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Meet Your Ministerial Team
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Rev. Greg Barrette |
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Greg
Barrette was born and raised in the Unity movement and has been a Unity
minister for twenty-seven years. Both he and his wife Lynn, who is a
Licensed Unity Teacher, were International Officers of the Youth of Unity,
which Greg directed for three years as an adult. Rev. Barrette has also been
President of three Unity regions, as well as Unity's best-selling media
author. His latest CD is "The Heart of Oneness",
music for meditation and is available in The Store.
Before
entering the ministry, Greg was a Bookstore Manager and Music Director in
Unity churches near his home town of Oakland, CA. His deep passion is
spiritual education and the evolution of the soul. He and his wife,
Lynn, have two young children.
(gbarrette@renaissanceunity.org)

Ric's duties include our Youth & Family
Ministry, assisting with pastoral care and working with our Rainbow
Unity support group.
Ric was a
member of the Renaissance Unity Executive Team before serving Unity Church
of Clare as their minister. Prior to entering the ministry he spent many
years as CEO of a manufacturing company.
(rbeattie@renaissanceunity.org)
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Rev. Karen Boland |

Karen Boland became an ordained Unity Minister in
1986. She has served the ministries of Atlanta, Georgia and Seattle,
Washington, and has been a guest speaker and seminar presenter in 50
churches nationwide. Having participated in the church since its
inception, (as Church of Today), she has served as a Minister at Renaissance
Unity since 1998. Her ministerial duties are varied including creating
and running a Divorce Recovery support group.
Prior to entering Unity School of Religious Studies, she was a high school
English/speech teacher, followed by a career in corporate personnel.
She has one daughter and two grandchildren residing in Charlotte, North
Carolina.
(kboland@renaissanceunity.org) |
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Rev. Dr. Rose Cooper |
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Reverend
Dr. Rose Cooper is an ordained Unity minister and has been active in Unity
over twenty-five years. Her activities at Renaissance Unity include
counseling, directing the Education Department and giving ministerial
guidance to the women's support network - Renaissance Women. Prior to
joining Renaissance Unity's ministerial team in 2001, Dr. Cooper served as
Assistant to the Minister at Detroit Unity Temple and as part of the
ministerial cadres at Unity of Warsaw, MO and Unity of London, Ontario,
Canada.
In addition to her work in the
ministry, Dr. Cooper teaches communication at a local university, focusing
on interpersonal interaction, group dynamics and service learning. She
has also worked on the production team for a television talk show, winning
the prestigious Award for Cable Excellence (ACE).
(rcooper@renaissanceunity.org) |
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Rev. Sandy Hess |
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Sandy Hess has been a member of Renaissance Unity for twenty-one years and a
minister here for the past ten years. Sandy's area of ministry
focuses on the Pastoral Care Program, Prayer Partners and Telephone
Prayer partners. She is also a bereavement counselor and has
facilitated Renaissance Unity's Grief and Loss support group for the past
nineteen years.
Before entering the ministry, Rev. Hess worked in the
field of elementary special education and child care.
(shess@renaissanceunity.org) |
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Rev. Ron Scott |
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After devoting many years to a career in business, Ron
Scott responded to a call to enter Unity School of Christianity. Upon
graduation, he and his wife, Lenore, were guided to Austin, Texas where they
pioneered Unity Church of the Hills. The ministry began with thirty persons
attending Sunday Services and grew into a thriving spiritual community of
over six hundred with many classes, workshops, and other activities during
the week.
Ron serves the greater Unity movement by participating
on the Church Growth & Development Team for the Association of Unity
Churches. He also completed six years on the Board of Trustees of the South
Central Region, serving recently as President of the Region for two of those
years.
As a member of Renaissance Unity’s Ministerial Team,
Ron shares his love of people, his passion for teaching and other spiritual
practices, and his experience in 12-Step support groups.
(rscott@renaissanceunity.org) |
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