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.
{{GeoGroupTemplate}}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.[1]
The Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines, Inc.
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.
The Unitarian Church of Transylvania includes a number of individual churches, several with notable historic murals.
The Unitarian Community of Cape Town is the founding site for Unitarianism in South Africa, started in 1867 by Rev. Dawid Faure.[12][13] It is a welcoming congregation.
The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches counts about 180 churches as members. The following have articles on Wikipedia:
This is a list intended to cover notable churches, including many that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
| Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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| Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship | 1955 founded | | Anchorage, Alaska | Congregation made headlines in 2006 for its voluntary "payment in lieu of taxes" to its city government. |
| First Unitarian Church (Berkeley, California) | 1898 built
1981 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>37|52|7|N|122|15|36|W|name=First Unitarian Church (Berkeley, California)}} Berkeley, California |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley | | Berkeley, California | Often abbreviated UUCB. Certified membership 2012-13 was 459[16] |
| Unitarian Universalist Church in Livermore | 1963 founded
1977 first permanent church
2007 expanded facility | 1893 N. Vasco Road | Livermore, California | Often abbreviated UUCiL. Certified membership 2012-13 was 158.[16] |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin | | San Rafael, Marin County, California | Often abbreviated UUCM. Certified membership 2012-13 was 154.[16] |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County | 1953 founded | | Near Modesto, California | 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. |
| Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society | 1943 founded
1964 built | | {{coord>34|14|39|N|118|28|32|W|name=Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society}}North Hills, Los Angeles, California | Buuilding, known as "the Onion," is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument; in 1966 was the site of an Acid Test. |
| Throop Unitarian Universalist Church of Pasadena | 1887 founded | | Pasadena, California | was founded in 1887 by Amos Throop and is the largest ex-Universalist church building west of the Mississippi River.[17] Certified membership 2012-13 was 49.[16] |
| Pacific Unitarian Church | 1957 founded
1965 building built | | Rancho Palos Verdes, California | Recognized as a "Breakthrough Congregations" in 2008 based on growth, ministry, and donations.[18] |
| First Unitarian Church of Oakland | 1891 built
1977 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>37|48|23|N|122|16|36|W|name=First Unitarian Church of Oakland}} Oakland, California | Certified membership 2012-13 was 300.[16] |
| Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside | 1892 built
1978 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>33|58|56|N|117|22|17|W|name=Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside}} Riverside, California | Norman English Gothic architecture, built of Permian age red sandstone from Arizona |
| First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | | San Francisco, California | Certified membership 2012-13 was 340.[16] |
| First Unitarian Church of San Jose | 1892 built
1977 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>37|20|23.02|N|121|53|23.65|W|name=First Unitarian Church of San Jose}} San Jose, California | Certified membership 2012-13 was 267.[16] |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Rosa | 1954 founded
1961 first facility
2004 current facility | | {{coord>38|26|36.32|N|122|42|59.20|W|name=Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Rosa}} Santa Rosa, California | Certified membership 2016 was 345.[16] Largest UU congregation in the North Bay; second largest UU congregation in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock | Founded in 1941 as The North Shore Unitarian Society | 48 Shelter Rock Road | Manhasset, New York | The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock is 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. www.uucsr.org |
| Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo, California | 1952 founded
1905 building built | 300 East Santa Inez Avenue | San Mateo, California | In 1971 this church, founded in 1952, purchased a former Methodist, Carpenter Gothic whose construction was started in 1905. |
| Mount Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church | 1959 founded
2000 building built | 55 Eckley Lane | Walnut Creek, California | Certified membership 2012-13 was 455.[16] |
| Unitarian Meetinghouse | 1771 built
1972 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|47|15.31|N|71|57|0.16|W|name=Unitarian Meetinghouse}} Brooklyn, Connecticut |
| Unitarian-Universalist Church (Stamford, Connecticut) | 1870 built
1987 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|3|27|N|73|32|14|W|name=Unitarian-Universalist Church (Stamford, Connecticut)}} Stamford, Connecticut | Gothic, English Country Gothic architecture |
| Unitarian Society Hartford | 1830 founded | 50 Bloomfield Ave.
