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This is a list of Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist churches. Various congregations (churches, societies, fellowships, etc.) and/or individual churches as buildings, of these related religious groups have historic or other significance.
Numerous Unitarian churches are notable for having historic buildings, and there are former church buildings that are historic as well. There are numerous Unitarian churches that are listed buildings in England, that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States, or that are noted on other historic registers.
This article includes churches notable either as congregations or as buildings or as both.
Founded in Adelaide 1855 as the Unitarian Christian Church; original church building in Wakefield Street 1857, sold 1971, demolished 1973. Current building 1972 at 99 Osmond Tce, Norwood.
Founded in Melbourne 1852 as the Unitarian Church; original church building in Cathedral Place. Current building 1964 at 110 Grey St, East Melbourne.
Canada
This is a list intended to cover notable Canadian Unitarian Universalist (UU) churches as either congregations or as buildings or as both. UU congregations in Canada are members of the Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC). The CUC is made up of 46 member congregations and emerging groups.
Congregation Founded in 1898. Current building constructed in 1967, it's memorable for its soaring spire and beautiful interior design. Architect, James B. Craig, won second place in an annual city design contest run by the Ottawa chapter of the Ontario Association of Architects for his work on the building.
Jemaat Allah Global Indonesia (JAGI), internationally known as Unitarian Christian Church of Indonesia (UCCI), was founded in 1998 and formally registered in 2000, headquarter in Semarang, Java, includes several congregations, member of ICUU. For the church are observed some Law of Moses practices, such as dietary laws and seventh-day Sabbath.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines, Inc.
Status: Full Member
Members: 2000
Ministers: 34
Founded: The Universalist Church of the Philippines was started in 1954 by Rev. Toribio S. Quimada (d. 1988; martyred). In 1954, the Church was affiliated with the Universalist Church of America. In 1988, UUCP was admitted as a member congregation of the UUA. In 1995, UUCP was one of the founding churches of the ICUU.
Congregations: 30
Cross Street Chapel, Manchester. The Dissenters' Meeting House was opened in 1694 and holds a special place in the growth of nonconformism within the city. It became a Unitarian meeting-house c.1761. It was wrecked by a Jacobite mob in 1715, rebuilt and destroyed during a World War IIair raid in December 1940. A new building was constructed in 1959 and the present structure dates from 1997
The First Unitarian Church is a church structure built in 1889 and is located at 1187 Franklin Street at Geary Street in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood, San Francisco, California. It is also known the First Unitarian Universalist Church, and is nicknamed "Starr King's church".
The only Unitarian Universalist congregation in Stanislaus County, which is within California's Central Valley. Has oldest building of any church in the county, owned by this congregation since the 1960s.
1887 first permanent church, later destroyed by fire
1927 relocation to current building
2936 West 8th Street
Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
Founded by Caroline Severance on March 7, 1877. Embracing of progressive causes and sometimes radical politics have earned it a reputation as both a place of controversy and a beacon of justice.
was founded in 1887 by Amos Throop and is the largest ex-Universalist church building west of the Mississippi River. Certified membership 2012-13 was 49.
Founded in 2002 by four Petaluma families, and has grown to a membership of over 100 as of 2023. UU Petaluma acquired the historic 1901 Congregational church in 2021, designed by Brainerd Jones.
Only Universalist church in the state. In 1969, church offered refuge to U.S. service members protesting the war in Vietnam; the service members were arrested by military police within the church grounds.
was founded in 1817 and is the oldest church building specifically built for worship by Unitarians, whereas older UU churches were built and initially used for other Christian denominations. The church gained prominence early in the American Unitarian movement when William Ellery Channing preached the "Baltimore Sermon" in 1819 at the ordination of Jared Sparks. The sermon was then the most published Unitarian tract in the United States and articulated for the first time the idea of Unitarian Christianity.
(founded 1729 in Boston) was the congregation of William Ellery Channing and Dana McLean Greeley. The congregation played a large role in the origin and foundation of the faith and has been a leader in social justice causes. It is considered by many to be the 'Mother Church' of the faith.
is one of the oldest New England churches of any denomination (1686), and is on the Freedom Trail. It is one of the oldest surviving congregations in the United States. It was originally Episcopalian but unitarian Christian after the Revolution, in practice today an open but strongly Christian ecumenical church, traditional in its worship and using the latest (1985) revision of its Common Prayer Book.
was, from 1836 to 1838, the last pulpit of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Its unique octagonal sanctuary was designed by first minister Charles Follen, a noted abolitionist.
