It all began with Prayer
You may be surprised to learn that the Unity movement, and this very webpage you are reading, may never have happened if it wasn’t for the power of prayer in 1886.
That is the year that Myrtle Fillmore life changed. That year, she attended lectures given by Dr. Weeks in an effort to find relief from chronic pain stemming from an ongoing battle with Tuberculosis.
Through these lectures, Mrs. Fillmore realized her connection with the Divine and how prayer plays a key role in healing one’s body and mind. Within two years after attending these lectures, Mrs. Fillmore no longer suffered from Tuberculosis.
With her clean bill of heath, she quickly shared what she had learned with others. Overtime, Mrs. Fillmore’s belief in the power of prayer led to a Prayer movement referred today as Silent Unity
(learn more about Silent Unity).
Mrs. Fillmore’s take on Prayer
Excerpt from Letter written in 1936..“Prayer, as Jesus Christ understood and used it, is communion with God; the communion of the child with his Father; the splendid confidential talks of the son with the Father. This communion is an attitude of mind and heart that lifts the individual into a wonderful sense of oneness with God, who is Spirit, the source of every good and perfect thing, and the substance that supplies all the child’s needs—whether they are spiritual needs, social needs, mental needs, physical needs, or needs of a financial nature. Positive declaration of the truth of one’s unity with God sets up a new current of thought power, which delivers one from the old beliefs and their depression. And when the soul is lifted up and becomes positive, the body and the affairs are readily healed.”
The most important thing about prayer is not about the words we use; it is not about the language. What matters in prayer is who we become. It’s all about the consciousness from which we pray. And, ultimately, it’s about the character that is expressed. As Jesus said to the Pharisees, your language is irrelevant.
“Through prayer we give ourselves to Spirit and we are then like the clay that the Father can then work with” (Rosemergy).
Popular Unity Prayers Still Used Today
Prayer of Protection
The Prayer for Protection was written by the late James Dillet Freeman, poet laureate of the Unity movement and director of Silent Unity, Unity’s worldwide prayer ministry.
The Prayer for Protection is one of two Freeman poems carried to the moon by Apollo astronauts. In 1969, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin carried a copy with him on the first manned moon landing. In 1971, a microfilm copy of Freeman’s poem, I Am There, was left on the moon by Apollo XV astronaut James B. Irwin.
Prayer
The light of God surrounds you.
The love of God enfolds you.
The power of God protects you.
The presence of God watches over you.
Wherever you are,
God is.
And all is well.
Learn more about The Prayer for Protection.
The Prayer of Faith
The Prayer of Faith was written by the late Hannah More Kohaus.
The Prayer of Faith first appeared in the August 1898 issue of Wee Wisdom (a Unity Magazine published for children) and again in 1914.
In 1941, the poem was included in the Unity hymnal. It poem remains popular to this day
God is my help in every need;
God does my every hunger feed;
God walks beside me, guides my way
Through every moment of the day.
I now am wise, I now am true,
Patient, kind and loving too.
All things I am, can do, and be,
Through Christ, the Truth that is in me.
God is my health, I can’t be sick;
God is my strength, unfailing, quick;
God is my all; I know no fear,
Since God and love and Truth are here.
Unity on the Temple’s Peace Prayer
On this day, we dedicate ourselves to peace on earth
We accept ourselves without harsh judgement
And express appreciation for our individuality
We live without fear to meet the events of this day with confidence
We honor our earthly environment and recognize our oneness with all creation
In harmony with ourselves, our lives, other people, and all of Nature
We live this day with a peaceful mind, a peaceful heart, and a peaceful spirit
By Reverend Duke Tufty
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Rev. Duke TuftySenior Minister and CEOReverend Duke Tufty was born in the beautiful town of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. One of four children, he was raised to someday take over the family business which was an automobile dealership. His father died when Duke was 24 years old. Duke, his brother Ted and sister Trudy inherited the business. After fifteen years in the business Duke had a spiritual awakening and discovered the automobile business was not for him. He embarked on a spiritual path that led him to Unity. Eventually he became the Senior Minister at Unity Temple on the Plaza as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Unity Worldwide Ministries located at Unity Village. Above all, Duke cherishes his family life – wife, Leesa; kids, Cathy, Adam, Duke II, Kristin, Isaiah, Tanya, Merrill, Darin; and grand kids Owen, Landon, Isaiah IV. |
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Rev. Duke TuftySenior Minister and CEOReverend Duke Tufty was born in the beautiful town of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. One of four children, he was raised to someday take over the family business which was an automobile dealership. His father died when Duke was 24 years old. Duke, his brother Ted and sister Trudy inherited the business. After fifteen years in the business Duke had a spiritual awakening and discovered the automobile business was not for him. He embarked on a spiritual path that led him to Unity. Eventually he became the Senior Minister at Unity Temple on the Plaza as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Unity Worldwide Ministries located at Unity Village. Above all, Duke cherishes his family life – wife, Leesa; kids, Cathy, Adam, Duke II, Kristin, Isaiah, Tanya, Merrill, Darin; and grand kids Owen, Landon, Isaiah IV. |
