Rev. Therese Donlan Lee found Unity in Chicago in 1989. She was ordained as a Unity Minister in 2006. Her passion is to be on purpose for God. Her dedication is to transforming consciousness by drawing forth the Christ.  As a Unity Worldwide Ministries Certified Peacemaker she is currently serving as a Co-Transitional Ministry Consultant at Unity Southeast Church in Kansas City, Missouri where she lovingly teaches and models conflict transformation, non-violent communication, transparency and authenticity. Therese serves churches across the country as a Consultant, Coach, Facilitator and Speaker drawing from her more than 20 years in corporate sales, marketing and publishing. Committed to having healthy Unity churches she facilitates the 4-Why’s process of Vision, Mission, Core Values and Long Term Planning, as well as Board Training and Retreats.  With a passion for service, Therese and her Minister husband Rev. Tom Lee started the Nehemiah Retreat Project at Unity Village. Her enthusiasm for everything Unity is contagious. Therese has her BA from DePaul University, Chicago in Philanthropy and Non-Profit Management. Her greatest joy is her three children and three grandchildren.

Rev. Tom, an ordained a Unity minister(2006), joined the Unity Southeast ministerial staff in September 2008 as a part-time associate minister. He brings a long background of experience and service to the Unity movement. Before moving to the Kansas City area to attend Ministerial School at Unity Village, Tom was a long time member of Unity Church of Melbourne, FL. There he served the church as a Board member for 12 years and Board president for 10 years. He also headed up the churches work as a member of an ecumenical partnership of churches building Habitat for Humanity homes in Melbourne. He also served on the local Habitat affiliates Board of Trustee's. Rev. Tom presently works at Unity School of Christianity in the Facilities Administration Dept. Being able to serve Unity Southeast in partnership with his wife, Rev. Therese is a rich and rewarding experience for Rev. Tom.  Rev. Tom's vision for ministry is "to serve all God's people as a Spiritual leader embracing, loving and encouraging a community of diversity with compassion and leadership, guided by the example of Jesus Christ as way shower". His goal is to be a catalyst for change through teaching the transformative power of loving God and loving our neighbors as ourselves.

Michael A Savwoir, social and labor rights activist, has been a life long resident of Kansas City, Missouri and an avid unitick (Unity member) since 1975. Savwoir has had the pleasure of personal association with many of the founding members of Unity Southeast Church as well the succession of its ministers and associate ministers. Over the years Savwoir has served on the Board of Directors of Unity Southeast Church no less than three times, for no less than four terms.

As a card carrying unitick Savwoir has had a long term association with the Unity culture in this area and a personal association with many of the giants of this movement past and present. Michael has taken advantage of the wealth of resources available in the Kansas City area including retreats, classes, seminars, and workshops. Savwoir has studied the works of Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore as well as many of the basic texts of the Unity and New Thought Movement.

Sharon has been a committed member of Unity Southeast Church for over 20 years. She says: "Unquestionably, USC has continuously enriched and fortified my spiritual awareness and nurtured my awareness of the presence and power of the Christ within." Sharon believes that the Truth principles she has learned at USC have been instrumental in helping her recognize that she has the God-given ability to make choices that determine the experiences of her life journey. She further believes that each of us individually and collectively continue to expand our awareness of the victorious spirit of Christ within, we can collectively experience the greater well being that is yet to come into expression.

Understanding the concept of the "Christ Within" has been the biggest lesson I have learned from Unity, quotes Gloria, who has been a member of Unity Southeast for 15 years. She has worked at Unity School for 10 of those years and met a lot of Unity "greats" during that time. She is the immediate past president of the Council and has served joyfully in most areas of the church.

In addition to serving on the Council, Ms. Hunt serves as Area Governor for Toastmasters, a greeter/usher and a member of the Spiritual Investment Team at USE.
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