About Us

Church of God in Unity was founded on 11 October 1978 in Beaufort, SC by the late Dr. Annie Mae Allen. Dr. Allen served as the Pastor of Church of God In Unity from 1978 until going on to be with our Lord in 2010. The current Pastor of Church of God in Unity is Pastor William Brown and Minister (Overseer) Yeshi Allen. The Church of God in Unity is continuing on in the mission/vision set forth by Dr. Allen by feeding the poor in the community, spreading the Gospel, and by educating the members within the church and community.

In 1976, Annie Mae received a Diploma in Biblical Studies from Moody Bible College. In 1987, she received her license as a Certified Nursing Assistant from the Beaufort Jasper County Career Center in Okatie, SC. She held a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pastoral Counseling from Central Christian University. She held a Master’s degree in Christian Counseling from

Central Christian University. She held a Doctorate in Pastoral Education as well as a Doctorate in Pastoral Education/Counseling. She also received her license in Pastoral Counseling from Sarasota Academy. 

Dr. Allen served as the Dean for Central Christian University Beaufort extension from 1999-2010. She worked for over 25 years as a Certified Nurse Assistant. Dr. Allen worked for five years as a Dietician Assistant at the Naval Hospital in Beaufort, SC and for five years as a House Manager for Domestic Violence. 

Dr. Allen found the Church of God in Unity on 11 October 1978 in Beaufort, SC. She served as Pastor at Church of God In Unity from 1987-2010. In 1985, she established a food pantry, serving families in need throughout Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton and Hampton counties. Dr. Allen also established a community outreach program that assisted single mothers in becoming independent from government assistance. Other community service efforts included: Crisis Hotline Program volunteer, Beaufort County Detention Program Literacy program volunteer, Sunday Morning Ministry at the Resort Services, and Rape Crisis Center volunteer.

The Scriptures. We believe that all “Scripture is given by inspiration of God.” We believe that this divine inspiration extends equally and fully to all parts of the Scriptures as appeared in the original manuscripts. We believe that the whole Bible in the originals is therefore without error. We also believe that all the Scriptures were designed for our practical instruction. (Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 2:13, 10:11; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21).

The Godhead. We believe that the Godhead eternally exists in three persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – and that these three are one God, having precisely the same nature, attributes, and perfections, and worthy of precisely the same homage and obedience. (Matthew 28:18-19; John 1:1; Acts 5:3-4; 2 Cor. 13:14; Heb. 1:1-3; Rev. 1:4-6).

Eternal Security. We believe that all true believers everywhere, once saved shall be kept saved forever. We believe, however, that God is a holy and righteous Father and that, since He cannot overlook the sin of His children, He will, when they persistently sin, chasten them and correct them in infinite love; but having undertaken to save them and keep them forever, apart from all human merit, He, who cannot fail, will in the end present every one of them faultless before the presence of His glory and conformed to the image of His Son (John 5:24; 10:28; 13:1; 14:16-17; 17:11; Rom. 8:29; 1 Cor. 6:19; Heb. 7:25; 1 John 2:1-2; 5:13; Jude 24).

The Holy Spirit. We believe that the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the blessed Trinity, though omnipresent from all eternity, took up His abode in the world in a special sense on the day of Pentecost according to the divine promise, dwells in every believer, and by His baptism unites all to Christ in one body, and that He, as the Indwelling One, is the source of all power and all acceptable worship and service. (John 14:16-17; 16:7-15; 1 Cor. 6:19; Eph. 2:22; 4:30; 5:18).

Salvation Only Through Christ. We believe that the new birth of the believer comes only through faith in Christ and not according to any measure of human works, such as confession, baptism, prayer, or faithful service (John 1:12; 3:16, 18, 36; Rom. 1:16-17; Gal. 3:22; Eph. 2:8-9). We believe that when an unregenerate person exercises faith in Christ that person passes immediately out of spiritual death into spiritual life. The saved one possesses every spiritual blessing and is absolutely complete in Christ, and is therefore in no way required by God to seek a so-called “second blessing,” or a “second work of grace” (John 5:24; 17:23; Acts 13:39; Rom. 5:1; 1 Cor. 3:21-23; Eph. 1:3; Col. 2:10; 1 John 4:17; 5:11-12).