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Cassie BenderChief Operating OfficerCassie Bender has worked at Unity Temple since 2008. She has served in the positions of Conservator and Wedding Coordinator. Cassie is now Chief Operating Officer. |
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Cassie BenderChief Operating OfficerCassie Bender has worked at Unity Temple since 2008. She has served in the positions of Conservator and Wedding Coordinator. Cassie is now Chief Operating Officer. |
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Victor DoughertyDirector of Temple Buddhist Center“Through our chanting we merge our personal consciousness momentarily with the infinite consciousness that is our origin and our destiny. It is the drop of water finding its way back into the ocean from which it came.” Complete strangers can stand silent next to each other in an elevator and not even look each other in the eye. But at a concert, those same strangers could find themselves dancing and singing together like best friends. That’s the power of music. America urgently needs a stronger protest movement dedicated to reducing the glorification of violence in our culture – in music, film, television, video games, and even the Internet. |
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Victor DoughertyDirector of Temple Buddhist Center“Through our chanting we merge our personal consciousness momentarily with the infinite consciousness that is our origin and our destiny. It is the drop of water finding its way back into the ocean from which it came.” Complete strangers can stand silent next to each other in an elevator and not even look each other in the eye. But at a concert, those same strangers could find themselves dancing and singing together like best friends. That’s the power of music. America urgently needs a stronger protest movement dedicated to reducing the glorification of violence in our culture – in music, film, television, video games, and even the Internet. |
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Rev. Sandra CampbellAssociate MinisterRev. Sandra Campbell, MSM, has been a member of Unity Temple on the Plaza since 1980, where she served three terms on the Board of Directors, co-founded the Temple Toastmasters Club, taught Sunday School, and was a member of the Chancel Choir. Sandra completed ministerial training through Unity Urban Ministerial School in 2012 and was licensed and ordained by Unity Worldwide Ministries in 2013. Sandra currently serves as an Associate Minister at Unity Temple on the Plaza. She leads the Sunday morning Metaphysical Bible Interpretation class and the Mid-Week service on Wednesday evenings. She is Vice-President of the UUMS Board of Directors and a member of the school’s Adjunct Faculty. Sandra has taught various Unity courses, including Metaphysical Interpretation of Christian Scriptures, Spiritual Economics, Discover the Power Within You, Lessons in Truth, Prosperity Plus, and many others. In addition to the ministry, Sandra is an Adjunct Professor with Webster University. |
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Rev. Sandra CampbellAssociate MinisterRev. Sandra Campbell, MSM, has been a member of Unity Temple on the Plaza since 1980, where she served three terms on the Board of Directors, co-founded the Temple Toastmasters Club, taught Sunday School, and was a member of the Chancel Choir. Sandra completed ministerial training through Unity Urban Ministerial School in 2012 and was licensed and ordained by Unity Worldwide Ministries in 2013. Sandra currently serves as an Associate Minister at Unity Temple on the Plaza. She leads the Sunday morning Metaphysical Bible Interpretation class and the Mid-Week service on Wednesday evenings. She is Vice-President of the UUMS Board of Directors and a member of the school’s Adjunct Faculty. Sandra has taught various Unity courses, including Metaphysical Interpretation of Christian Scriptures, Spiritual Economics, Discover the Power Within You, Lessons in Truth, Prosperity Plus, and many others. In addition to the ministry, Sandra is an Adjunct Professor with Webster University. |
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Jennifer WattsDirector of EventsJennifer Watts was born and raised in Kansas City and is the proud mom of two amazing young women. She has spent the last 15 years working in finance in the non-profit sector and prior to that in the corporate arena. She became a part of the staff in August of 2018 and loves the sense of community and energy at the Temple and feels blessed to be part of a place that fosters acceptance, growth, family, love and spirituality. |
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Jennifer WattsDirector of EventsJennifer Watts was born and raised in Kansas City and is the proud mom of two amazing young women. She has spent the last 15 years working in finance in the non-profit sector and prior to that in the corporate arena. She became a part of the staff in August of 2018 and loves the sense of community and energy at the Temple and feels blessed to be part of a place that fosters acceptance, growth, family, love and spirituality. |
