Joined UWM - Nov 2024
Main Responsibilities - This position supports the Special Dispensation program participants including ministry boards, ministry spiritual leaders, and their mentors. UWM requires affiliated ministries to be under the leadership of a Unity minister. This ensures that the ministry is served by a well-trained professional grounded in Unity teachings. Sometimes a ministry is not in a position to hire a Unity minister. UWM's Special Dispensation process supports ministries in hiring someone who is not a Unity ordained minister while they prepare for an ordination path. Special Dispensation involves a three-way agreement between a leader, the ministry, and UWM. The leader could be a licensed Unity teacher, someone from another faith tradition, or an individual with leadership skills who is interested in serving as a Unity leader.
Personal Info - Marygrace loves to bake and almost always would prefer to be at the beach. She was born and raised in Unity and began serving the Unity Movement as both a regional and international officer in the Youth of Unity program. She served Unity’s children, youth, and families for more than twenty-five years and became a Licensed Unity Teacher in 2003. Rev. Marygrace Sidovar Sorensen, a Unity Urban Ministerial School graduate, was ordained as a Unity Minister in 2018. Her husband, since 1991, was also raised in Unity and met at a Unity event. Together they live in rural Redding, CA with their young adult son, mother-in-law, dog, and many woodland creatures.
Ministry Info - In addition to her position at UWM, Marygrace serves as a faculty member and student advisor for Unity Urban Ministerial School. She was the Sr. Minister at Unity Church of Redding, CA, previously served multiple ministries in Texas, and the SC and GL Regions as consultant staff.