UNITY YOUTH MINISTRIES WAS FOUNDED IN 1997 UNDER THE SPIRITUAL VISION OF BROTHER JAMES ROWE & SIS APRIL PUGH. THE PURPOSE OF THE GROUP WAS TO GIVE THE YOUTH OF NORTHWEST INDIANA A CHANCE TO COME TOGETHER ON ONE ACCORD, WITH PRAISE ON THEIR LIPS AND JOY IN THEIR HEARTS FOR SERVING THE LORD.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~UNITY HAS BEEN BLESSED THROUGHOUT IT'S YEARS OF MINISTRY. WE'VE HAD OUR SHARE OF UP'S AND DOWN'S, WE'VE LAUGHED TOGETHER AND CRIED TOGETHER,WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE COME AND GO, BUT WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO IT ,WE STAYED STRONG IN THE LORD. WE KNOW FIRST HAND THAT," A FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER". IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN JUST THE MUSIC THAT HAS KEPT US TOGETHER. MINISTRY HAS GONE FORTH EVEN WHEN THERE HAS BEEN NO MUSICIANS AND SOMETIMES NO DIRECTOR, BUT THAT DID NOT STOP US.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WE OUR PROUD OF THE FORMER AND CURRENT MEMBERS OF UNITY. THEY ARE STRIVING AND REACHING THEIR GOALS IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE,AND IN THE WORKING WORLD .THE LEADERSHIP AND STAFF OF UNITY, COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SIS. APRIL PUGH IS THE LEADER OF UNITY, SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH IN EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA, WHERE THE REV. RODNEY GOLSON SR. IS PASTOR. SIS. APRIL SERVES AS THE YOUTH MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE CHOIR AND THE YOUTH PRAISE TEAM AT FRIENDSHIP.
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......*SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC.*
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SIS. APRIL HAS ENCOURAGED THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF UNITY, TO LET THEIR LIGHTS SHINE WITHIN THE CHURCH, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY. IN 2006, UNITY HELD IT'S FIRST ANNUAL : MOTHER AND DAUGHTER LUNCHEON " BONDED BY THE HEART "THE SPEAKERS WERE FIRST LADY MRS IRENE MITCHELL AND HER DAUGHTER ARLENE PEARSON-MITCHELL,BOTH OF THE NEW REVELATION BAPT. CHURCH IN GARY, IN .THE ENTIRE EVENT WAS A BLESSING FOR ALL THAT ATTENDED. UNITY HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL BENEFITS,COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AND CHARITIES. UNITY HAS ALSO SPONSORED CLOTHING DRIVES AND TAKEN THEIR MINISTRY INTO THE NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS. UNITY YOUTH MINISTRIES, HAS EVEN TAKEN THEIR MINISTRY TO THE AMUSEMENT PARK. WE OPENED UP FOR GOSPEL RECORDING ARTIST MR. FRED HAMMOND AT SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA . UNITY HAS TAKEN THIER MINISTRY TO WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, KENTUCKY, OHIO, ILLINOIS AND THROUGHOUT INDIANA,"TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR THE THINGS HE HAS DONE".
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SIS. SANDRA PETERSON , SERVES AS THE ASST. SUPERVISOR . SHE WORKS WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL AREAS OF THE MINISTRY. SHE DOES A WONDERFUL JOB OF HELPING TO OVERSEE THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF UNITY, WE THANK AND PRAISE GOD FOR HER. WE HAVE A GREAT ASSISTING STAFF, BRO. DURYEA PATTERSON-MUSICIAN, SIS. ROBYN PUGH-DUNLAP IS PRESIDENT OF OUR BOOSTERS, ELDER BRANDON JACOBS, PASTOR C. WAYNE HUDSON, PASTOR SIEON ROBERTS, PASTOR EDWARD TURNER AND MINSTER STANLEY STEELE,SERVE AS OUR SPIRITUAL ADVISEMENT TEAM .
WE HAVE HAD A HOST OF GIFTED MUSICIANS, DIRECTORS AND ADVISORS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH THE MINISTRY. WE THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO CONTINUE THE JOURNEY.
