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Unifour Church is an LGBTQ+ affirming, Spirit-filled congregation in Newton, NC. All are welcome no matter your story.

Since 1996, Unifour Church has been a beacon of God’s love for the community surrounding Catawba County. Our History

A small group of people were hungry for fellowship, faith, and God’s unconditional love. They began to meet in a home to pray, study the bible, and share their faith. In a few weeks, others joined the movement of love. A conference room at Gateway Conference Center, Hickory, NC was rented and regular services were held. It was a true grassroots effort led by people hungry for worship and love. After six months, wisdom guided them to contact a minister in another town to help them organize. He provided guidance that helped them to become a non-profit church registered with the state of North Carolina. From a handful of folks in a home, this movement was established on September 15, 1996, with 21 members. The movement of love adapted the name “Unifour Christian Fellowship Church” (Unifour Church). Unifour Church gets its name from the geographical name of the four-county area that surrounds the church. Continuing to draw people from the surrounding areas, the church moved to a building on HWY 70 in Hickory. In 2001, with over 100 members, the church prayed and purchased 7 acres in Newton, NC. The church campus now stands on this property. Included in the purchase was a house that serves as our parsonage. In 2004, we built a 4400-square-foot sanctuary and fellowship hall. And all of us will say we do mean “we” built the current structure. Without a pastor, once again our body demonstrated this was a grassroots effort of love. On October 17, 2021, we called our current Senior Pastor, The Reverend Leo Morton. We remain committed to sharing God’s love with everyone and reaching far beyond the walls of our building. We have an ADA compliant playground which serves as a wonderful addition to our thriving Parents Day Out Ministry and Girl Scouts Troop that meets on site and is also open to for the publics use as well. We recently fenced in dog park area that is located beside the playground it is open for members and public use. We celebrate the faithfulness of our members in that endeavor and continue the story of sharing God’s inclusive love with everyone, no matter their story. Today, Unifour Church is a vibrant church that offers a mix of contemporary worship style, with a twist of traditional music. We offer a wonderful children’s program under the direction of April Herron, the Children’s Ministry Coordinator that includes Children’s Church, a Girl Scout Troop, Vacation Bible School and Parent’s Day Out Ministry. We also started a Teen Ministry called Wildfire 226 under the direction of Dylan Blevins, the Teens Ministry Coordinator. We offer a Coffee Fellowship time at 10:00 AM, and Worship Service begins at 10:30 AM. Come test out our hospitality and see why Unifour is the place to be.

10/30/2026

DAY 36 — Thursday, October 29, 2026
YOU ARE NOT TOO LATE

Maybe you think you should have learned this ten years ago.

Maybe you wish you had set the boundary sooner.

Maybe you regret the money.

The relationship.

The years.

The opportunities.

The choices.

But regret cannot recover yesterday.

Wisdom can redeem tomorrow.

God has never needed perfect timing to begin restoration.

Start where you are.

Affirmation:
I am not too late. My life is not over because I learned something later than I wanted to. Wisdom can still reshape what comes next. There is still life ahead of me.

Prayer:
God, I praise You because You are not limited by my timeline. Thank You for meeting me exactly where I am. Redeem what can be redeemed and teach me to stop wasting today grieving yesterday. Amen.

DAY 37 — Friday, October 30, 2026
STOP SHRINKING TO FIT PLACES YOU HAVE OUTGROWN

Growth creates tension.

The old room fit you once.

Now it feels tight.

The old conversation satisfied you once.

Now it feels shallow.

The old expectations once shaped you.

Now they suffocate you.

Sometimes discomfort is not evidence that something is wrong.

Sometimes discomfort is evidence that you have grown.

Do not apologize for needing more room.

Affirmation:
I will not shrink myself to fit places I have outgrown. Growth is not arrogance. I can honor where I came from without remaining there forever.

Prayer:
God, I praise You for growth. Thank You for stretching my capacity, my wisdom, and my vision. Give me courage to recognize when a season has become too small for what You are developing in me. Amen.

10/29/2026

10/28/2026

DAY 35 — Wednesday, October 28, 2026
YOU CANNOT KEEP CURSING THE HARVEST WHILE PROTECTING THE SEED

There comes a moment when we have to look honestly at what we keep planting.

If I continuously plant neglect, I cannot be shocked by disconnection.

If I plant chaos, I cannot expect peace to grow automatically.

If I plant resentment, I cannot expect intimacy.

If I plant inconsistency, I cannot demand stability.

Galatians says we reap what we sow.

That is not punishment.

It is principle.

And the good news is this:

You can change the seed.

Affirmation:
I have power over what I plant today. My future is not only shaped by what happened to me; it is also shaped by what I choose now. I am planting peace, health, integrity, discipline, love, and truth.

Prayer:
God, I praise You for the law of seed and harvest. Thank You that new seeds can create new outcomes. Give me wisdom about what I am planting with my words, habits, relationships, and choices. Amen.

10/27/2026

DAY 34 — Tuesday, October 27, 2026
YOUR HEALING MAY MAKE SOME PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE

When you heal, relationships change.

The version of you who over-explained may stop explaining.

The version of you who accepted crumbs may stop being grateful for starvation.

The version of you who always apologized may learn the difference between humility and self-erasure.

The version of you who was afraid to say no may discover that “no” is sometimes a complete sentence.

And some people may prefer the wounded version of you because that version was easier to control.

Heal anyway.

Affirmation:
I do not owe anyone my brokenness. I am allowed to heal. I am allowed to grow. I am allowed to become unfamiliar to people who only knew me in survival mode.

