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THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED


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A New Member Ceremony
 Our congregation, the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater, is one of the more than 1000 member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, located in Boston, Massachusetts. The UUA grew out of the consolidation in 1961 of two religious denominations, the Universalists, organized in 1793, and the Unitarians, organized in 1825.

UUs of Clearwater: Our Mission


We minister to each other through service, education, artistic and spiritual nourishment, and the strengthening of our relationships. In our local and world communities, we promote our vision, live our UU principles, inspire peaceful activism, and invite fellow seekers to join in our quest.  


IMPORTANT UUC DATES AND EVENTS

 
1951
Fellowship founded on May 30, in Clearwater, by 18 people. 		 
1952 Minister: Reverend Dr. Horace Westwood. Services held in Women's Club building from October - April 1952.
Membership in 1952: 33.
1956 Reverend Westwood died December 24.
Membership in 1956: 84.
1957 Minister: Reverend Frank E. Smith (1957 - 1966).
1959 Incorporation as the Unitarian Church of Clearwater, Florida.
Membership: 121.
1960 Five acres of land on Nursery Road purchased. Construction began on original building (now the Social Hall).
Membership: 175.
1963 Building dedicated on March 24. Church school wing added and manse built later that year.
Membership: 160.
1966 Reverend Smith retired.
1967 Minister: Reverend Richard J. Norsworthy (1967 - 1972).
1973 Minister: Reverend Wilbur Ingram (1973 - 1977).
1977 Reverend Ingram died in January.
Minister: Reverend John Burciaga (1977 - 1997)
1980 UUCC Trust Fund (Foundation) established.
1982 Ground-breaking for the new sanctuary, the Octagon.
1984 Octagon dedicated.
1989 Folk Concert Series began.
1990 UUCC Accepted as a Welcoming Congregation.
1991 Partnership with sister church in Romania established.
1995 Cares and Concerns Committee established.
New Adult Education program initiated.
1997 Reverend Burciaga resigned.
Interim minister: Reverend Jan Vickery Knost.
1998 Mortgage paid in full, burned in ceremony on September 12.
1999 Minister: Reverend Abhi Janamanchi.
2005 Associate Minister: Reverend Millie Rochester.