ABOUT US | Governance
Meet the Board of Directors
The Association of Unity Churches Canada (AUCC) is a Registered Charity (118794544RR0001) operating as Unity Canada.
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We are 100% self-sustaining through the tithing of member churches and individual contributions.
We have a Board of Directors; each member is elected to office at the Annual General Meeting held in September each year. Each Director serves a 3-year term.
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Please contact any one of us through the hello@unitycanada.org email if you would like more information about Unity Canada.
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Your 2024-2025 Board of Directors are shown below. You can read their bios here.
President (Unity Windsor)
Vice President (Unity Calgary)
Treasurer (Unity Vancouver)
Secretary (Unity Halton Peel)
Prayer Chaplain (Unity Vancouver Island)
Member at Large (Unity Kitchener)
Member at Large (Freelance Minister)
2024-25 Board
The Board honours the contributions of previous Board members Rev Randie Jacobs and Sandy Carriere, LUT both of whom have made their transition and have left a legacy of their care for our Canadian spiritual communities.
Representatives
Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster
Regional Representative*
Mariette Jones, LUT
LUT Representative
Contract Support
Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster
Regional Consultant*
* What's the difference between the roles of Regional Consultant and Regional Representative? Read the blog post here to learn more.
Notes from the Board
August 2024
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Revenue Canada announces updated compliance within the charitable sector ​
All registered charities have certain obligations under the Income Tax Act, and the Canada Revenue Agency is here to help you understand them. To support registered charities in meeting their obligations, the Compliance within the charitable sector web page has been updated. (French version here.) Also see Unity Canada Ministry Governance
February 1, 2024
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Update from Board Annual Intention Meeting 2024
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Your Board of Directors and the Adult Education Coordinator dedicated a full day for our January Annual Intentions Meeting, January 2, 2024. Unity Canada Regional Consultant Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster facilitated the meeting providing some excellent board training on working together as a team. With three new members on the board, it gave us a great opportunity to get to know each other better. Our board identified four focus areas for this coming year:
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encourage and support ministries’ involvement with SpiritGroups
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review and update our By-Laws and Policy Manual
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strengthen communications internally with our ministries and externally with our marketing
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clarify our relationship with Unity Worldwide Ministries
Your commitment to your ministries, your Unity Canada Board, the Unity movement in general and of course your prayers all help to support us in the fulfillment of these 2024 focus areas.
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Congratulations to Rev. Cynthia
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We celebrate Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster's accomplishment in completing the Conrad Grebel University College's Certificate in Conflict Management and Congregational Leadership. This certificate is part of their Peace Studies program and is a deep dive into conflict transformation, congregational dynamics, systems theory and organizational development. Rev. Cynthia is looking forward to applying this work to her services as Unity Canada's Regional Consultant and supporting our ministries more fully.
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Blessings,
Rev. David Old
Claude Pellerin
Unity Canada Representative
UWM Regional Advisory Council
April 2024 ~ Claude Pellerin steps into the role as the Unity Canada Representative on the Unity Worldwide Ministries (UW) Regional Advisory Council (RAC), taking over from Rev. David Old. Read about RAC, below:
Dedication
The Unity Worldwide Ministries (UWM) Regional Advisory Council (RAC) establishes a foundation of communication, cooperation, and collaboration with the regional leadership, UWM board, and the UWM leadership team to come together in sharing mutual information that benefits and supports Unity ministries and ministers. UWM’s RAC commits to creating an interdependent, transparent, supportive, and loving relationship among all constituencies involved for Unity’s well-being. We commit to our oneness in God and our unity in Unity.
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Regional Advisory Council Purpose
A. Facilitate communication inter-regionally with regional board peers to share best practices, create personal connections, and collaborate on how to meet common needs, identify common interests, and solve common problems facing regions.
B. Be a vehicle for regional boards and members to connect and communicate with the board and leadership team as an ongoing practice to clarify understanding, solve problems, share ideas, and offer suggestions and recommendations for consideration to our UWM board.
C. Communicate to our UWM board any support, questions, or concerns related to the field impact of current or potential decisions and policies being deliberated or adopted by the UWM board.