History

Creating Our Community (1940s- 1990)

Due to World War II, the primary UU church, All Souls, in DC became difficult to access for Arlington members. Arlington Unitarians began meeting in local spaces and in early 1945, the Arlington Fellowship was formally organized as a constituent body of All Souls Church. In 1948, The Fellowship became the Unitarian Church of Arlington and was renamed to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington in 1994.

The Building of UUCA
  •  November 7, 1948: Groundbreaking for the first church building
  • 1963: Sanctuary designed by Architect Charles M. Goodman is completed
    • The sanctuary is registered on the National Registry of Historic Places by the Department of Interior.
  • 1994: An addition of classrooms and offices is added
  • 2013: The Center and Activity Room are added

Social Justice Throughout History

 In the 1950s and 1960s, UUCA was a stalwart in the fight against segregation in the heart of a deeply segregated south.

In the 1960s, UUCA founded the first-in-the nation affordable senior living community: Culpepper Garden. Culpepper Garden is used as a model when establishing affordable housing for seniors.

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