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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.
Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
At its beginning American Unitarianism, or liberal Christianity as the faith was often known in its early manifestations, mostly by-passed Connecticut. This despite much of the state’s geographic proximity to the Congregational churches of eastern and … read more.
Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
New lay leaders, whether serving Unitarian Universalist groups styled churches, congregations, fellowships, or societies, quickly become aware of the weekly and monthly challenges, problems, and opportunities facing their organizations. Such issues might involve preaching and worship … read more.
Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
…Continued from October 2023
Work on the new Universalist church commenced and a cornerstone was placed on September 15, 1892, “a beautiful day” as noted in church records. Just a year later, on Sunday morning, September 10, … read more.
