Reverend Mary has served as senior minister at Unity of Roseville since 2011. Born and raised in Detroit, she purchased a one-way ticket to Sacramento, in search of "rediscovering God." Before answering her call to ministry, she worked, studied, and taught elementary school in the Sacramento area.
Rev. Mary's spiritual journey began as a child at the Guardian Angel Home in Detroit, cared for by the Felician Sisters who offered her early experiences of faith and compassion. Years later, she discovered Christ Unity Church in Sacramento, where she studied, volunteered, and co-directed the Youth & Family Ministry. She credits her diverse background - rooted in both Catholicism and Unity, and shaped by years of teaching children - as the fertile ground that led her to ministry.
"The world is our classroom," Rev. Mary reflects, echoing Myrtle Fillmore's wisdom, "and I discovered it in my own classroom of 2nd graders. They truly inspired me to deepen my soul's journey,"
Ordained in 2003 through the Unity School of Christianity in Missouri, Rev, Mary has served congregations in southern California and Sacramento. She is certified in Spiritual Direction through Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute and in Grief Companioning through the Metta Center with Dr. Jan Lundy. In addition to ministry, she is a member of Threshold Choir, offering sacred song and presence to those in tender stages of life.
A former member of Unity Worldwide Ministries' Licensing & Ordination Team and the Unity West Central Region Board, Rev. Mary brings to leadership a commitment to authenticity, humility, compassion and integrity.
"My life was transformed by Unity's Principles," she says. "I believe everyone can change their life for the better by practicing Truth Principles. Spiritual community builds peace, belonging, and connection - it raises the collective consciousness of oneness."