Our VISION

Unity Center of Christianity is an inspired community
joyfully practicing
Universal peace, love, and acceptance.
--adopted March, 2005

Our MISSION

Unity Center in western North Carolina serves as
a vehicle to awaken the planet
and is a wellspring of spiritual enrichment,
fellowship, personal growth, and human comfort
through worship, education, and programs which demonstrate
the practical application of spiritual truths
to all who come our way.
--adopted October, 1995

Unity Center
2041 Old Fanning Bridge Rd
Mills River, NC 28759
(828)891-8700

MAP and driving Directions  

We are a scenic 5-minute drive from Asheville Regional Airport and I-26, in beautiful western North Carolina, surrounded by the Blue Ridge and Great Smokies Mountains. We are located at 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road (3 miles west of the Asheville Regional Airport), in the town of Mills River, NC,  between the cities of Asheville and Hendersonville, and not far from Brevard.

Our beautiful building opened in Sept. 2000.  The Chapel is in half an octagon that is 40 feet high in the center, with clerestory windows. The back wall of the stage features a commissioned artwork: a stained glass mosaic that depicts points of energy and light coming together in Spirit and love, at a wellspring set in the four seasons in the mountains. During services, we project images or words to songs onto a large, motorized screen. The other half of the octagon is a large patio that looks out over the hills and our neighbor's small lake.

Our 21-acre tract of rolling pastureland also has a 50-foot diameter labyrinth, an outdoor amphitheatre and stage, our "Secret Garden" deck, a lovely (cold!) stream, and a cosmic outhouse.

For photos of our interior (and information on renting the space), visit the Rental page.

Take I-26 to EXIT 40 ("Airport, Arden"); turn WEST (toward the airport) on Rt. 280.

Go 1 mile, past the airport, past the arena/fairgrounds, past Broadmoor Golf Course, then turn RIGHT onto Old Fanning Bridge Road (big green sign for Mountain Horticultural Research Station).

Go 2 miles, across the river, past Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station. Unity will be on your Left, 1/2 mile before Route 191.

Unity Center
2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road
Mills River, NC 28759

Click for a detailed map & directions from other areas.

• Meet our Minister: Rev. Chad O'Shea 
• Photos of our Staff
• Music Director: Lytingale
• Board:
  • Board News
  • Photos of Board Members
• Unity Seeks Associate Minister - Sept 2011
• Unity Chaplains:
  • Chaplain News
  • Meet Our Chaplains ~ bios & photos of our Chaplains
• -lots of photos of our congregation & activities

• What Is Unity? ~ Our view... one among many...
• "Worship for the 21st Century": some of the unique qualities of our Unity church in Mills River
• Love Letters to Unity ~
  • "A Religious Experience"
  • "The God of our universe speaking softly"
  • "A Spiritual Drink of Water"
  • "Why This Unitic Makes The Drive"
  • The Beauty of Dandelions
• The Unity Wings - the meaning of this symbol, plus fast facts about Unity & Silent Unity.

Website Email List ~ Sign up to be notified when new articles are posted to this website... you'll receive an email about every 3 months, and your privacy will be protected!

Local Email List ~ Sign up to be notified about LOCAL EVENTS at our Unity Center... you'll receive one or two emails each week, with info on our events or other local church news. Your privacy will be protected!

Facebook: Make UnityMillsRiver your friend! ~ Quotes, photos, news, networking.

YouTube: UnityMillsRiver ~ Lots of videos of Sunday talks, music, and some special events.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified when new videos are posted.

unique, original, dynamic...
with Lytingale & The Unitic Band

• Sunday Music with Lytingale & The Unitic Band

• Wedding music by Lytingale

• Pictures of our Staff
• Pictures of our Building
  • Land & Outdoor Facilities
  • Playground & Nursery
  • YE/Fellowship Room
• More Pictures, Descriptions & Rental rates for use of our facilities at Unity
• Photos of Unity Plays Broadway 2004
• Photos of Unity Plays Broadway 2006
•  MANY more photos of people & events are on our Unity Center's Facebook Photo pages

• Love In Action programs
• Unity Chaplain Program

• Youth Education
• Y.O.U. - Youth of Unity (teens)
• Riddles & Jokes

• Spiritual Cinema Circle~ movies with heart and soul ~ you subscribe to receive a DVD each month by mail. You keep the movies! Founded by legendary film producer Stephen Simon ("What Dreams May Come", "Somewhere In Time", "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"), the CIRCLE advances spiritual cinema. The movies represent the best of spiritual cinema and art, and are new films you're unlikely to see anywhere else. FREE Trial!

