About UNITY Spiritual Life Center and the Unity movement

Margaret's Welcome

Unity offers a new way of thinking, a new way of being. It is a way full of hope, love, peace, abundance, healing and joy. It is a way of oneness that truly allows us to see one another as brothers and sisters. The idea of Unity is timeless, boundless, and limitless. We believe in a good and all-powerful God whose love lives within us and provides everything we need to live happy, healthy and productive lives. People who adopt this way of life create incredible blessings of positive change in our world.

Unity Spiritual Life Center is filled with stories of answered prayer, prosperity demonstrations, miracles of healing, and peace. Our future holds even greater things, for as each of us unfolds as God's beloved expression, our individual spiritual growth accelerates the spiritual development of our world.

I look forward to meeting you and personally welcoming you to our spiritual community.

In loving service,
Margaret

UNITY Spiritual Life Center

Vision Statement

We are UNITY Spiritual Life Center, Celebrating Oneness, Changing Lives, Co-creating a world that works for All.

Who We Are

Unity Spiritual Life Center is a life-enriching center, offering unlimited opportunities to grow spiritually and help transform the world one heart at a time. Our vision is to co-create a world of peace and plenty for all people. You are invited to help bring this vision into reality.

USLC teaches practical spirituality—how to take universal spiritual truth and bring it into practical day-to-day living. We believe in one God, and honor every spiritual path that leads to the One Universal Truth. We invite you to share an uplifting Sunday morning experience. The moment you arrive you will feel the strength and serenity of a spiritual home framed by the beauty of nature. You will br welcomed by friends of like mind, and embraced by the divine energy that fills our beautiful sanctuary.

The Sunday moring experience includes quiet moments of meditation, spontaneous sharing from children, inspiring music, an uplifting message, joy-filled singing and genuine friendship.

History

Unity Spiritual Life Center began in 1965 under the leadership of Founding Minister, Hazel Van Dusen. Services were held in her home in Laguna Beach for 14 years. In 1967 a second service was added, meeting in the home of Dotty Strand.

The church was incorporated on October 20, 1971 as Christ Unity Center of Life of the South Coast Area. Current Trustee Emeritus, Mona Ware, was a Charter Member. After Rev. Van Dusen's passing in 1979, the church began meeting in San Juan Capistrano at the Women's Club. The church was then called Christ Unity Capistrano. The Revs. Hope and Jack Fries were selected as co-ministers. After their departure in 1982, Rev. Walter Jones was hired as minister. The church negotiated a lease in the Esplanade, San Juan Capistrano for a 1500 square foot warehouse.

On February 26, 1984 Rev. Jones resigned and the Board of Trustees assumed leadership of the church with the assistance of visiting ministers. Then on August 16, 1984, Rev. Margaret began her tenure as minister.

In December 1988, Christ Unity Capistrano moved to a 9,025 square foot center in Mission Viejo near the corner of Avery and Marguerite Parkway, where it remained for three years. It was renamed Unity Church.

Just after Easter 1991 the congregation moved to a 10,000 square foot facility on Ridge Route in Laguna Hills (currently the home of St. Vincent DePaul). The church was renamed Unity Community Church and remained at that location for 3 years.

Audrey Harben, a long time member, made her transition and left her modest estate to the church. This was the beginning of an Expansion Fund, which would eventually enable the congregation to purchase the property at 22911 Mill Creek Drive in Laguna Hills. A "Capital Appreciation Note Program" allowed members to invest in the property to make up the difference between the loan and the down payment. The process took 18 months and required to church to relocate three times in Lake Forest Corporate Park.

Escrow closed on Monday, November 14, 1994. The church was consecrated on Thanksgiving Day 1994 and the first service was held on Sunday, November 27, 1994. In 2000, through the generosity of the Rawji family and the membership, the church was remodeled with expanded sanctuary and restrooms facilities, and with beautiful imported marble throughout.

In 2008 the church was renamed Unity Spiritual Life Center" reflecting our mission to serve everyone regardless of their spiritual path.