What Unity churches preach about

What Unity churches preach about, from 844 transcribed sermons on Divining: the most common themes are Joy & Gratitude, Friendship & Belonging, Thanksgiving & Harvest, Racial Justice. Compared with other churches they stand out for The Lord's Prayer, Sermon on the Mount / Beatitudes, Joy & Gratitude.

844 sermons6 churches2017–2026

These pages are built from sermons that Unity churches publish online and Divining transcribes. Each number is the share of sermons with at least one chapter on that theme.

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Most-preached themes

Joy & Gratitude: 18% of Unity sermonsJoy & Gratitude18%Friendship & Belonging: 12% of Unity sermonsFriendship & Belonging12%Thanksgiving & Harvest: 12% of Unity sermonsThanksgiving & Harvest12%Racial Justice: 9.2% of Unity sermonsRacial Justice9.2%Immigration & Refuge: 9.0% of Unity sermonsImmigration & Refuge9.0%Prayer & Devotion: 8.3% of Unity sermonsPrayer & Devotion8.3%Identity & Worth: 8.1% of Unity sermonsIdentity & Worth8.1%Fear & Anxiety: 7.9% of Unity sermonsFear & Anxiety7.9%Grief & Lament: 7.9% of Unity sermonsGrief & Lament7.9%Advent & Christmas: 7.2% of Unity sermonsAdvent & Christmas7.2%Faith & Civic Life: 6.9% of Unity sermonsFaith & Civic Life6.9%Faith & Doubt: 6.6% of Unity sermonsFaith & Doubt6.6%

What sets Unity preaching apart

Filled dot: Unity; open dot: all other churches. The multiple is how much more often Unity sermons take up the theme.

The Lord's Prayer: 4.0% of Unity sermons vs 1.1% elsewhereThe Lord's Prayer×3.7Sermon on the Mount / Beatitudes: 3.0% of Unity sermons vs 1.5% elsewhereSermon on the Mount / Beatitu…×2.0Joy & Gratitude: 18% of Unity sermons vs 13% elsewhereJoy & Gratitude×1.4

Rising and fading since 2025

Open dot: share of sermons through 2024 (780 sermons); filled: 2025–26 (64). Churches added to Divining recently can shift these, so read them as hints.

God the Father / Creator: 3.8% through 2024 → 25% in 2025-26God the Father / Creator×6.5Unitarian Universalist Identity: 3.5% through 2024 → 22% in 2025-26Unitarian Universalist Identi…×6.3Marriage: 2.3% through 2024 → 16% in 2025-26Marriage×6.8Sin & Repentance: 2.4% through 2024 → 16% in 2025-26Sin & Repentance×6.4Hope & Encouragement: 1.9% through 2024 → 12% in 2025-26Hope & Encouragement×6.5Sermon on the Mount / Beatitudes: 2.2% through 2024 → 12% in 2025-26Sermon on the Mount / Beatitu…×5.7Work & Vocation: 1.9% through 2024 → 11% in 2025-26Work & Vocation×5.7Baptism & Communion: 2.7% through 2024 → 14% in 2025-26Baptism & Communion×5.2

Fading:

Jesus: Life & Teachings: 2.4% through 2024 → 1.6% in 2025-26Jesus: Life & Teachings×0.6

Top themes year by year

Joy & Gratitude0%10%20%30%40%2020202120222026Joy & Gratitude 2020: 2.4%Joy & Gratitude 2021: 17%Joy & Gratitude 2022: 16%Joy & Gratitude 2026: 34%
Friendship & Belonging0%10%20%30%40%2020202120222026Friendship & Belonging 2020: 4.9%Friendship & Belonging 2021: 5.5%Friendship & Belonging 2022: 7.9%Friendship & Belonging 2026: 30%
Thanksgiving & Harvest0%10%20%30%40%2020202120222026Thanksgiving & Harvest 2020: 17%Thanksgiving & Harvest 2021: 11%Thanksgiving & Harvest 2022: 7.4%Thanksgiving & Harvest 2026: 32%
Racial Justice0%5%10%15%20%2020202120222026Racial Justice 2020: 12%Racial Justice 2021: 6.2%Racial Justice 2022: 4.0%Racial Justice 2026: 17%
Immigration & Refuge0%10%20%30%40%2020202120222026Immigration & Refuge 2020: 17%Immigration & Refuge 2021: 3.3%Immigration & Refuge 2022: 2.5%Immigration & Refuge 2026: 32%
Prayer & Devotion0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%2020202120222026Prayer & Devotion 2020: 4.9%Prayer & Devotion 2021: 7.0%Prayer & Devotion 2022: 10%Prayer & Devotion 2026: 9.4%

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Share of transcribed sermons on Divining with at least one chapter on a theme, from Divining’s topic segmenter; 2016 to Nov 2026. Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Site map · Divining: a deeper search for meaning · build_seo_pages v0.0.1