| Hartford, Connecticut |
| Unitarian Universalist Society: East | 1969 founded 1979 built | 153 Vernon St. W | Manchester, Connecticut |
| Universalist Church of West Hartford | 1821 founded | | {{coord>41.769|N|72.7404|W|name=Universalist Church of West Hartford}} West Hartford, Connecticut |
| The Unitarian Church in Westport http://uuwestport.org | 1949 founded | 10 Lyons Plains Road
| Westport, Connecticut |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers | founded
built | | Fort Myers, Florida |
| First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palm Beaches | founded
built | | North Palm Beach, Florida |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Tarpon Springs | 1882 founded
| 230 Grand Boulevard
| Tarpon Springs, Florida | One of the oldest UU churches in the South, home of Inness paintings.[16] |
| Rockwell Universalist Church | 1881 built
1985 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>34|2|7|N|83|42|49|W|name=Rockwell Universalist Church}} Winder, Georgia | Greek Revival |
| Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta | 1965 built; 2018 move to new building | 1911 Cliff Valley Way NE | Atlanta, Georgia |
| First Unitarian Church of Honolulu | 1952 founded | | {{coord>21|19.799|N|157|50.678|W|name=First Unitarian Church of Honolulu}} Honolulu, Hawaii | 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. |
| Unity Temple | 1905-08 built
1970 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|53|18|N|87|47|48|W|name=Unity Temple}} Oak Park, Illinois | Building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. Reopened in 2017 after restoration |
| First Unitarian Church of Chicago | 1836 founded | {{coord>41|53|18|N|87|47|48|W|name=Unity Temple}}--> | Hyde Park, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Beverly Unitarian Church | 1874 founded | | Beverly, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Universalist Church/Arthur Stark House | 1855 built
1978 CP-NRHP-listed | | Sycamore, Illinois | Contributing property in NRHP-listed Sycamore Historic District |
| Unitarian Church of Urbana | 1908 built
1991 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>40|6|24|N|88|13|30|W|name=Unitarian Church of Urbana}} Urbana, Illinois | Bungalow/craftsman, Gothic, Tudor Revival in style |
| Unitarian Fellowship of Elkhart | 1961 founded | 1732 Garden Street | Elkhart, Indiana |
| First Unitarian Church of Hobart | 1875 built
1999 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|31|48|N|87|15|12|W|name=First Unitarian Church of Hobart}} Hobart, Indiana | Italianate architecture |
| Unitarian Universalist Church, Tippecanoe County | 1949 founded
1959 built | | {{coord>40|26|4|N|86|54|33|W|name=Unitarian Universalist Church (West Lafayette, Indiana)}} West Lafayette, Indiana | Congregation moved from Temple Israel (Lafayette, Indiana) location it had occupied since 1976 to the former St. Andrews United Methodist Church building in West Lafayette, Indiana October 2007. |
| First Universalist Church of Cedar Rapids | 1875 built
1978 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|58|48|N|91|39|44|W|name=First Universalist Church of Cedar Rapids}} Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Mission/Spanish Revival building served for 135 years, but was demolished in 2011. |
| First Unitarian Church (Des Moines, Iowa) | | Des Moines, Iowa | In 2007, the minister performed the first legal same sex marriage in Iowa (and the first one in the U.S. outside Massachusetts).[19][20] |
| Universalist Church (Mitchellville, Iowa) | 1878 founded | | {{coord>41|40|16|N|93|21|41|W|name=Universalist Church (Mitchellville, Iowa)}} Mitchellville, Iowa | Mid 19th Century Revival architecture. NRHP-listed. |
| First Universalist Church | 1876 built
1979 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>44|5|39|N|70|13|46|W|name=First Universalist Church (Auburn, Maine)}} Auburn, Maine | Gothic Revival architecture |
| Dexter Universalist Church | 1867 built
1985 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>45|1|29|N|69|17|22|W|name=Dexter Universalist Church (Dexter, Maine)}} Dexter, Maine |
| Unitarian Church of Houlton | 1902 built
1987 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>46|7|27|N|67|50|15|W|name=Unitarian Church of Houlton}} Houlton, Maine |
| Universalist Meeting House | 1839 built
