At its peak in the 1830s, the Universalist Church (then known as the Universalist General Convention) is reported to have been the 9th largest denomination in the United States. This service will explore the early beginnings of the Universalist Church of America up to the merger with the American Unitarian Association in 1961and some of its early luminaries including Hosea Ballou, John Murray and Olympia Brown. The speaker is Kriss Gang and the service leader is Deb Gang.