Nanna B Sutton was a Licensed Unity Teacher who served in Harlem from 1914 through the 1950s. She is remembered by several people at the Unity of Harlem church and also from the 1948 Unity Field Department Survey, which can be seen by scrolling down. I believe Nanna Sutton is the earliest African American Licensed Teacher/Minister we have on record. If you have more information about her, please contact me!
Other African Americans who served the Harlem Community are:
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Download the 1948-1949 Unity Field Department Survey for Nanna B Sutton
Here is the 1948 Field Department Survey for Nanna B Sutton, who began her study of Unity in 1911 and became a Licensed Unity Teacher July 15, 1944. She served Unity in Chicago at The SouthSide Center of Christianity, 4307 Michigan Blvd as a Sunday school teacher, beginning in 1937. She is listed as a Licensed Unity teacher in the 1946 and 1956 Unity Annual Conference Yearbooks. The Field Department Survey says:
What led you to take up the study of Unity? Physical disability
Give the date when you were given licensed-teacher recognition: Year 1914
Give Date when you were ordained. Have not been ordained by Unity as yet.
In which center did you first serve? Unity Center of Truth
Under what leaders in the Field did you receive training? None. I got my training through the Correspondence Course
Have you worked at Unity School? No.
When did you attend the Unity Training School? Never attended.
Have you completed the Unity Correspondence Course? Yes
List any published books or articles that you have written. I have not written any books.
What were your religious beliefs and affiliations before coming to Unity? Episcopalian.
On this sheet give an account of any outstanding healings, either of yourself or of those to whom you ministered. Give any dramatic events, history of your background etc. Appearance of blindness were healed. Insanity, burns, tumors, and cancer. These I have known the Truth for and by God's help have been healed.
Date: 11/8/48
Signature: Nanna B Sutton