1988 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>43|56|33|N|70|15|20|W|name=Universalist Meeting House}} New Gloucester, Maine | Greek Revival |
| Pittsfield Universalist Church | 1898 built
1983 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>44|47|3|N|69|22|55|W|name=Pittsfield Universalist Church}} Pittsfield, Maine | Queen Anne |
| First Universalist Society of West Sumner | 1867 built
2002 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>44|21|58|N|70|27|40|W|name=First Universalist Society of West Sumner}} Sumner, Maine | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| Universalist-Unitarian Church | 1832 built
1978 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>44|32|48|N|69|38|9|W|name=Universalist-Unitarian Church}} Waterville, Maine | Gothic Revival, Federal |
| First Unitarian Church (Baltimore, Maryland) | 1817 founded
1817 built
1972 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>39|17|43|N|76|36|58|W|name=First Unitarian Church (Baltimore, Maryland)}} Baltimore, Maryland | 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. |
| Unitarian Church of Barnstable | 1639 founded 1639
1907 built | | {{coord>41|42|2|N|70|17|56|W|name=Unitarian Church of Barnstable}} Barnstable, Massachusetts | Current building built after a fire in 1907. |
| First Parish Church in Bedford | 1729 founded
1816 built | | Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Bernardston Congregational Unitarian Church | 1739 built
1993 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|40|14|N|72|33|0|W|name=Bernardston Congregational Unitarian Church}} Bernardston, Massachusetts | Greek Revival |
| Arlington Street Church | 1729 founded
| | Boston, Massachusetts | (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.[21] |
| King's Chapel | | Boston, Massachusetts | 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. |
| First Parish Unitarian Universalist | 1716 founded
1717 built
1845 rebuilt | 50 School St. | Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
| Second Unitarian Church | 1916 built
1985 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|21|6|N|71|7|46|W|name=Second Unitarian Church}} Brookline, Massachusetts | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| First Parish Church of Dorchester | 1631 founded
1897 built | | {{coord>42|18|29.4|N|71|3|44.2|W|name=First Parish Church of Dorchester}} Dorchester, Massachusetts | This is the oldest worshiping congregation in the city of Boston. It was founded in 1630.[22] |
| First Parish Church, Unitarian Universalist | 1632 founded
1840 built
1978 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|2|6|N|70|41|33|W|name=First Parish Church (Duxbury, Massachusetts)}} Duxbury, Massachusetts | [23] in Duxbury, Massachusetts, was founded in 1632 by Pilgrims. The Elder William Brewster (Pilgrim) was the church's first religious leader, and the church included John Alden and Myles Standish as members. It was the second religious body of the Plymouth Colony. Greek Revival building built in 1840. |
| Unitarian Memorial Church | 1901 built
1996 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|38|1|N|70|54|9|W|name=Unitarian Memorial Church}} Fairhaven, Massachusetts | Late Gothic Revival. Very grand church donated by Henry Rogers. |
| The Unitarian Society | 1835 built
1982 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|42|22|N|71|9|17|W|name=The Unitarian Society}} Fall River, Massachusetts | Its 1835 Gothic Revival building was listed on the National Register in 1982, but was destroyed by fire in 1983. |
| Foxborough Universalist Church, Unitarian Universalist Association | 1838 founded
1843 built
| | Foxborough, Massachusetts | is the oldest church building in Foxborough. It was founded in 1838 and built in 1843.[24] |
| First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church | 1700 founded
| | Framingham, Massachusetts | founded in 1700 |
| Follen Church Society | 1841 built
1976 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|25|47|N|71|12|27|W|name=Follen Church Society}} Lexington, Massachusetts | 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. |
| First Parish Unitarian Church | 1789 built
1974 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|11|14|N|71|18|25|W|name=First Parish Unitarian Church}} Medfield, Massachusetts | Greek Revival |
| 1690 founded
1894 built
