First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego is an independent congregation affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations.
First Unitarian Universalist | |
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First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego | |
Location | 4190 Front St, San Diego, CA 92103 |
Country | US |
Denomination | Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |
Website | http://www.firstuusandiego.org/ |
History | |
Founder(s) | Alonzo Horton[1] , Moses A. Luce[2][3] |
Dedication | June 22, 1873 |
Clergy | |
Minister(s) | Rev. Kathleen Owens[4] |
Location edit
First Unitarian Church is located at 4190 Front St in San Diego in the Hillcrest neighborhood.
Early history edit
Unitarians first met in San Diego in 1873 at Horton Hall.[5] [6]
Notable Ministers edit
- Howard B. Bard served as Mayor of San Diego, California from 1942 to 1943.
References edit
- ^ "Alonzo Horton". Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation.
- ^ Wilhoit, Sandee (September 6, 2019). "From junk to java". San Diego Downtown News.
- ^ Cannon, John (May 26, 2016). "San Diego civic leader earned honors in Civil War". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ "Meet Kathleen Owens of First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego". SDVoyager. November 16, 2017.
- ^ Boone, Elbert J. (1998). Living Liberal Religion: 125 years in the life of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, 1873-1998.
- ^ Smythe, William Ellsworth (1908). "PART SIX: CHAPTER 1: Churches and Religious Life". History of San Diego, 1542-1908.
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