Beverly Unitarian Church is a Unitarian Universalist ("UU") church in Chicago, Illinois.
History The church was formed in 1951 by the merger of two congregations: the Beverly Unitarian Fellowship, which had begun in 1941, and the People's Liberal Church founded in 1878. People's Liberal Church was known by a variety of names over the years: In 1878 it was called the Unitarian Universalist Christian Union Society of Englewood, or simply the Christian Union Society; in 1880 on moving to a new building, it was named First Universalist Church of Englewood; in 1889 it moved to a larger building and was called Stewart Avenue Universalist Church.
Beverly Unitarian Church purchased the Givins Irish Castle building for $14,000 and has used it since 1942.
Ministers People's Church prior to merger 1878-1892 - Rev. Florence E. Kollock (at the People's Liberal Church of Chicago, then called alternately The Christian Union, and The First Universalist Society of Englewood) 1892-1936 - Rev. Rufus Austin White (at The People's Liberal Church of Chicago) 1939-1944 - Donald S. Harrington (at The People's Liberal Church of Chicago, and 1942–1944 at Beverly Unitarian Fellowship as well) Robert S. Hoagland Willim D. Hammond Hartley C. Ray
Beverly Unitarian Society prior to merger 1941-1942 - Lon Ray Call 1942-1944 - Donald S. Harrington 1944-1946 - Jack MendelsohnThe A to Z of Unitarian Universalism, p 328 1947-1950 - William Hammond 1946-19xx - Helgi I. S. Borgford
After merger 1950-1953 - Hartley Cabot Ray 1954-1963 Vincent Silliman 1964-1970 S. Hunter Leggitt, Jr. 1970-1971 John Lester Young (interim) 1971-1979 Robert L. Schaibly 1980-1991 Roger Brewin 1992-1993 Thomas Payne (interim) 1994-2003 Leonette Bugleisi 2003-2005 Jim Hobart (interim) 2005-2008 Karen Matteson 2008-2009 Ana Levy-Lyons 2009-2014 Neil Shadle 20XX-2014 Nan Hobart 2014-2016 Karen Mooney 2016-2017 John Smith 2017–2021 David Schwartz
References
External links
Chicago's Only Castle Documentary Website Givins Beverly Castle