolic cleansing ritual is a
way to bless and ready the home for the new life that enters the space. The
blessing centers us spiritually and affirms the love, support and spiritual
energy of prayer desired in all experiences there.

A Native American smudging ceremony blesses and consecrates each
room in a home. Sage smoke is blessed and waved to the four corners of
each room with a feather. Special blessings consecrate each room.

* The kitchen is blessed and consecrated to the preparation of
nourishment.

* The dining room is blessed and consecrated to the partaking of
nourishment and the fellowship of all who join around the table.

* The living room/family room is blessed and consecrated to the art of
living…a room of tenderness, courtesy, appreciation, sociability,
understanding, honesty, truthfulness.

* Bedrooms are blessed and consecrated to rest and refreshment.

* Children’s rooms are blessed and consecrated to a safe haven for
children and their pets and toys.

* A couple’s room is blessed and consecrated to embracing the other in
love and affection at the end of each day.

SPIRITUAL COUNSELING
Short-termed counseling based on practical applications of the Unity
Principles. Emphasis on the concepts of oneness, harmony and
forgiveness in resolving life’s challenges are emphasized.

Additional community counseling resources are also available.

Please call the Church office for an appointment with the minister.