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History
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Universalist Church in America |
merged intoUnitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (1961) |
| 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. |
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 992 | 786 | 147,031 |
| 1962 | 1,043 | 859 | 153,689 |
| 1963 | 1,094 | 859 | 164,474 |
| 1964 | 1,103 | - | 167,892 |
| 1965 | 1,044 | 863 | 166,622 |
| 1968 | 1,135 | 968 | 282,307 |
| 1969 | 1,076 | 868 | 265,408 |
| 1973 | 961 | 882 | 200,405 |
| 1974 | 946 | 864 | 192,510 |
| 1976 | 942 | 881 | 184,552 |
| 1977 | 945 | 904 | 180,240 |
| 1978 | 936 | 898 | 136,207 |
| 1979 | 988 | 942 | 139,052 |
| 1982 | 935 | 949 | 131,844 |
| 1983 | 945 | 949 | 169,168 |
| 1984 | 943 | 1,018 | 170,510 |
| 1985 | 948 | 1,041 | 171,838 |
| 1986 | 956 | 1,069 | 173,167 |
| 1988 | 956 | 1,140 | 178,623 |
| 1989 | 1,010 | 1,252 | 182,211 |
| 1991 | 1,020 | 1,210 | 141,315 |
| 1999 | - | 1,400 | 216,931 |
| 2000 | - | 1,051 | 220,000 |
| 2001 | 171 | 1,010 | 214,738 |
| 2002 | 171 | 1,010 | 214,738 |
| 2007 | 1,752 | 1,046 | 221,476 |
| 2009 | 1,773 | 1,048 | 221,367 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The National Council of Churches' data collection was discontinued after the 2012 Yearbook was published, and has been resumed by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). The tables and graphs will be updated when the new collection is available. See the Yearbook of Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
