Unity Church of Dallas - History of UCD

The History of Unity Church of Dallas

Unity Church of Dallas began in 1943 in a storefront in downtown Dallas. The minister, Rev. Ruth Gillespie, and the congregation remained there until 1951, when – in one Sunday – 100 individuals raised the needed $10,000 to move to a new location at Greenville and McCommas in East Dallas.
After lovingly restoring the building, the congregation proudly had its first service at the Unity Church of Practical Christianity, as it was then called. Nineteen years later, a Religious Science group merged with the church, and Dr. Donald Curtis became the minister of the newly named Unity Church of Dallas. As the congregation grew, land was purchased at 6525 Forest Lane, and the first phase of the present church was built. The first service on Oct. 14, 1973, was in the room now used as Fellowship Hall.

The church later bought the adjoining 5.5 acres, including the White House, and built a new 950-seat sanctuary, prayer chapel, bookstore and adult classrooms. The existing sanctuary was opened Aug. 24, 1986.

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