Neighborhood children being served
at the Holy Communion Table of the
Unity Mission Church,Philadelphia, PA.
In the year 1941 the following were organized Churches incorporated in various states and countries with branches:
The Circle Mission Church, Home and Training School, Incorporated.
The Nazareth Mission Church and Home, Incorporated.
The Unity Mission Church, Home and Training School, Incorporated.
The Peace Center Church and Home, Incorporated.
The Palace Mission, Incorporated
These Mother Churches were all incorporated in New York in February, 1941, except for the Palace Mission which was incorporated there on March 19, 1940. In foreign countries as in other states of the United States, people in different localities, have embraced the Teaching of FATHER DIVINE and desired to unite and form a Church. This has taken place specifically in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Guyana, Nigeria, Panama and Switzerland. Each Church has a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Board of Trustees, but the Spiritual Head of the Church is FATHER and MOTHER DIVINE. No Church is bound or obligated financially to the headquarters but all the Churches have a common Constitution and By-laws.
No one is ever asked to become a member of any of the Churches; it is a purely voluntary action. There are never membership drives - and no proselyting of any kind. It is not necessary to join a Church to be a follower. No membership rolls are kept; names are recorded only when necessary for business purposes. There are no membership dues.
The Churches are founded on the Old and New Testaments of the King James' version of the Christian Bible, particularly the Life and Teaching of JESUS CHRIST as recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and more especially in the Sermon on the Mount, found in Chapters five, six and seven of Matthew. The growth of the Church is dependent upon the Holy Spirit and also upon the living, by the members, of the exact Life and Teaching of JESUS CHRIST which when Personified in any individual or group of individuals is magnetic and will automatically draw new members into the fold.
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