The Reverand Festus Umeojiego came to Unity South in January, 2008.  He brings years of service and experience to this community.  Rev. Festus served for 13 years as the Senior Minister of Unity East in Woodbury, Minnesota (1988 -2001) before becoming the Senior Minister of Unity Church on the North Shore, in Evanston, Illinois.  Rev. Festus has always regarded Minnesota as his true home, so he and his wife, Joann Perry, maintained their Minnesota residence during their years in Illinois.  Previously, Rev. Festus served in a ministry in Houston, Texas for five years which he assumed directly after his ordination.

Prior to ministry, Rev. Festus was an engineer in the automotive industry, in Detroit, Michigan. He holds masters degrees in mechanical and nuclear engineering.  Born in Nigeria, West Africa, he attended Manhattan College, a Catholic university, thanks to a generous full educational scholarship.

Rev. Festus once noted, “Nuclear science, especially in quantum theory, together with a spiritual base from Catholic teachings and my native understandings, have opened me to non-linear ways of conceiving reality, which I find consistent with spiritual thinking and growth.”