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McGuire returned to the United States in 1918 and soon afterwards joined the [[w:Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League|UNIA]]. Marcus Garvey, the UNIA’s president, appointed him first Chaplain-General of the organization, at its inaugural international convention in New York in August 1920. In this position he McGuire wrote two important documents of UNIA, ''Universal Negro Ritual'', and ''Universal Negro Catechism,'' the latter containing both religious and historical sections, reflecting his interest in religion and race history.<ref name=Martin/> This was a period of black disillusionment and disenchantment with their status and with the enactment of discriminatory laws. This was not only true in the American South, but also in the Northern cities where the discrimination was often worse. It was also a time when the idea of separate development of the races was being aired. The mainline churches, such as the Episcopal Church (Anglican), wanted to bring the faith to the Blacks, but did not want to be seen as advocates of “political and social equality”.<ref>[[Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya]]. ''[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/makarios_tillyrides_east_africa.htm The Origin of Orthodoxy in East Africa].'' '''Orthodox Research Institute.'''</ref>