Unitarian Universalist church; building designed by Richard Bond (architect) and built in 1836 when the congregation changed from Puritan to Unitarian. Fifth meetinghouse of the congregation that was founded in 1645. The building's architecture is called "Cardboard Gothic" architecture.
Greek Revival Founded in 1829 as The Church of the Redeemer (Universalist). The name was changed to the Universalist Church in 1863, and later to the Universalist Meeting House. Current Meeting House was built in 1847.
A small log cabin on Meeting House Lane served as the first church. The site is marked today by a monument that lists the early members of the parish, "The Men of Kent," and by gravestones from the 17th century.
The First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts, was erected in 1814, although the congregation first gathered in 1640. The original church bell, still hanging in the recently renovated bell tower, was cast by the foundry of Paul Revere and Son.
Unitarian Universalist Church of Weymouth Successor to three Weymouth congregations, the oldest founded in 1836. Built in 1873. Provided the first pulpit for Olympia Brown, the first American ordained woman minister.
Norman Romanesque style built of local yellow limestone with trimming of Bedford stone. Sanctuary features a Noack Tracker organ, the first of its scope and style in the Upper Midwest.
was founded in 1835 and is the first Unitarian church west of the Mississippi. William Greenleaf Eliot, the first minister of the church, along with members of his congregation, founded Washington University in St. Louis in 1853, and was its first President.
Originally found as The North Shore Unitarian Society. A spiritual home that nourishes both the heart and mind. It is a mix of engaging worship, religious education, opportunities for social action, and a community of caring, curious and compassionate people.
Founded in 1819 following an inspiring sermon by William Ellery Channing during a visit there, All Souls is one of the largest and most influential churches in the denomination. Herman Melville and Peter Cooper were members of All Souls, and minister Henry Whitney Bellows led the congregation for 43 years. Forrest Church, author and theologian, served as senior Minister for almost 30 years and was Minister of Public Theology until his death on September 24, 2009.
St John's is one of the oldest congregations west of the Appalachians. The congregation occupied several locations before moving to historic Washington Park building (now The Transept). The Congregation relocated to current Clifton location in 1960. Architectural lines in the floor of the current building track the sun at the winter solstices and the equinoxes; at summer solstice, the sun shines along the interior ceiling. The facade is said to be slightly curved which if extended would be create a circle centered in the heart of Cincinnati. Sound quality for musical performances is said to be extraordinary.
Late Gothic Revival. Springboro's Universalist Church built the "Old Stone Church" in 1905, the congregation disbanded in the 1950s. Church presently used by South Dayton Church of Christ.
The congregation was established by Harm Jan Huidekoper, a prominent early Unitarian who also founded the Meadville Theological School in Meadville with his son Frederic. The theological school merged with Lombard College, a Universalist seminary, in the 1930s to create the Meadville Lombard Theological School at the University of Chicago. The congregation's first 75 years were chronicled by Earl Morse Wilbur, who was minister of the church from 1899 to 1904.
Church was established by Joseph Priestley on June 12, 1796, and is currently the first continuously functioning church in the United States to proclaim itself "Unitarian". Frank Furness-designed Gothic building.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration in Mt. Airy
on Harvard Street in DC, was founded in 1821 by (among others) John Quincy Adams, and has spawned many Unitarian congregations in the Joseph Priestley District.
Oldest Freethought-oriented congregation in the United States, located in Sauk City, Wisconsin, since 1852. Its current building, known as Freethinkers' Hall or as Park Hall, was built in 1884.
This is one of the largest congregations; its Modern Movement building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Located in Shorewood Hills, a suburb of Madison, Wisconsin
International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU) was an umbrella organization (1995-2001) that brought together many Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist churches and denominational organizations.
Joycelyn Loeffelholz-Rea (1998). Looking forward at the past! : a History of the Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa. LEGAS. p. 211. February 25: The first formal meeting of the executive committee held in Room 18, Senate Building, the office of George C. Holland.
"Our Building". firstunitarianottawa.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
Hether M. Watts (1996). Universalism in Nova Scotia. Unitarian Universalist Church of Halifax. p. 9. The first Universalist sermon was preached by Dr. Trulon in the Dartmouth Schoolhouse in December of 1837.
"Unitarian Church North East India" (blog). Indian Council of Unitarian Churches. September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2011. ICUC also publishes its quarterly Newsletter in English called ICUC Bulletin
Muir, Frederic John (June 1, 2001). Maglipay Universalist: A History of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines. Annapolis, MD: Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis. ISBN978-0-9707903-1-6.
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