- Introduction
- Distribution
- Over Time
- Related Surveys
- Data Sources
Basic Information
The Unitarian Universalist Association was formed in 1961 by the merger of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church in America. The merger represents the coming together of the two oldest segments of the liberal tradition. Unitarian Universalism is a creedless religion with Judeo-Christian roots. It draws also from Eastern, humanist, and other religious traditions, and encourages its members to seek religious truth out of their own reflection and experience.
History
Universalist Church in America |
merged intoUnitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (1961) |
Snapshot
| 1990 | 2000 | Growth/Decline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congregations | 965 | 999 | +34 (3.5%) |
| Adherents | 190,193 | 182,698 | -7,495 (-3.9%) |
Notes
Snapshot data are from Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990 and Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Copyright © 2002, Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). All rights reserved. Published by Glenmary Research Center, 1312 Fifth Ave., North, Nashville, TN 37208. www.glenmary.org/grc.
History data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches [More information on history data sources]
