Rev. Victoria & Rev. Georgie
Reverend Victoria Etchemendy
Our Minister of Record, Rev. Victoria, has 40 plus years as a Unity Minister. She is currently Chair of the Interfaith Intercultural Unity World Wide Ministries Team. Victoria has served three centers around the country, and founded Unity World Healing Center in Lake Oswego, Oregon in 1990.
In 2017, she retired and continued to teach and support ministerial students around the world.
“I am so happy to be working with Unity of Salem. Together we are creating the next chapter of this Ministry’s History. Let us step forward in Love and Light!”
Board of Trustees
Minister
Rev. Victoria Etchemendy
President
Elizabeth Gingerich
Vice President
Jan Morris
Secretary
Lesley Garber
Treasurer
Barb Cannard
Member
Merle Hopkins
Member
Randy Julian
The minutes of these meetings and financial statements are available to be reviewed by all members of Unity of Salem by coming to the office during office hours.
Unity of Salem Staff
- Office Coordinator & Bookkeeper - Denita Wallace
- Minister's Assistant - Trish Harper
- Music Team/Choir Director - Angela Wanak
- Audio/video/web - Garth Catterall
- Housekeeping - Position Open
- Bookstore - Jan Morris
Licensed Unity Teachers
- Diane Moskal
Teams
Teams are a vital part of our spiritual community. Part of the collective whole, teams work to support the mission and vision of Unity of Salem by providing services for both our spiritual community and others in the world. Please contact our office if you would like more information about a specific team. Each team has a team leader and he/she will contact you about how you can volunteer at Unity of Salem.
Our Land
Location
Unity of Salem has been in its present location since 1975. Our property consists of nine acres on which rests our church (formerly a private home), our Bookstore, and an office/classroom modular. Our sanctuary seats approximately 125 people, and downstairs we have our Youth Program.
We also have walking paths and benches inviting you to explore and relax on our nine acres. We have started a meditation grove and will be continuing to add to our nature habitat of Oregon native plants and trees. There is also a community garden set up for use of our congregation to enjoy summer fruits and vegetables. Our goal is to provide an environment that encourages people to heal and stretch their emotional and mental bodies and to expand their spiritual understanding. We believe that internal work empowers individuals and helps them achieve healthier, prosperous and more creative lifestyles.
International Peace Trees
In an effort to bring awareness to the need for peaceful coexistence to our community and the world, we were awarded three Japanese Ginkgo trees derived from the seeds of trees that survived the atomic blast on Hiroshima 75 years ago. We are grateful to the Green Legacy Hiroshima project, whose mission is to spread peace trees throughout the world, for choosing our community to join the hundreds of organizations in planting these memorial trees. These trees have been planted as an our Peace Garden and provide a quiet sanctuary for those who would like to visit our site. We are open to the public during daylight hours.
Peace Pole
Our Peace Pole was planted in the ground on Sunday, September 27, 1987. The Society for Prayer for World Peace in Japan began the peace pole movement more than a decade ago. At the time there were more than 60,000 poles planted in 168 nations. It is engraved with the words “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in four languages.
Garden of Memories
In August of 2013 we dedicated the garden just south of the Sanctuary to acknowledging all of our Spiritual Family who have passed on. There is also a book in the office honoring their memory.
Our Bookstore
The Bookstore
Our bookstore offers a wide range of metaphysical, Unity and self-help books, and CDs. We also have a lending library.