1975 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|25|13|N|71|6|55|W|name=Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford and the Osgood House}} Medford, Massachusetts | Gothic, Georgian architecture, also known as Unitarian Universalist Church and Parsonage |
| First Religious Society Church and Parish Hall | 1801 built
1976 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|48|39|N|70|52|18|W|name=First Religious Society Church and Parish Hall}} | Newburyport, Massachusetts | Church was originally a Reformed congregation, is now Unitarian Universalist. Federal architecture. |
| First Unitarian Society in Newton | 1906 built
1986 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|20|54|N|71|13|41|W|name=First Unitarian Society in Newton}} | Newton, Massachusetts | Designed by architect Ralph Adams Cram: Late Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival, Elizabethan Revival, other |
| North Parish Church | 1836 built | 190 Academy Road | North Andover, Massachusetts | 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. |
| Universalist Society Meetinghouse | 1834 built
1999 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|46|59|N|69|58|40|W|name=Universalist Society Meetinghouse}} Orleans, Massachusetts | Greek Revival |
| First Unitarian Church | 1872 built
1989 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|31|28|N|70|55|38|W|name=First Unitarian Church (Peabody, Massachusetts)}} | Peabody, Massachusetts | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| First Parish Church in Plymouth | 1606 founded | | Plymouth, Massachusetts | date=July 2009}} |
| First Universalist Church (Provincetown, Massachusetts) | 1829 founded
1847 built
1972 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|3|3|N|70|11|17|W|name=First Universalist Church (Provincetown, Massachusetts)}} Provincetown, Massachusetts | 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. |
| United First Parish Church (Unitarian) of Quincy | 1828 built
1970 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|15|4|N|71|0|11|W|name=United First Parish Church (Unitarian) of Quincy}} | Quincy, Massachusetts | Burial place of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their wives. |
| Wollaston Unitarian Church | 1888 built
1989 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|15|51|N|71|1|19|W|name=Wollaston Unitarian Church}} | Quincy, Massachusetts | Shingle Style |
| First Universalist Church | 1808 built
1983 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|31|26|N|70|53|44|W|name=First Universalist Church (Salem, Massachusetts)}} Salem, Massachusetts | Federal |
| First Parish Church | 1616 founded
| | Scituate, Massachusetts | 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. |
| First Unitarian Church | 1875-1899 built
1989 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|23|15.2|N|71|6|5.3|W|name=First Unitarian Church (Somerville, Massachusetts)}} Somerville, Massachusetts |
| First Universalist Church | 1916 built
1989 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|23|15|N|71|6|5|W|name=First Universalist Church (Somerville, Massachusetts)}} Somerville, Massachusetts | Romanesque, designed by Ralph Adams Cram |
| First Unitarian Church | 1869 built
1984 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|28|52|N|71|5|55|W|name=First Unitarian Church (Stoneham, Massachusetts)}} | Stoneham, Massachusetts | Stick/Eastlake, Gothic Revival |
| First Parish of Sudbury | 1797 built | {{coord>42|22|58|N|71|24|45|W|name=First Parish of Sudbury}} | Sudbury, Massachusetts | First Parish in Sudbury, MA was erected in 1797. Part of the Sudbury Center Historic District. For more, see: The History of the Meetinghouse |
| The First Parish | 1814 built | | Wayland, Massachusetts | [https://web.archive.org/web/20110926222128/http://www.uuwayland.org/firstparish/home.html The First Parish] in Wayland, MA 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 | | Weymouth, Massachusetts | 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. |
| South Unitarian Church | 1894 built
1980 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|15|11|N|71|49|5|W|name=South Unitarian}} | Worcester, Massachusetts | Romanesque |
| First Unitarian Church (Second Parish in the Town of Worcester) | 1785 founded | | Worcester, Massachusetts | date=September 2011}} |
| Unitarian Universalist Church (Ann Arbor, Michigan) | 1881 built
