Beverly Unitarian Church

Beverly Unitarian Church is a Unitarian Universalist ("UU") church in Chicago, Illinois.

History
The church formed in 1951 by the merger of two congregations: the Beverly Unitarian Fellowship, which had begun in 1941, and the People's Liberal Church founded in 1878. People's Liberal Church was known by a variety of names over the years: In 1878 it was called the Unitarian Universalist Christian Union Society of Englewood, or simply the Christian Union Society; in 1880 on moving to a new building, it was named First Universalist Church of Englewood; in 1889 it moved to a larger building and was called Stewart Avenue Universalist Church.

Beverly Unitarian Church purchased the Givins Irish Castle building for $14,000 and has used it since 1942.

People's Church prior to merger

 * 1878-1892 - Rev. Florence E. Kollock (at the People's Liberal Church of Chicago, then called alternately The Christian Union, and The First Universalist Society of Englewood)
 * 1892-1936 - Rev. Rufus Austin White (at The People's Liberal Church of Chicago)
 * 1939-1944 - Donald S. Harrington (at The People's Liberal Church of Chicago, and 1942–1944 at Beverly Unitarian Fellowship as well)
 * Robert S. Hoagland
 * Willim D. Hammond
 * Hartley C. Ray

Beverly Unitarian Society prior to merger

 * 1941-1942 - Lon Ray Call
 * 1942-1944 - Donald S. Harrington
 * 1944-1946 - Jack Mendelsohn
 * 1947-1950 - William Hammond
 * 1946-19xx - Helgi I. S. Borgford

After merger

 * 1950-1953 - Hartley Cabot Ray
 * 1954-1963 Vincent Silliman
 * 1964-1970 Hunter Leggit, Jr.
 * 1970-1971 John Lester Young (interim)
 * 1971-1979 Robert L. Schaibly
 * 1980-1991 Roger Brewin
 * 1992-1993 Thomas Payne (interim)
 * 1994-2003 Leonette Bugleisi
 * 2003-2005 Jim Hobart (interim)
 * 2005-2008 Karen Matteson
 * 2008-2009 Ana Levy-Lyons
 * 2009-2014 Neil Shadle
 * 20XX-2014 Nan Hobart
 * 2014-2016 Karen Mooney
 * 2016-2017 John Smith
 * 2017–2021 David Schwartz