Welcome to Youth & Family Ministry!

Hello!!!  We welcome you if you are here for the very first time or if you have been here for years and years.  Youth & Family

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       Shannon Olesen
         Youth Minister 

 Ministry is a vital part of Christ Church Unity for several reasons.  First, because our kids & teens are beautiful and amazing as all kids & teens are!  Second, because our kids & teens bring so much life energy to our church…they hold a very special consciousness here.  Third, because our kids & teens are not only our future, as the saying goes, they are our present.  They are here now, and they bring us infinite and abundant blessings every single Sunday.

We want you to know more about us and what we do each week. 
Here is our Statement of Purpose

We nurture the Divinity within every child by:

  • providing spiritual education based on Unity Truth principles.
  • empowering our children and teens to use these Truth principles in their lives as they learn and grow.
  • creating a spiritual community with our kids, teens, and families that is safe, supportive and fun.

Our Statement of Purpose guides what we do every Sunday at Christ Church Unity.  We have 2 adults in every classroom from the Nursery to Y.O.U.  We feel that 2 adults help us to create an experience that is both fun and safe.

Most of our curriculum is published by the Association of Unity Churches (AUC).  At the teen level, Rev.

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                  Rick Kilby
             Y.O.U.  Sponsor 

Shannon and Y.O.U. sponsor Rick Kilby create lessons for Uniteens and Y.O.U. respectively; periodically we also draw on AUC curriculum to support the teens’ experience.  All of our curriculum is based on our 5 Basic Unity Principles which are posted in each of our classrooms.

Much of what occurs in each classroom is different based on the developmental levels found within each group.  However, there are some similarities for all classrooms from Unity Beginners through Y.O.U.  Each of these classrooms engages the kids or teens in a sacred circle experience which includes:  introductions, prayer & meditation, spiritual lesson, discussion, and love offering.

We are here to welcome you, to support you, and to always invite you in…Come in, come in, thank you for joining us!

Below is a list of our classrooms by age/grade and a description of each can be accessed from the menu above.
Youth Education is offered only during the 11:00 AM service.

Classes include:
- Nursery: Birth - 3 years (Opening soon!  Staff positions now available.)
- Unity Beginners: Pre-Kindgergarten and Kindergarten
- Unity Kids: Grades 1-5
- Uniteens: Grades 6-8
- Y.O.U. (Youth of Unity): Grades 9-12

A quiet room in the back of the sanctuary offers parents and their children a way to hear the Sunday service without interrupting the congregation.  Peace and Blessings!