Minister
Dona Gilsdorf served at Unity Church of Royal Oak for thirteen years as YOU Sponsor and Youth Director. She also started a young adults' group there. Additionally, she was the first YOU/YAU Coordinator for the Great Lakes Unity Region.
Dona became a Licensed Unity Teacher in 1973.
She pioneered Unity Church of Rochester more than thirty years ago, starting it in 1972 in a joint venture between three churches and restarting it in 1974 as a study group and later satellite of Unity Church of Royal Oak. She was ordained in 1985 in a ceremony at Unity Church of Rochester.
Dona has been active in both the region and in the Association of Unity Churches. She has served as President of the Great Lakes Unity Region. She has also served on these Great Lakes Unity Region committees:
- Expansion,
- Chidren's Education,
- Nominating,
- Conference Program,
- Scholarship,
- Finance,
- Conflict Management, and
- Matching Funds.
Additionally, she has served on the following Association of Unity Churches committees:
- Expansion,
- Field Licensing,
- YOU Research,
- Young Adult Resource, and
- YOU Task Force.
She currently serves on the License and Ordination Committee for the Urban Ministerial School in Detroit.
Reverend Brian Keith Griffin is well-known for his dynamic and interactive speaking style in both Sunday lessons and classes. He has been helping Unity Church of Rochester come into the 21st century through the use of various technologies in education.
Two of his recent classes are:
Brian was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and then spent a tour of duty in the U.S. Navy where he traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. Brian graduated from Unity’s Urban Ministerial School on May 1, 2009, and was ordained April 30, 2010. Recently, he served as Senior Minister of Unity Church of the Cumberlands in Cookeville, Tennessee.
Licensed Unity Teacher
Bea Rogers became a Licensed Unity Teacher more than twenty years ago and was appointed the Minister's Assistant in the early 1990's. She has long been active with our book room, Positive Pages, where she can often be found immediately after the Sunday service.
Office Secretary
Shirley DuRocher is Unity Church of Rochester's office secretary.
Board
| President | Sean Donovan |  |
| Vice President | Sylvia Haikio |  |
| Secretary | Darlene Marks | |
| Members | Pat Marvar Karen May Rick Swalley | |
