The Universal Foundation for Better Living, or UFBL, is a New Thought denomination that was founded in 1974 by Johnnie Colemon in Chicago, Illinois.
Colemon founded the foundation as an association for African American New Thought ministers after breaking away from the Unity Church for "blatant racism".
[3] The foundation adheres closely to the principles taught by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore.
[4] In 2009, the denomination had more than 30 churches across the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, with a majority of African American members.
Colemon appointed Mary A. Tumpkin as President of the foundation in 1995, where she served until she died in November 2013.