Prayer:
God, I praise You as healer. Thank You that I am not required to remain who pain taught me to be. Keep healing the places in me that learned to confuse dysfunction with love. Amen.

10/26/2026

DAY 33 — Monday, October 26, 2026
SOME DOORS NEED TO STAY CLOSED

Not every closed door is an attack.

Some doors closed because you finally got healthy enough to stop walking through them.

Some conversations do not need another round.

Some relationships do not need another chance.

Some environments do not deserve another season of your life.

We often pray, “God, open the door.”

But wisdom also knows how to thank God for the doors that shut.

Stop standing in yesterday’s hallway begging yesterday’s door to reopen.

There is life ahead of you.

Affirmation:
I trust that every closed door is not rejection. I will not force what no longer fits. I am free to move forward without needing everything behind me to reopen.

Prayer:
God, I praise You for both open and closed doors. Thank You for protection I did not recognize at the time. Give me discernment to stop forcing what You are asking me to release. Lead me toward what carries life. Amen.

10/25/2026

Welcome! We're so glad you're here. To learn more about Unifour and see what's happening, please visit our website at www.unifourchurch.org. If you'd like to support our mission, you can donate online at www.unifourchurch.org/donate.

10/25/2026

DAY 32 — Sunday, October 25, 2026
STOP CALLING IT PEACE IF YOU HAD TO ABANDON YOURSELF TO KEEP IT

There is a difference between peace and avoidance.

Sometimes we say, “I just want peace,” when what we really mean is:

I don’t want conflict.
I don’t want them upset with me.
I don’t want to disappoint anybody.
I don’t want to have the hard conversation.

So we swallow what needs to be said.

We tolerate what needs to be confronted.

We become smaller so everyone else can remain comfortable.

And then we call the silence peace.

Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers.”

He did not say blessed are the peace-fakers.

Real peace can survive truth.

Real peace does not require you to betray yourself.

Real peace has room for boundaries, difficult conversations, accountability, and honesty.

Affirmation:
I do not have to abandon myself to keep other people comfortable. I can tell the truth in love. I can establish boundaries without guilt. I am worthy of relationships where honesty and peace can exist together.

Prayer:
God, I praise You as the God of truth and peace. Thank You that Your peace is not fragile. Give me wisdom to know when silence is holy and when silence is fear. Help me walk in courage, compassion, and truth. Amen.

10/24/2026

DAY 31 — Saturday, October 24, 2026
THE COST OF BECOMING

Thirty days ago, we started asking what could change if we lived intentionally.

Now the question gets deeper.

What are you willing to leave behind in order to become who you said you wanted to be?

Because transformation is not only about adding new habits.

Sometimes it is burial.

There are versions of us that cannot go where God is taking us.

Ways of thinking that once protected us but now imprison us.

Relationships we keep resurrecting even though God has already shown us the season is over.

Excuses we have repeated so long they have started sounding like truth.

Patterns we keep asking God to deliver us from while quietly leaving the door unlocked for them to return.

At some point, intention has to become separation.

There are things you cannot pray away while continuing to entertain them.

There are places you cannot heal from while constantly returning to them.

There are cycles you cannot break while protecting the very habits that keep them alive.

Hebrews 12:1 says,
“Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us…”

Some things are sin.

Some things are simply weight.

But either way, if it keeps you from running the race before you, it has to come off.

Affirmation:
I am allowed to release what no longer belongs in my future. I am becoming lighter, clearer, stronger, and more intentional. I will not drag yesterday into a place God has called me to enter free.

Prayer:
God, I praise You because You love me enough to call me forward. Thank You for every place You have already brought me from and every chain You have already broken. Give me courage to release what no longer belongs in the life You are building in me. I thank You that letting go is not always loss—sometimes it is preparation. Amen.

10/23/2026

DAY 30 — Friday, October 23, 2026
THIRTY DAYS

Thirty days ago, we asked:

Who do I intend to become while these one hundred days are passing?

Today, don't just look at what you have accomplished.

Look at what you have learned.

Look at what you notice now that you didn't notice before.

Look at the decisions you are making differently.

Look at where you recover faster.

Look at where your boundaries have strengthened.

Look at where you have begun trusting yourself again.

You are only 30 days in.

There are 70 still ahead.

Do not become discouraged because you haven't arrived.

Be grateful because you are no longer standing where you started.

Prayer: God, I praise You for thirty days of grace, growth, correction, courage, and opportunity. Thank You for every step You have walked with me. I give You praise for what has already changed and for what is still becoming. Lead me faithfully into the next seventy days. Amen.

10/22/2026

DAY 29 — Thursday, October 22, 2026
MAKE ROOM FOR JOY

Improving your life should not become another punishment.

Enjoy the journey.

Celebrate the meal that tastes good AND serves your body.

Laugh.

Dance.

Call somebody you love.

Go outside.

Play.

Create.

Rest.

Joy belongs in an intentional life too.

Prayer: God, I praise You for joy. Thank You for laughter, beauty, friendship, creativity, music, food, nature, and moments that make life sweet. Help me notice and receive joy today. Amen.

Address

2257 Old Conover Startown Road
Newton, NC
28658

Opening Hours

Tuesday	6pm - 7:30pm
Wednesday	6:30pm - 8pm
Thursday	6:30pm - 7:30pm
Sunday	9:30am - 1pm

Telephone

+19803200352

Website

http://www.unifourchurch.org/

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