Growth and Expansion to Becoming a Worldwide Influence
Activities for this class are:
- Watch the Silent Video of Unity in 1926
- Read chapters 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 of The Story of Unity to learn about how Unity entered into it's Golden Era.
- Read profile of Joyce Kramer and women-led viral ministries
Rapid growth and Golden Era (1910 to 1939)
- Leadership: Fillmore family (Charles & Myrtle -> Lowell & Rickert)
- Infrastructure: Tracy complex, Unity farm
- Delivery of religious benefits: silent unity, publishing, training, Unity field lecturers, Unity Centers
- Ministers: Fillmore trained teachers -> Fillmore ordained ministers
- Message: Metaphysical Christian (simple)
- Relationship with church & society: sect (moderate tension)