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Rev. Anne TaborSenior Minister and CEOReverend Anne Tabor is a devoted ambassador for the Unity movement. She holds a Master of Divinity from Unity Institute & Seminary and a B.A. in Journalism from Georgia State University. Anne finds great joy in sharing Unity principles and inspiring others to discover their own spiritual power within. Before joining Unity Temple on the Plaza in 2025, Anne served as Senior Minister at Unity of Arlington (TX) for over nine years. During seminary, she and her husband, David Hart, co-led the Wednesday Evening Love Lift (“The W.E.L.L.”) at Unity Temple, creating meaningful and heartfelt services together. Anne is the creator of Daily Fillmore, which has been sharing daily quotes by our Unity Co-Founders, Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, on Facebook since 2012, and reaches over 18,000 friends and followers each day. She is also the founder of “Put A Myrtle On It!” which is available on YouTube. Before answering her call to ministry, Anne enjoyed a vibrant career as a film and television producer in Los Angeles, working on shows like Damages, The Twilight Zone, and Soul Food. It was while working on In the Heat of the Night that she met David. Little did they know at the time that their friendly field trip to a Braves baseball game together would blossom into thirty years of marriage. |
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Rev. Anne TaborSenior Minister and CEOReverend Anne Tabor is a devoted ambassador for the Unity movement. She holds a Master of Divinity from Unity Institute & Seminary and a B.A. in Journalism from Georgia State University. Anne finds great joy in sharing Unity principles and inspiring others to discover their own spiritual power within. Before joining Unity Temple on the Plaza in 2025, Anne served as Senior Minister at Unity of Arlington (TX) for over nine years. During seminary, she and her husband, David Hart, co-led the Wednesday Evening Love Lift (“The W.E.L.L.”) at Unity Temple, creating meaningful and heartfelt services together. Anne is the creator of Daily Fillmore, which has been sharing daily quotes by our Unity Co-Founders, Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, on Facebook since 2012, and reaches over 18,000 friends and followers each day. She is also the founder of “Put A Myrtle On It!” which is available on YouTube. Before answering her call to ministry, Anne enjoyed a vibrant career as a film and television producer in Los Angeles, working on shows like Damages, The Twilight Zone, and Soul Food. It was while working on In the Heat of the Night that she met David. Little did they know at the time that their friendly field trip to a Braves baseball game together would blossom into thirty years of marriage. |
Marty Dybicz, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Missouri and Kansas with 47 years of professional experience. He provides confidential psychotherapy and personal growth counseling to adults, individuals and couples, on a very broad range of concerns, challenges, and difficulties. His professional website provides detailed information about his services and approach: www.martydybiczphd.com. He is also listed on the Psychology Today Therapist Directory (look in the 64112 area code). Dr. Dybicz has worked at Unity Temple since 1998. His fee is $120/hour. He assists clients who have insurance coverage to get reimbursed for their payments to him by providing detailed receipts with all the information that is needed. He schedules appointments with people between the following hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 8am-5pm, Thursday 10am-5pm, and Friday 8am-1pm.
Email:
Phone: 816-590-9545
Nancy McCormick, CRAADC,LACNancy has worked for over 30 years counseling people who are moving through difficult times and barriers in their lives. Nancy’s specialty areas are dynamics of addiction; both for the addict and the family members or loved ones. She also works with those who have experienced domestic violence.
Life can be difficult at times. Sometimes it is beneficial to seek help to move through the challenges. Nancy believes this is done by first building on our strengths, perhaps learning new skills and then moving forward feeling empowered to enjoy the new sense of accomplishment and peace of mind.
Fees are $70/hour for individual and $85 for family sessions. Sliding scale is available.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 913-558-8393
Rev. Ron McCorkle, Ph.D., is a Licensed Diplomat with the American Psychotherapist Association with over 45 years of experience in the field of adult mental health and gerontology. In addition to providing counseling and psychotherapy services, He is a Certified Medical Hypnotherapist, Emotion Release Bodyworker and a Level-II EMDR™ Practitioner. He is also a Religious Science-Science of Mind Practitioner. He also Studied Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) with Helen Bonny, Co-founder of the Institute for Consciousness and Music.
As a former Board-Certified Music Therapist and Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and accomplished musician, Ron incorporates his experience with the expressive arts into providing therapeutic intervention by meeting his clients wherever they are with whatever challenge they may be facing. Providing the affirmation, “YOU CAN DO THIS!” helping you to become the best possible you that you can be. Clients are provided options for assisting with development of their personalized treatment strategy.
All services are personal and private with fees determined based on personal resources and need.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 816-582-6533
Kathy Sweany was born and raised in Tennessee and relocated to Kansas in 1997 with her job at Sprint. She began attending Unity Temple in 2000 and became a member in 2002. She took early retirement from Sprint in 2008 and volunteered as a receptionist at Unity for a year. Kathy was elected to the Unity Board of Directors in 2008. She became a staff member at Unity in 2009 as the Bookstore Manager. She then moved to Operations Manager and is currently the Finance Manager. Kathy felt at home her first Sunday at Unity Temple and feels truly blessed to be a part of this church community.
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Phone: 816-561-4466
