Meet Your Ministerial Team

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)