Section II: Johnnie Colemon - Her Story, Her Work Flashcards
Give an account of one of the most significant events regarding The Rev. Dr. Johnnie Colemon while attending the Unity School to become an Ordained minister.
For two years, Colemon commuted 15 miles each way to the YWCA in Kansas City. One day on her way to school, her car broke down in the pouring rain. By the time she got to campus, she had had enough, she wrote later. Dripping wet, she found her white classmates in the restaurant, burst into tears and told them, “I can’t take it anymore. I’m finished. I won’t be back.” Her classmates wouldn’t accept it. They signed a petition urging Unity to provide housing for Colemon, and the school relented. Unity offered her a cottage at the end of the farm where some of the workers lived. “It was not a nice cottage. They expected me to say no. I said, “Fine. Take me to it.””
Source: https://www.unity.org/en/article/unity-and-race-truthful-history
Name the first organized church founded by the Reverend Johnnie Colemon.
In 1956, Christ Unity Temple was founded by Johnnie Colemon. She began her ministry in a rented space at 6156 Cottage Grove in Chicago.
Source: https://cutemple.org/founder/
Who was Mrs. Lula Parker?
Lula Parker was Johnnie Colemon’s mother, and she encouraged Johnnie Colemon to visit Unity School of Christianity after the Rev. Dr. Johnnie Colemon literally stumbled upon a Unity periodicial that included a poem by Hannah Moore Kohaus with the words “God is my health, I can’t be sick” in it. After questioning her mother, who subscribed to the magazine, about the poem, Mrs. Lula Parker encouraged Johnnie to find out for her self.
Sources: Open Your Mind And Be Healed;
https://ufbl.org/about/
https://www.jctseminary.org/history-mission
When was the Universal Foundation for Better Living (UFBL) founded? Where is it currently incorporated?
UFBL was founded in 1974 and is currently incorporated in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Source: https://ufbl.org/
What is the Vision of the UFBL?
The Universal Foundation for Better Living aspires to be an empowering agent that prepares and supports leaders and their congregations to do ministry effectively in the world.
Source: https://ufbl.org/
What is the Mission of the UFBL?
The mission of UFBL is to organize, coordinate and encourage the establishment, growth and development of its member churches, centers and study groups.
Source: https://ufbl.org/
Who was Don Nedd and what contribution did he make to the Universal Foundation for Better Living?
Don Nedd was Rev. Dr. Johnnie Colemon’s second husband, and he was a minister at the Brooklyn Truth Center for Better Living in NY. He wrote a Blueprint for Living Better Lives, which was adopted by the UFBL Board of Directors in 1974 as its Statement of Faith “What We Believe.”
Source: https://uctruthjamaica.org/sermons/spiritually-emancipated-triumphant-proud-and-free/;
https://books.google.com/books?id=ssMBzqrUpjwC&q=Don+Nedd+johnnie+colemon&pg=PA130#v=snippet&q=Don%20Nedd%20johnnie%20colemon&f=false
Who was the first elected President of the Universal Foundation for Better Living? What year was the President elected?
The Reverend Dr. Sheila McKeithan was the first elected president of UFBL, and she was elected in 2013.
Source: https://ufbl.org/about/
Who was the first appointed President of the Universal Foundation for Better Living?
The Reverend Dr. Mary A Tumpkin was the first appointed president of UFBL. She was appointed by the Rev. Dr. Johnnie Colemon in 1995.
Source: https://ufbl.org/about/
