Myrtle Fillmore was born in 1845 and died in October 1931. She was the co-founder, alongside her husband Charles, of the Unity movement, a significant branch of New Thought Christianity. Her central role in establishing the organization was catalyzed by a profound spiritual healing experience. Diagnosed with tuberculosis and given a poor prognosis, Fillmore adopted the transformative affirmation: “I am a child of God, and therefore I do not inherit sickness.”
Through dedicated prayer and mental practice, she claimed to have fully recovered. This personal triumph sparked the creation of Silent Unity in 1890, a global, 24-hour prayer ministry. Often referred to as the “heart of Unity,” her emphasis on practical Christianity and the innate divine potential in every person forms the enduring legacy of the movement she helped pioneer. Because of New Thoughts affirmation of divine qualities in every person and an understanding of God as an eternal loving presence, it is a spiritual tradition embraced by many lgbtq people.
