UU St. Petersburg, FL

“About About Us Our Mission and Vision Our Beliefs Our Stories Minister and Staff LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation Facilities Master Plan Green Sanctuary Board of Trustees Location and Accessibility Building Rentals   News Home  About About Us Our Mission and Vision Our Beliefs Our Stories Minister and Staff LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation Facilities Master Plan Green Sanctuary Board of Trustees Location and Accessibility Building Rentals About Us Our Mission and Vision Accessibility Building Rentals About Us Our Mission and Vision Our Beliefs Our Stories Minister and Staff LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation Facilities Master Plan Green Sanctuary Board of Trustees Location and Accessibility Building Rentals  News She was a missionary worker in southwestern New York, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. Near the end of her life, she wrote that she was “just a commonplace nobody who has done what she could to promote the faith called Universalism and had so little success that it is not worth mentioning. ”  Miss Bartlett gave a great deal to the small congregation. Her sermons and beautiful prayers reflected a rare spiritual quality. The Women’s Missionary Circle of the Universalist Church” and arrangements were made with the Universalist Convention to continue activities in St. Petersburg. The congregation agreed to assume the sum of $25 per month as our portion of the minister’s salary. Rev. Harriet Baker Robinson agreed to serve jointly with our Church and the Universalist Church of the Good Shepherd in Tarpon Springs. She lived in the parsonage in Tarpon Springs. She conducted morning services in Tarpon Springs then took the slow train to St. Petersburg for an evening service. It was also discovered that the Boston architect, thinking that it never became cold in Florida, made no provision for heating. It took a good deal of persuasion to get him to include gas radiators in his architectural plan. It was also during this time of Prohibition that the Florida Universalists, under the leadership of Dr. Butler, endorsed prohibition at their annual state convention and demanded more strenuous enforcement. The Universalists joined many other faith religions of the period in demanding the defense of the Prohibition laws.  Dr. Butler filled the new sanctuary with the power of his preaching. The Women’s Missionary Society was first, followed by the Ladies Aid, the Women’s Union and the Women’s Forum.  In the early 1900’s, the women set up displays of handicrafts and baked goods in a showcase on Central Avenue. Their handicrafts included pine needle baskets, yards of necklaces made from dyed chinaberry seeds, Cherokee beans, and Spanish bayonet seeds. Oysters roasts were held in what was then truly “ The Jungle” area of St. Petersburg, picnics were held on unspoiled beaches and boat excursions were taken on Tampa Bay. Founded by the visionary action of one woman – Pearl Cole – the Unitarian Universalist Church of St. Petersburg continues to be an effective liberal religious voice in the Tampa Bay area. The full-time called ministers who have served this church include: Rev. Ella E. Bartlett (1914-15) Rev. Dr. Stanard Dow Butler (1925-30) Rev. Dr. George Gilmour ( The Universalist churches were founded by missionaries: Tarpon Springs by Quillen Shinn and ours by its first minister, the Rev. Ella Elizabeth Bartlett. (2)  The church mortgage was later burned on March 24, 1949 during Rev. Marble’s ministry. (3)  The Conn electric organ was given to our church in 1962 by Miss Truehart. Member Testimonials Our History Our Mission Our Symbol : The Flaming Chalice Member Testimonials Our History Our Mission Our Symbol: The Flaming Chalice Minister and Staff Board of Trustees LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation Green Sanctuary Location The Flaming Chalice Member Testimonials Our History Our Mission Our Symbol: The Flaming Chalice Minister and Staff Board of Trustees LGBTQ Welcoming Congregation Green Sanctuary Location Building Rentals Building Rentals Contact   100 Mirror Lake Drive, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 727-898-3294”

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