Rev. Norma Rosado
Unity Institute, Unity Village, MO

The Rev. Norma Iris Rosado was ordained in 1983 and became the associate minister to the Asociación Unity de Cristianismo Práctico in Santurce, Puerto Rico.  This is the oldest and largest Spanish-speaking church in the Unity movement. In the year 1987, Norma Iris established a school for licensing Unity teachers in Puerto Rico.  It is from that school that most of the Unity Spanish speaking licensed teachers and ministers have been graduated.  In the year 1989, when her husband the Rev. Luis Montero died, Norma Iris became the sole minister for that church.  She grew the church from one Sunday service with an attendance of 300 or 350 hundred people to three services with 1,000 people on a weekly basis.  With the assistance and urge of the now Rev. Paul Hasselbeck, Norma created what is still the only English Unity Church in Puerto Rico.

In 1990 Norma Iris was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Unity Churches. From 1996 to 1997 she served as President and Chair of the Board of the Association of Unity Churches. Norma Iris left Puerto Rico and joined Unity School as International Director for the Spanish speaking Unity Movement in 1998.  In the year 2000 Norma Iris was granted The Paul Harris Fellowship Award by the International Rotaries. 

Norma Iris is a well-known minister, lecturer, and motivational speaker in the Unity Movement. As a speaker she has visited 23 states and 15 countries including Cuba and Russia.  Currently Norma Iris is a faculty member of the Spiritual Enrichment Education Department in Unity School. 

The Rev. Norma Iris has one son, one daughter in law and no grandchild.  When asked about her purpose in life, Norma Iris’ answer has always been: “I am a minister of God; my purpose is, to serve God, myself and humankind.”


Courses Offered:
Life of Prayer | Development of the Unity Movement