History
In 1909, a small group of religious liberals formed the First Unitarian Church of Eugene. The Church grew slowly for 25 years, until, in the turmoil of the Great Depression, the church almost collapsed, briefly shutting its doors during WWII. In 1948, the church was reestablished and began to grow again. This continued into the late 1950s when the church outgrew it's first building at 11th & Ferry. The congregation met in a school while a new building was erected at 40th & Donald. In the next decades the church grew so much that by the mid 1990s it was necessary to hold two services. It soon became clear that we once again needed a larger building. Years of planning and hard work culminated in the vote to buy the current building at the corner of 13th & Chambers. The church has settled into its new location. When not in a pandemic we are active with a food ministry, sanctuary and immigration issues, earth justice and climate crisis, and racial and gender justice.
Specialties
Welcoming people of all beliefs, backgrounds and interests.