Welcome to Unity Spiritual Center Westlake
Unity is a positive, practical, progressive approach to Christianity based on the teachings of Jesus and the power of prayer. Unity honors the universal truths in all religions and respects each individual's right to choose a spiritual path.
Our Sunday Service is at 11 a.m. Join us in person or via livestream.
You'll find us livestream on YouTube and Facebook. Learn More
Amplify your Sunday Spiritual Experience!
9:30 - 10:30 New Thought Café in the Spirit Room. Learn More
10:35 - 10:50 Group Meditation in the Chapel. Learn More
11:00 - 12:00 Sunday Service in Unity Hall.
11:00 - 12:00 Youth and Family Ministry in the Elementary School classroom. Learn More
12:00 - 12:30 Individual Prayer with a Prayer Chaplain in the Sanctuary.
12:10 - 12:30 Coffee and fellowship in the Community Room. Donations of baked goods or store-bought goodies are always welcome.
Growing Through Grief is held monthly, every second Sunday, at 12:30 p.m. in Unity Hall. Learn More
Our Healing Circle is held monthly, every third Sunday, at 12:30 p.m. in Unity Hall. Learn More
Queer Connect is held monthly, every fourth Sunday at 6 p.m. Learn More
Find out about all our ongoing and special social and spiritual activities. Learn More
When you share a gift with Unity Spiritual Center Westlake, whether in your regular giving practice or your long-term estate or financial plans, you will help ensure that we will be here to carry out our mission for years to come. Donate Now
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May 4, Jesus continued
The story didn't end with the rolling away of that stone. And so, it is with us: if something of you will live on – not in stone or on pages – but in consciousness, what is the legacy you form with every thought, with every word, with every choice? Easter leaves us with such a question.
May 11, Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day. Join us for rich music and a special gift in honor of the many mothers in our world.
May 18, What are you?
Inspired from the work of Imelda Shanklin, this teaching explores the many selves which comprise you – from that transient self that has a gender and gets wrinkly elbows to the sternal self that laughs, even at the experience we call death. What is the nature of these selves and how do they relate to each other?
In January 1907, Imelda was one of a staff of 4 at the Unity School of Christianity. She was ordained a Unity Minister in 1918.
May 25, Memorial Day Service
What is it about you that would surprise and delight others if they knew? What is that grand accomplishment, that quirky adventure, that epic tale that deserves to be shared and celebrated today - not overheard at some funeral or reunion tomorrow?
Submit your 200 words in writing to revrichard@uscwestlake.org by May 18 for possible inclusion in our Memorial Day Sunday Service. Selected submissions will be presented anonymously and may be edited without notice
As a community member, will you be able to assign each story to its storyteller? You'll have the opportunity to try following the service.
Join us on May 25 as we seek to see each other more fully, to appreciate each other more boldly, and to celebrate each other more heartily as we seek to affirm the nobility of soul and the importance of community.
To hear the story is to honor the soul. Let's do that together. All are welcome.
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Meet our 2025 Prayer Chaplain team!
Pictured left to right: Botton Row: Donna Foote, Kathy Ginter, Peggy Ryel, Shannon Hoff-Smith, Kimberly Buehner, Smokie Stuver. Second row: Jan Bayne, Pam McCue, Ellen Severson, Vivian Baith. Top row: Susan Armstrong, Shannon Sabol, Karen Kazsmer, Joanne Gerhart, Deb Larsen, our Prayer Ministries Director Terri Buehner. Not pictured: Laurie Grimes, Cheri Polk, and Margie Samosky. Photo by Bonnie Chase.
Sunday Service Archives
If you would like to receive written transcripts of Rev. Richard's teachings following each Sunday service, simply write RevRichard@UnitySpiritualCenter.com and request inclusion.
You will find video archives of past Sunday Services on our main Facebook page, Unity Spiritual Center Westlake, and our YouTube page.
Our Sunday Service runs live on Facebook, starting at about 9:50. After that it can be found by scrolling down to the date or entering "Sunday Service" In the search bar at the top of the page. Visit our Facebook page. Please note, starting in July 2025 Facebook live videos will no longer be archived on this platform.
Our Sunday Service archives do not appear immediately on YouTube. The archives usually appear on our YouTube page on Monday and are in date order. Enter "Unity Spiritual Center Westlake" in the search bar at the top of YouTube.com. Visit our YouTube Page.
Photos by David Schwartz Photography
Please be advised that photographs and video footage may be taken during Services. These images may be used by Unity Spiritual Center Westlake for promotional purposes in various media, including social media, websites, and printed materials. By attending this event, you consent to being photographed and filmed and to the use of your image in these media. Thank you for your cooperation.