Unity Missionary Baptist Church 5382 Unity Church Rd Hickory, NC 28602 (828) 294-4977 UNITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WAS STARTED ON JULY 9, 1997 WITH 22 PEOPLE MEETING IN EACH OTHERS HOMES.   ON AUGUST 10, 1997, WE STARTED MEETING AT THE ALLEN FRYE BUILDING.  RENT WAS $15.00/SERVICE. THE KITCHEN SERVED AS THE FIRST CHILDREN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.   ON AUGUST 23, 1997, UNITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WAS ORGANIZED.  WE HAD 26 CHARTER MEMBERS.  SINCE THEN, ONLY ONE MEMBER HAS PASSED AWAY.  RUBY JONES WAS GREATLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BEGINNING OF OUR CHURCH. WE TOOK ON 5 MISSIONARIES TO SUPPORT EACH MONTH.  WE WERE AT THAT LOCATION FOR 10 MONTHS.    GOD ENABLED US TO BUY A CHURCH.  THE NEW CHURCH WAS ON VANHORN ROAD IN ICARD, NC.  ON JUNE 28, 1997, WE HAD OUR FIRST SERVICE AT THE NEW CHURCH.  WE HAD TWO SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES AND 3 ACRES OF LAND.  GOD HAD GREATLY BLESSED US.  WE WERE IN THAT BUILDING FOR 3 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS.  BUT GOD HAD EVEN GREATER PLANS.   ON MARCH 31, 2002, WE HELD A SUNRISE SERVICE AT TRINITY BAPTIST TEMPLE IN THE MT. VIEW SECTION OF HICKORY, NC.  ON APRIL 16, 2002, UNITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH MERGED WITH TRINITY BAPTIST TEMPLE AND BECAME ONE CHURCH.  WE NOW HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CHURCH, SUNDAY SCHOOL WING, FELLOWSHIP HALL, AND A PARSONAGE ON 9 ACRES OF LAND.  WE WENT FROM 5 TO 20 MISSIONARIES TO SUPPORT EACH MONTH.  AS OF JANUARY 2004, WE SPONSOR 29 MISSIONARIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.   IN A DAY THAT CHURCHES ARE BEING DIVIDED BY THE ENEMY,  GOD PROVED HIS POWER BY BRINGING 2 BAPTIST CHURCHES TOGETHER IN UNITY.   WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO GOD FOR HIS MANY BLESSING ON US.  WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR CHURCH HISTORY & HERITAGE.       COME AND SEE !