Unity World Headquarters (UWH) is located on a beautiful 1,200-acre campus at Unity Village, just outside of Kansas City, Missouri. We are a global, inclusive, spiritual community, and we offer practical tools and uplifting resources to help people of all faiths apply positive spiritual principles in their daily lives.

Our mission is to help and serve through prayer, publishing, and community.

UWH is part of a larger Unity movement that includes Unity ministries and our sister organization, Unity Worldwide Ministries.


Feed your mind, body, and spirit with our varied resources.

Discover

  • Find meaning and insights through our articles, videos, meditations and booklets.
  • Experience the power of affirmative prayer with the Unity Prayer Ministry. Available online or by phone, Unity has offered 24/7 prayer support to people of all faiths for more than 130 years. 
  • Install the BeUnity app on your mobile device and keep spiritual motivation at your fingertips. Submit prayer requests, access Daily Word messages (for digital subscribers), and watch the latest inspirational videos from Unity.
  • Explore our social media channels to keep up with all that Unity offers.

Grow

  • Feed your spirit with the daily messages of our Daily Word® magazine.
  • Explore the links between spirituality, science, psychology, and metaphysics with the award-winning Unity Magazine®.
  • Cozy up with the right book or gift. Unity has been publishing books and products for interested seekers for more than 115 years. Find your next read.

Experience

  • Renew and connect to your spirit with an online or in-person event. From short webinars to multiday retreats, our events will enrich your path as you learn from spiritual pioneers.
  • Come to Unity Village to refresh and renew. Our 1,200-acre campus built more than 100 years ago offers stunning and unique Mediterranean architecture and amenities:
    • Award-winning hotel and Airbnbs
    • Café and bookstore
    • Nine-hole golf course
    • Largest paver labyrinth in the United States
    • Stunning nature trails
    • The largest fountain installation in Kansas City
    • Meditative sculpture and rose gardens
    • State-of-the-art corporate and event meeting spaces

What Is Unity?

This video will give you a quick overview of what we do and who we are at Unity World Headquarters.

Unity Teachings

Whether you have a strong spiritual foundation, are just at the beginning of your spiritual journey, or do not believe in God at all, Unity offers spiritual insights and guidance for all people. While having its origins rooted in Christianity, the Unity teachings bring together ancient wisdom from many faith traditions. You will not find dogma in Unity, and we honor all spiritual paths.

Because we know that each person comes to Unity at a different place on their journey, we invite you to use the language that resonates with you. Whether you like to say God, the Universe, Spirit, divine truth, Love, or some other phrase, we believe that this divine energy is all the same: a benevolent expression of goodness, order, abundance, and love in the world. 

The Five Principles 

These ancient, universal principles taught by Unity offer foundational guidance for living abundantly and staying in tune with your own divine nature.

  1. God is everywhere and always present in every circumstance. This divine energy underlies and animates all of existence. 
  2. Human beings are innately good because they are connected to and an expression of Spirit. 
  3. Our thoughts have creative power to influence events and determine our experiences. 
  4. Prayer and meditation connect and align us to our own spiritual nature and to God. 
  5. It is not enough to understand spiritual teachings. We must apply our learning in all areas of life, incorporating them into our thoughts, words, and actions. 
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Who We Are—Unity World Headquarters

Unity World Headquarters (UWH) is a spiritual community dedicated to advancing spiritual awakening and transformation in the world. Our materials, programs, services, and outreach are designed to provide tools and resources to those in need. 

Our Mission

Our mission is to help and serve through prayer, publishing, and community.

Our Values

  • Inclusiveness—We are an inclusive, equitable culture of oneness.
  • Inspiration—We inspire and awaken people to the Divine within.
  • Innovation—We seek continuous improvement in all that we do.
  • Community—We are a community of collaboration, growth, and accountability.
  • Service—We serve each other, our constituents, and our local community.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Acceptance Are Important to Us

Unity welcomes all people regardless of race, color, gender, age, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, physical disability, or sexual orientation. We invite you to read our formal (yet ever-evolving) statement of diversity and inclusion and our DEI programs and initiatives.

Our Leaders

The Unity Board of Directors and Executive Team come from a variety of spiritual and business backgrounds.


Our Sister Organization—Unity Worldwide Ministries

Unity Worldwide Ministries (UWM) is an association of Unity churches that includes Unity ministries, their leaders and congregants, Unity regions, and a central office located at Unity Village. The UWM central office staff are partners in ministry who work to develop, equip, and support Unity leaders and communities to grow in innovative, sustainable, and cutting-edge ways. Learn more about the work of UWM.


Our History

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Unity was founded in 1889 in Kansas City, Missouri, by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore. After Myrtle used prayer and affirmations to heal lifelong ailments, her friends became interested in how she accomplished the healing. The Fillmores published their first spiritual publication in 1889, and over time the Unity movement grew from small prayer circles in living rooms to the worldwide movement it is today.

In 1919 the Fillmores bought 58 acres of land about 15 miles southeast of downtown Kansas City. Originally intended as a getaway for Unity workers, the area grew into a working farmstead called Unity Farm. In 1953 the area was incorporated as the township of Unity Village, which continues to be the home of Unity World Headquarters.

Many of the original teachings from the Unity founders about prosperity, healing, and the creative power of our thoughts have now been explained scientifically. The Fillmores were truly spiritual pioneers. Over the years, students who learned from the Fillmores established study groups and churches around the world, now numbering more than 600.

Welcome to Unity Village: A Video Tour and History

A Global Community

Unity is a global community with prayer and Daily Word affiliates around the world.

Unity Prayers from Around the World: Peace, Inclusion and Compassion for all People and the Planet