our storyOur church has a long history in Lincoln and long-time reputation for social justice work in Nebraska.
The First Universalist Society was organized on September 1, 1870 in the home of J.D. and Mary Monell. There were eight charter members. They possessed property on the corner of Twelfth and H streets from a grant they secured from the State legislature. Through persistent fund raising, a small frame chapel was built and dedicated on June 3, 1872. With financial aid of the denomination, the society was able to call Rev. James Gerton to be its first pastor. He was forced to resign in 1873 due to lack of funds. In 1883 they were able to call Rev. E.H. Chapin and construct a parsonage. The Unitarians in Lincoln organized and adapted a constitution in 1891 and built their church on 12th and H in 1893. The church reorganized on May 27, 1898 and became All Souls Unitarian Church with ninety-six charter members. The members were Universalists and Unitarians as both groups combined resources in order to pay the loan on the church. All Souls Unitarian Church, which existed for over forty years, changed its name to The Unitarian Church of Lincoln, Nebraska. |
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OUR BUILDING
Our first home was a large brick structure at 12th and H streets. In 1960, the congregation built a new church, its current home, at 6300 A Street, and the first service was held in the new building on October 1, 1961. In 2014 the building underwent a 2.5 million dollar renovation which added Geothermal heating and cooling as well as 100 solar panels on our roof. |
slideshow of the 150th committee
gallery show fall 2021
The 150th Anniversary Committee had a show up in the Art Gallery Fall of 2021.
To preserve this amazing presentation, we created a slideshow of the display.
The slideshow will begin automatically, however if you hover your mouse over the photo you will have several options. You can advance the slides more quickly or go back one. You also have the option to hit PAUSE and zoom in to read particular parts of the photo and then restart the slideshow when you are ready.
To preserve this amazing presentation, we created a slideshow of the display.
The slideshow will begin automatically, however if you hover your mouse over the photo you will have several options. You can advance the slides more quickly or go back one. You also have the option to hit PAUSE and zoom in to read particular parts of the photo and then restart the slideshow when you are ready.
150th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
Milestones In Our History 1860-Present
In September 2020, the 150th Anniversary Committee at the Unitarian Church of Lincoln took up a task to document the last 150 years of church history. In addition to the timeline(s) below, you can tune in to our Fireside Chats by CLICKING HERE. For questions, please contact Fritz Hudson at [email protected].
Oral History
The kind of information that you can learn from oral history is unique. Our church members have each had interesting life journeys and there are important things to be learned. Audio-Visual content helps bring history to life. In 2019, our Membership Associate at the time, Judy Hart, collected a series of oral history recordings of our members. Click HERE to access the full list of the recordings.
Milestones In Our History 1860-Present
In September 2020, the 150th Anniversary Committee at the Unitarian Church of Lincoln took up a task to document the last 150 years of church history. In addition to the timeline(s) below, you can tune in to our Fireside Chats by CLICKING HERE. For questions, please contact Fritz Hudson at [email protected].
Oral History
The kind of information that you can learn from oral history is unique. Our church members have each had interesting life journeys and there are important things to be learned. Audio-Visual content helps bring history to life. In 2019, our Membership Associate at the time, Judy Hart, collected a series of oral history recordings of our members. Click HERE to access the full list of the recordings.
