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by Douglas H. Parkhurst
Continued from October 2024…
We begin this month’s article with a look back to early 1957. The board of trustees of First Universalist Church (now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury), at its February meeting, discussed the current arrangement and capacity of the church … read more.
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
Continued from September 2024…
In mid-November 1957 a fire, likely electrical in origin, damaged First Universalist’s church building at 347 Main Street. The quick and efficient response of the Danbury Fire Department, then headquartered a few blocks away on Ives Street, prevented fire … read more.
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
Continued from August 2024…
Special parish meetings were held at First Universalist Church on May 12 and June 30, 1957. Agendas for each meeting included discussion of the congregation’s search for a new minister to follow Rev. Frederick Harrison, who departed Danbury on … read more.
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
Continued from July 2024…
In July 1956 Rev. Frederick Harrison reported that a silver tankard and chalice for communion services had been given to First Universalist Church (now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury or UUCD) by the “Universalist Convention,” likely the Connecticut Convention. … read more.
Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
Continued from June 2024…
Late winter 1956 saw a new minister at First Universalist Church (now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury or UUCD). Ordained in 1949, the Rev. Frederick L. Harrison came to Danbury from serving two … read more.
Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
Continued from May 2024…
The Rev. John P. Christensen, then in his mid-thirties, arrived at First Universalist Church, now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury, in the autumn of 1948. A 1945 graduate of Tufts College, he earned … read more.
Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
Continued from April 2024…
What was known as the “Humanist Controversy” became an issue for Unitarians, and to a lesser extent Universalists, during the 1920s and 30s. In 1933 a group of about three dozen liberal intellectuals … read more.
Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
A century ago, around the time First Universalist Society of Danbury (now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury) celebrated its 100th anniversary, Rev. Lewis B. Fisher, DD, wrote the following to begin his book Which Way? Dr. … read more.
Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
This writer, while reviewing church archives, came across an old order of service. It is from First Universalist-Unitarian Church of Danbury (now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury) and dated Sunday, March 14, 1965. Few orders of … read more.
Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
The past few ‘Notes on 200 Years…’ articles focused on people and events from the first part of the twentieth back to the late eighteenth centuries. This month we will look at more recent happenings at … read more.
