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Leadership
A father built this church. A son leads it now. The same Gospel runs through both.
Pastor
Bishop Steven Staten
Leading Unity Temple since September 2007.
In September 2007 the mantle of leadership was passed to Bishop Steven Staten. Under his straightforward leadership, Bishop Staten is impacting the community, building leaders for the 21st century, and changing lives by preaching, teaching and modeling Christian success.
Love and evangelism are the emphasis of his ministry. Caring and compassionate outreach to people of all walks of life is constantly emphasized, using a team approach.
He preaches Sunday mornings and teaches Wednesday Bible study, and on Tuesday evenings his voice carries across Detroit on WCHB 1340 AM at 7:00 PM.
On the air
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM on WCHB 1340 AM
Detroit has heard the Gospel on 1340 for generations. Every Tuesday evening, Bishop Staten takes the microphone and brings the Word to the whole city — drivers on the Lodge, third-shift workers, and folks who have not walked into a church in years.
If you found this church through the radio, you are exactly who we hoped would come.
First Lady
First Lady Val
First Lady Val serves alongside Bishop Staten in the life of the church — hosting, welcoming, and helping make Unity Temple the kind of place where people who arrive as visitors leave as family.
You will find her at the movie nights, at the banquets, and at the door on Sunday morning.
Our founders
Bishop Gaston Staten, Sr.
and Lady Lavern Staten
Unity Temple was founded in 1975 under the leadership of the late Bishop Gaston Staten, Sr.
Bishop Staten, Lady Lavern Staten, and the leadership staff carefully built the church on solid Bible doctrine. The ministry reached thousands with the Gospel message and helped many individuals across the country in their Christian walk.
Members baptized as children under Bishop Gaston Staten are grandparents in this congregation now. That is the inheritance this church is still living on.
Meet us on Sunday
Bishop Staten preaches at 11:00 AM. Come early for Christian Education at 9:30.