Unitarian Historical Society

The Society was founded in 1915 and exists to encourage and support the study of all aspects of Unitarian history, including that of constituent and related traditions such as English Presbyterianism, the General Baptists, Universalist churches, the Methodist Unitarian movement, the Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland, and other bodies and groups.

The Society is run by an elected Council and members of the Society receive a copy of its Transactions each April, details of which can be found on this site.

Annual Meeting

An annual general meeting and lecture is held alongside the annual meetings of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches at a different location each year. Speakers in recent years have included Dr David Wykes, Revd Dr Leonard Smith, Alan Ruston, Professor M.A. Stewart, Revd Andrew Hill and Graham Hague.

Last year's lecture was held at the University of Chester on Friday, 21st April 2006 when the speaker was Alison Kennedy (University of Stirling) who talked on the topic of 'Paths to History: John Kenrick and the Transformation of Unitarian Thought'.

The next lecture will be at 2.10 pm on Thursday, 12th April 2007 at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield. The speaker will be the Rev Dr Ann Peart (Principal, Unitarian College, Manchester) and her topic will be "'Deconsidered by Men' - Women and the British Unitarian movement before 1904."