• The Unity Marketplace ~ SHOP On-line at our affiliated merchants. Thanks for your support!

• "A Taste of Unity" Cookbook ~ A delicious, eclectic collection of recipes from our members

• CommUnity Labyrinth at Unity Center ~ Open 24/7 to the community (and handicap accessible), constructed of bricks & gravel on our Unity property. We offer you to opportunity to purchase an Engraved Brick, for a donation of $75. You choose the engraving - your choice of names, sayings, etc. (3 lines, 18 characters per line, all CAPS).

• "A Legacy for the Future"
• "What Does Tithing Do For Me?"
• "The Joy of Giving"

Want to have Unity in Mills River's Sunday Service delivered to your mailbox?

Join one of our Unity Media Clubs!  Send your check to:

Unity Bookstore
2041 Old Fanning Bridge Rd
Mills River, NC 28759

Or call the Bookstore: 828-891-8700 with your VISA or Mastercard to order by phone.

For Videos: (DVD format)
Send a check payable to "Unity Media Ministry" for $7.00 per week ($28.00 for a 4-Sunday month, or $35.00 for a 5-Sunday month) (includes tax and shipping!) Specify the dates you want (such as "Dec. 6-27" or "the month of June" etc.) We keep past Master Videos on file, but not forever! These Videotapes are UNEDITED, and include up to 90 minutes of all the music, meditation, and talk, and are mailed weekly.

NOTE: We videotape most Sundays. Your request for a specific date will be honored if possible; otherwise, we will substitute what is available!

Unity News & Views is published quarterly, at the beginning of March, June, September, and December. This 20-page, tabloid-style newspaper (printed on newsprint) is distributed free of charge, and mailed to subscribers. Annual subscriptions are offered for any donation to the Newsletter! Our writings are available at this web site. Editor: Lytingale

We welcome the submission of articles, poetry, letters, reprints, etc. for and about our church family and spiritual growth. You may submit material handwritten, typed, on data CD (.pdf, .doc (Word), .txt, PageMaker formats; I can NOT use .docx or WordPerfect formats) or preferably by e-mail (please paste the text into the BODY of the email message).  Please indicate whether or not you give permission for this material to also appear on our Web site.

We reach a unique audience, both by mail and from drop-off locations throughout Western North Carolina (Asheville, Hendersonville, Waynesville, Black Mountain, etc). Our subscribers are located in many other states as well. We appreciate your advertising and we trust it reaches a receptive audience attuned to your product or service. Unity News & Views reaches 1,500 families.

We limit the size of ads to create a "spiritual journal" look. Ads are placed along the bottom of each page, 3 horizontal or 4-5 vertical ads per page. Advertising is offered for the purpose of sharing information with each other, supporting like-minded businesses, and contributing to the cost of production.

Ads (camera-ready or copy for layout) may be submitted by mail, phone, or preferably by e-mail to Lyte(at)unitync.net.

Prepaid ads, business card sized (2" x 3.3") (the only size available!) (horizontal or vertical):
$20 (for 1 issue) -or-
$55 (3 issues) -or-
$75 (4 issues=1 year). 

Deadlines: Feb. 15, May 15, August 15, Nov. 15

NEW: Advertisers who choose & pay for a full year are included on our Sponsors webpage!  Please send your graphics in B&W for the paper and color for the webpage. 

Free layout is available.  Provide a camera-ready .pdf, or your text plus a .jpg or .gif of any graphics/logo, or I can scan graphics/logos (black & white works best - I can convert from color). Photos in ads work best when submitted as a PMT halftone at 85 line screen in the correct size - I do my best, but am not responsible for the results of scanned photos. Printing is onto newsprint at 150dpi in black & white.    

Mail payment to: Unity Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Rd, Mills River NC 28759
                        Write "AD" on the memo line of your check!
Or call the office with credit card information (Visa/MC only): 828-891-8700

• Association of Unity Churches ~ our international association of churches serves member ministries with administrative support & materials.  We are a member of this Association.
  • Directory of all Unity Churches

• SE Unity ~ Southeast Region of Unity churches
  • SE Youth: Children, Uniteens, and Y.O.U. 

• UMMAS ~ Unity Ministers of the Mid-Atlantic States, our sub-region for NC, SC, GA, TN
  • UMMAS Annual Retreat ~ a Mountaintop Experience for your growth & inspiration

Visit Unity World Headquarters:

• Read today's Daily Word
• Unity Village in Missouri offers retreats 
• Request prayer from Silent Unity, confidential prayer support, continuously for over 100 years.