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July 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
UU History, Part 1: Early History of UU
Mary Anderson and Virginia McClintock will present this special 3-part series on UU History.
Over the centuries, historical events suppressed and inspired religious thinking that led to Unitarian Universalism concepts. Unitarian Universalists over the ages have been radicals living in small minorities, often prolific writers and/or orators, who have brought us to who we are today. It began with Origen and Arius of Alexandria in the 3rd and 4th centuries proposing one God (Unity) rather than the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). This idea was suppressed under the Nicene Creed, the Crusades, European Wars of Religion, re-emerging through Reformation, Calvin’s TULIP, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and Transylvania!
Mary Anderson moved to Daphne, Alabama in 2024 and is a 20-year Unitarian Universalist currently serving as President of FUF. Her other title is “Grandma” to a bunch of grands and greats—”It keeps you young and makes you old!”
Virginia McClintock chose Fairhope in September 2025 in large part due to the UU Fellowship and a hunch that she could meet quirky, interesting folks in Fairhope. She was an active member of First Unitarian Church in San Diego in the 1990’s.