NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
FOR 2025
Congregants' Choice
Nominees
Forms are also available
on the credenza in the Great Hall
Nominees can not have beennominated for 2024
Nominations must be submitted by by Sunday, January 26th or to the office by Monday, January 27th.
Voting will take place
Sunday, February 16th
Selections announce Sunday, February 23rd
These Local Charitable Organizations are not eligible to be nominated again until 2026
January - March 2024 April - June 2024
SHARE-A-BIKE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY KITCHEN
July - September tied votes 2024
Planned Parenthood and The Fledge
October - December 2024
Helping Women Period
Meta Peace Team
The City Rescue Mission
January 2025 Nominate your favorite Non-profit
NOMINATE A LOCAL CHARITABLE/NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
- Complete a nomination form which requires contact information, mailing address, their vision and mission statement to insure they operate in alignment with our values.
Forms on credenza and online "Fillable PDF" document
CLICK HERE to ACCESS a
CONGREGANTS' CHOICE NOMINATION FORM for 2025
Forms are also available in the sanctuary
Note: Organizations cannot be nominated two consecutive years. However, past recipients can be renominated as long as they were not a recipient in 2023.
- Submit form in sanctuary by Sunday, January 28th or tto Unity Office by Monday, January 26th, 2025
- Create a Poster: Sample posters available and the office can help you create one for your nominee. Poster will be on display Feb 2nd – 16th.
MAKING YOUR CHOICE
- February 16th, 2025 Vote for your top three choices – either in person or by email UnityLansingOffice@gmail.com
Top 3 congregational choices: portion of our tithes for 3 months.
Remaining nominees share in the 4th quarter tithes.
Note: Where voting is extremely close, tithes may be reallocated proportionally to the vote.
2025 WINNERS ANNOUNCED February 23rd
- If you nominated an organization, you will invite them to a Sunday Service to talk about their work for a few minutes and to receive their check.
To access a nomination form for 2025 to download, CLICK HERE Forms are also available in the sanctuary
More on Congregants' Choice
Unity Spiritual Center of Lansing
is a spiritual tithing community.
This means we donate 10% of all income to sources of our spiritual inspiration as a way of acknowledging that God is our one and only Source which comes to us through many channels.
We tithe to various Unity organizations – Silent Unity, Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute, Unity Worldwide Ministries, Unity Worldwide Ministry Great Lakes Region and sometimes to specific Unity churches.
We also tithe to organizations that bless and inspire us with their work and are in alignment with our core values, mission and vision. We call this Congregants' Choice. Each year, you nominate local charitable organizations that bless, inspire, and have a meaningful impact on you in your spiritual awakening.
To access a nomination form for 2025 to download, CLICK HERE Forms are also available in the sanctuary
PAST RECIPIENTS AND NOMINEES
Congregants' Choice for 2023
1st Quarter: Eve, 2nd Quarter: House of Promise & Greater Lansing Foodbank, 3rd Quarter Justice League of Greater Lansing & Jax Project, October: Loaves and Fishes, November: Girls on the Run, December split among: LAAN Behavioral Health, Michigan Interfaith Power & Light, Volunteers of America, Riverwalk Theatre
2022
2021
2021 Jan-March 2021 Firecracker Foundation
2021 April - June Greater Lansing Foodbank
2021 July - September Cristo Rey Community Center
2021 October - December Youth Haven, Potter Park Zoo, Care for the Caregivers
2020
2020 Recipients Choices are The Fledge for the 1st quarter and Haven House for the second quarter. The last six month's donation will be split among Punks with Lunch, Sunrise Movement and Rise Recovery program.
2019 Recipients Girls on the Run, Advent House, The Davies Project, as well as donations to the Women's Center and the American Foundation for the Prevention of Suicide. We also made a special donation to the SALUS Center.
2018 Recipients Meals on Wheels, Ronald McDonald House, The Foodbank, Justice in Mental Health and Allen Street Neighborhood Association
2017 Recipients Capitol Human Society, Homeless Angels, Metapeace and Sparrow Hospice. Donations were also made to City Rescue Center and Justice in Mental Health.
