one body of Christ

England

India

Ghana

Raymond & Dianne Russell
Founder Leaders

Vision and Mission Statement  

VISION
Unity’s desire is to encourage and enable Christian of all denominations to work closer together in one accord in order
to enhance their mission of proclaiming the Good News of Salvation. And to encourage all Christian denomination to fulfill the prayer of Jesus John 17: 22-23 ‘they be one’

MISSION
Our mission is to invite speakers from all the different denominations to share the word of God from the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Pentecostal and Free Churches to speak at a Unity meetings.
Finally to invite the Heads of all the Christian Churches from around the world to come together in unity in the Body of Christ

HOW

THE BEGINNING

Foundation of our Faith
Is based on the Nicene Creed

Foundational Scriptures:
John 17: 22-23  -  Psalms 133:1-3  -  1 Corinthians 12:12


BRIEF HISTORY
about the leaders

Raymond Russell
I was born in 1946, baptized an Anglican and attended a Church of England school.
My father was an Anglican, my mother was a Roman Catholic.
I left school and the Church at 15, I returned to an Anglican/Methodist Church in 1979.
I met Dianne in 1967 and we got married in 1968, we have two children and seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Both Dianne and I were confirmed in 1981 as joint Anglican and Methodist. From 1982 to 1994 I held various positions in the Church. They included Church Warden, 12 years in post, I was also Trustee and Chairperson of a Youth and Community Centre, a member of the Church Finance Committee, a Deanery Synod and Pastoral representative and a member of the House of Laity for the Birmingham Diocesan Synod.
In 1993 I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, then in 1994 I retired from all my duties to serve God
As a Regional Officer with Dianne, for Flame Ministries International, Perth, Western Australia.
Then in 1995 God called us to form Unity.
In 2005 was elected to the Deanery Synod and in 2006 was also elected to House of Laity
for the Birmingham Diocesan Synod. 2007
2009 started training as a Lay Minister/Reader. On 22nd January 2011 at St. Philips Cathedral, Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QB I was licensed  Lay Reader/Minister. In December 2017 I retired as Lay Reader.

Dianne Russell
I was born in 1951, and baptized into the Church of England, I attended Church and Sunday school
from an early age. I am one of ten children.
Since 1969 I have been an active member of local Community Groups such as; Parent/Teacher Association,
a member of the Youth & Community Management Committee, Church Council,
Solihull Community Health Council. I was also a Church Warden and deanery Synod representative.
In 1987 became a qualified S.E.N. for Learning Disabilities, and worked as an Assistant
Home Manager caring for adults with server learning and physical disabilities in 2009 she retired.
In 1991 I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, then in 1994 became regional Officer for Flame Ministries International
with Ray.
In 1995 was called by God to form Unity.

Both Dianne & Ray for over 20 years we have been working along side Birmingham Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference and are both on the committee, Ray is also a Trustee.
During this journey we have been able to be a witness to the body of Christ’s Church working in unity which as encouraged others in other denomination to start up dialogue.  

Rev. Chaitanya Kumar.Kali
Unity Regional Coordinator in India
Rev. Chaitanya Kumar as been in full time ministry since 1993 and is President of The Church for Distant Ministries India. he as developed a network of more than 200 pastors and ministers whose only desire is to tell others the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ.
He was the first to Joined us as an Associated member in 2002 and after our visit to see him in October 2003 he became our first Regional Coordinator for Unity outside the UK.
Visit Unity in India for more details of our trip.


Rev. Davis Pentecostal,
Boateng Jude Roman Catholic
Emmanuel Osei Methodist.
Unity Regional Coordinators for Ghana
In April 2003 Rev. Davis Kwasi Konadu Apostolic Revival Church and Rev. Emmanuel Kwasi Mensah Greater Life Evangelistic Temple got in touch with us after visiting our website. Explaining that after reading about us the Holy Spirit touched them and told them to get in touch with us.
Over the next few months of sharing they asked if they could join us so became Associated Member of Unity.
In September the same year they invited us to come to Ghana to start a Unity Group.
In March 2007 we went to Ghana for two weeks and preached and shared the vision of Unity.
At a Unity Meeting 70 people that were there stood up and made this commitment and then signed up to be associated members of Unity this included 25 ordained ministers. From this meeting we appointed three people as Unity Regional Coordinators for Ghana with the possibility of a fourth.
They are Rev. Davis Pentecostal, Boateng Jude Roman Catholic and Emmanuel Osei Methodist,
the forth Unity Regional Coordinator hopefully will be an Anglican.
Visit Unity in Ghana for more details of our trip.