ABOUT REV. ED TOWNLEY

Licensed and ordained in 1991, Rev Ed served ministries in Beaverton OR, Chicago IL and Dallas TX before coming to Hartford. Noted for his understanding of the Bible and his commitment to the creative process as an essential part of our spiritual purpose, he hosts a weekly Bible discussion on unity.fm, and answers questions on scripture from all parts of the world through “Interpret This” on the international Unity website, www.unity.org.

Born and raised in Western Pennsylvania, Rev Ed had an extensive career in theater – as actor, director and writer – before his own Twelve-Step recovery program led him to Unity, and eventually to Unity’s ministerial school at Unity Village, MO (outside Kansas City).

Rev Ed has continued to express his theatrical talents during his years of ministry. Spirit Expressing, his personal ministry, has sponsored acting and playwrighting workshops, and has developed and presented short plays on spiritual themes for Sunday services and special events. In addition, his ministries in both Chicago and Dallas offered multiple-performance runs of plays such as “A Man for All Seasons,” “Spoon River Anthology,” and “Miss Witherspoon.” “If Children Remember,” a Christmas musical based on a story by L. Frank Baum with book and lyrics by Rev Ed and music by Ed Tossing, has had a number of performances over many holiday seasons in both Chicago and Dallas.

After an extensive search process, Rev. Ed Townley was named to the position of Senior Minister, effective July 1, 2009. Rev. Ed Townley was officially installed as Senior Minister by Unity Church of Greater Hartford during the Celebration Service on September 20, 2009 – launching the next chapter in the church’s already distinguished history.