1978 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|16|53|N|83|44|26|W|name=Unitarian Universalist Church (Ann Arbor, Michigan)}} | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| First Unitarian Church of Detroit | 1889 built
1982 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|20|37.6|N|83|3|18.91|W|name=First Unitarian Church of Detroit}} | Detroit, Michigan | Romanesque |
| Unitarian Church of the Messiah | 1880 built
1980 NRHP-listed
1987 demolished
1994 delisted | {{coord>38|38|9|N|90|13|17|W|name=Unitarian Church of the Messiah}} | St. Louis, Missouri | Peabody & Stearns-designed, Late Victorian. Demolished after damaged in a fire. |
| Gaia Community | 1998 founded | | Kansas City, Missouri | is the oldest active Pagan-themed UU congregation. Chartered on May 1, 1998, Gaia Community is not associated with CUUPS.[25] |
| First Unitarian Church of St. Louis | 1835 founded | | St. Louis, Missouri | 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.[26] |
| First Unitarian Church of Omaha | 1917 built
1980 NRHP-listed | {{coord>41|15|25|N|95|57|28|W|name=First Unitarian Church of Omaha}} | Omaha, Nebraska | Colonial Revival |
| People's Unitarian Church | 1901 built
1984 NRHP-listed | {{coord>41|36|5|N|98|55|48|W|name=People's Unitarian Church}} | Ord, Nebraska |
| Unitarian Church (Hampton Falls, New Hampshire) | 1838 built
1984 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|56|0|N|70|53|23|W|name=Unitarian Church (Hampton Falls, New Hampshire)}} | Hampton Falls, New Hampshire |
| Peterborough Unitarian Church | 1825 built
1973 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|52|40|N|71|57|0|W|name=Peterborough Unitarian Church}} | Peterborough, New Hampshire | Federal |
| South Parish (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) | 1826 built
1979 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>43|4|32|N|70|45|29|W|name=South Parish (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)}} Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Early Republic |
| First Universalist Church | 1879 built
1979 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|56|0|N|71|3|15|W|name=First Universalist Church (Kingston, New Hampshire)}} Kingston, New Hampshire | Stick/Eastlake |
| First Universalist Chapel (Lempster, New Hampshire) | 1845 built
2006 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>43|13|39|N|72|10|43|W|name=First Universalist Chapel}} Lempster, New Hampshire |
| First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County | 1837 built
1986 founded
2018 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>40|32|34|N|75|00|20|W|name=First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County}} Kingwood Township, New Jersey | Historically known as the Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Kingwood |
| Unitarian Church in Summit | 1908 founded
1913 built | | {{coord>40|43|7|N|74|21|15|W|name=Unitarian Church in Summit}} Summit, New Jersey |
| First Unitarian Univeralist Society Albany | 1842 founded
1925 built | 405 Washington AvenueAlbany, NY |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo | 1831 founded
1906 built
2015 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42.916185|N|78.877050|W|name=Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo}} Buffalo, NY |
| Unitarian Universalist Church (Cortland, New York) | 1837 built
1993 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|36|5|N|76|10|41|W|name=Unitarian Universalist Church (Cortland, New York)}} | Cortland, New York | Greek Revival, Federal architecture, implemented with Cobblestone architecture |
| Dexter Universalist Church | 1841 built
2003 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>44|0|29|N|76|2|41|W|name=Dexter Universalist Church (Dexter, New York)}} Dexter, New York | Greek Revival |
| Christ Church (Middletown, New York) | 1901 built
2008 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|26|45.45|N|74|25|3.9|W|name=Christ Church (Middletown, New York)}} Middletown, Orange County, New York | Late Gothic Revival |
| First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn | 1833 founded
built
| | {{coord>40.69529|N|73.99282|W|name=First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn}} Brooklyn, New York City |
| Unitarian Church of All Souls | 1819 founded | | {{coord>40.7755|N|73.9584|W|name=Unitarian Church of All Souls}} Manhattan, New York City | 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.[27] |
| Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York | Founded: 1838
Current Building Constructed: 1898 | | {{coord>40|46|43.4|N|73|58|28.5|W|name=Fourth Universalist Society of New York}} Manhattan, New York City | Dubbed the "Cathedral of Universalism," the Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York was founded in 1838. Through the years, the congregation has attracted such notables as P. T. Barnum, Horace Greeley, Louise Whitfield Carnegie, and Lou Gehrig to its pews. In 1898, the congregation constructed its current building across from Central Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Designed by William Appleton Potter, the church contains significant works by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Clayton and Bell and the Ernest M. Skinner & Company. |
| First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara | founded
1922 built
| | {{coord>43|5|44|N|79|3|24|W|name=First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara}} Niagara Falls, New York |
| First Universalist Church of Portageville | 1841 built
2008 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|34|4|N|78|2|43|W|name=First Universalist Church of Portageville}} Portageville, New York | Greek Revival with Gothic and Federal elements |
| First Universalist Church (Rochester, New York) | 1908 built
1971 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>43|9|14|N|77|36|17|W|name=First Universalist Church (Rochester, New York)}} Rochester, New York | Romanesque Revival style, designed by Claude Fayette Bragdon |
| First Unitarian Church of Rochester | | {{coord>43|8|28|N|77|33|26|W|name=First Unitarian Church of Rochester}} Rochester, New York | was the Unitarian congregation of Susan B. Anthony; the building was designed by Louis Kahn |
| The Boone Unitarian Universalist Fellowship | Founded 1958 | 381 E. King St. | Boone, NC | Liberal religion in the High Country for over 50 years |
| The Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte | 1947 founded
1965 built | | {{coord>35.176024|N|80.795539|W|name=The Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte}} Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship | | Durham, North Carolina |
| All Souls Unitarian-Universalist Church | 1822 founded
1897 built
1976 NRHP-listed | | Bellville, Ohio | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| First Universalist Church (Cincinnati, Ohio) | 1980 NRHP-listed | {{coord>39|7|40.19|N|84|29|53.55|W|name=First Universalist Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)}} | Cincinnati, Ohio | Designed by Samuel Hannaford & Sons in Romanesque style |
| First Congregational-Unitarian Church | 1830 founded
1889 built
1976 NRHP-listed | {{coord>39|7|55|N|84|29|53|W|name=First Congregational-Unitarian Church}} | Cincinnati, Ohio | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent Ohio | Kent, Ohio |
| First Universalist Church of Lyons, Ohio | 1852 gathered
1868 built
| 145 East Morenci Street{{coord>41|41|58|N|84|04|12|W|name=First Universalist Church of Lyons, Ohio}} | Lyons, Ohio | Victorian |
| First Unitarian Church of Marietta | 1855 built
1973 NRHP-listed | {{coord>39|24|58|N|81|27|11|W|name=First Unitarian Church of Marietta}} | Marietta, Ohio | Gothic Revival |
| Universalist Church (Montgomery, Ohio) | 1970 CP NRHP-listed | | Montgomery, Ohio | Contributing property in NRHP-listed Universalist Church Historic District |
| First Universalist Church of Olmsted | 1847 built
1980 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|24|58|N|81|55|45|W|name=First Universalist Church of Olmsted}} North Olmsted, Ohio | Greek Revival |
| Springboro Universalist Church or "Old Stone Church" | 1905 built
1999 NRHP-listed as part of Springboro Historic District | | {{coord>39|33|11|N|84|13|59|W|name=}}Springboro, Ohio | 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.[28][29] |
| Universalist Church of Westfield Center | 1849 built
1978 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|1|39|N|81|55|59|W|name=}} Westfield Center, Ohio | Greek Revival, Stick/Eastlake |
| All Souls Unitarian Church | 1921 founded
1955 built | {{coord>36.121181|N|95.976332|W|name=All Souls Unitarian Church (Tulsa, Oklahoma)}} | Tulsa, Oklahoma | is the largest one-church UU congregation. |
| First Unitarian Church of Portland | 1924 built
