The Channing-Murray Foundation, resides in the former Unitarian Church at 1209 West Oregon Street in
Urbana, Illinois
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. It is the
Unitarian Universalist
Unitarian or Unitarianism may refer to:
Christian and Christian-derived theologies
A Unitarian is a follower of, or a member of an organisation that follows, any of several theologies referred to as Unitarianism:
* Unitarianism (1565–present) ...
campus ministry at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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. It includes a chapel and a vegetarian restaurant, Red Herring. The Foundation was established in 1954 after a merger between the Unitarian and Universalist churches in Urbana. At the time, it was also as a merger of the Murray Club of the Universalist Church in Urbana, and the Young People's Club or Unity Club of the Unitarian Church. The building was constructed in 1908 as the Unitarian Church
[Anderson, Jane C]
"History of Channing-Murray Foundation and its Red Herring"
Unitarian-Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign, 1979
The Unitarian Church of Urbana building is architecturally significant, with design by
Root & Siemens, and was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1991.
See also
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References
External links
National Register nomination
Unitarian Universalist churches in Illinois
Buildings and structures in Urbana, Illinois
Churches completed in 1908
National Register of Historic Places in Champaign County, Illinois
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Gothic Revival church buildings in Illinois
American Craftsman architecture in Illinois
1954 establishments in Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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