1978 NRHP-listed | {{coord>45|31|6.3|N|122|41|8.4|W|name=First Unitarian Church of Portland}} | Portland, Oregon | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia | 1796 founded
1886 built
1971 NRHP-listed | {{coord>39|57|8.67|N|75|10|36.8|W|name=First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia}} | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 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. |
| First Universalist Church | 1872 built
1977 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>41|49|15|N|71|25|4|W|name=First Universalist Church (Providence, Rhode Island)}} Providence, Rhode Island | Gothic |
| First Unitarian Church of Providence | 1720 founded
1816 built | | {{coord>41|49|27.6|N|71|24|18.3|W|name=First Unitarian Church of Providence (Rhode Island)}} Providence, Rhode Island |
| Unitarian Church in Charleston | 1772 founded
1787 built
1973 NRHP-listed | {{coord>32|46|20|N|79|56|2|W|name=Unitarian Church in Charleston}} | Charleston, South Carolina | Gothic Revival architecture; a U.S. National Historic Landmark. Church, established in 1772, is "the oldest Unitarian church in the South".[30] |
| Liberty Universalist Church and Feasterville Academy Historic District | 1832 built
1984 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>34|30|13|N|81|21|36|W|name=Liberty Universalist Church and Feasterville Academy Historic District}} Near Winnsboro, South Carolina |
| Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church | 1949 founded
1997 built
| | Knoxville, Tennessee | site of the 2008 Knoxville Unitarian Universalist church shooting |
| First Unitarian Church of Memphis, the Church of the River | 1898 | 292 Virginia Avenue, West a/k/a Burton Dean Carley Drive | Memphis, Tennessee | Award-winning architecture by Roy Harrover for church building built in 1966 |
| Cavendish Universalist Church | 1844 built
1973 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>43|23|5|N|72|36|22|W|name=Cavendish Universalist Church}} Cavendish, Vermont | Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival |
| Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society | | Middlebury, Vermont |
| Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington | 1948 founded
1964 built
| | {{coord>38|52|6.07|N|77|6|26.95|W|name=Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington}} Arlington County, Virginia | Brutalist style sanctuary listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. |
| Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church | 1957 founded | | {{coord>47|47|49|N|122|20|34|W|name=Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church}} Edmonds, Washington |
| All Souls Church, Unitarian (Washington, D.C.) | 1821 founded | Harvard Street | Washington, D.C. | 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. |
| Universalist National Memorial Church | 1925 founded
1930 built | | {{coord>38.914289|N|77.036712|W|name=Universalist National Memorial Church}} Washington, D.C. |
| Free Congregation of Sauk County | 1852 founded
1884 built
1988 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>43|16|34|N|89|43|28|W|name=Free Congregation of Sauk County}} Sauk City, Wisconsin | 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. |
| First Unitarian Society of Madison | 1949-1951 built
1973 NRHP-listed
2004 NHL | | {{coord>43|4|33.2|N|89|26|6.65|W|name=First Unitarian Society of Madison}} Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin | 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 |
| First Unitarian Church | 1891 built
1974 NRHP-listed | 1009 E. Ogden Ave. | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Ferry & Clas-designed Gothic Revival building |
| United Unitarian and Universalist Church | 1878 built
1987 NRHP-listed | {{coord>42|51|43|N|88|19|55|W|name=United Unitarian and Universalist Church}} | Mukwonago, Wisconsin | Gothic |
| Stoughton Universalist Church | 1858 built
1982 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>42|54|58|N|89|13|25|W|name=Stoughton Universalist Church}} Stoughton, Wisconsin |
| First Universalist Church | 1898 built
1980 NRHP-listed | | {{coord>44|57|45|N|89|37|29|W|name=First Universalist Church (Wausau, Wisconsin)}} Wausau, Wisconsin | Medieval English Revival style building designed by Alexander C. Eschweiler |
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