This is a timeline of ministers serving the Unitarian and Universalist congregations in Augusta over the years. These ministers are included chronologically in the congregational timelines. They are included here in alphabetical order, with indication of whether they served the historically Unitarian or Universalist or, after 1992, the traditionally Unitarian Universalist congregation(s). More information is in ongoing congregational minutes and newsletters.  Specific information available in Ministers file of the History Committee is noted with each minister's notation here. For the current minister, Rev. Carie Johnson, see Minister, Staff & Church Life.

• Ballou, R.A. (Universalist)

  1858 - 1863

  Resigned due to illness.

  Files: Letter of resignation

• Bartlett, George (Unitarian)

  1858 - 1859

  Litchfield, ME. Resigned to join service. Killed in Civil War, June 2, 1864.

• Battles, Amony (Universalist)

  1864 - 1865

• Beach, Seth Curtis (Unitarian)

  1867 - 1868

  Left due to illness

• Beckwith, Loring (Unitarian)

  1873 - 1874

  Left due to poor health and financial condition of the church.

  File: Ordination/Installation

• Brown, Henry (Unitarian)

  1860 - 1866

  Some families left church because he was an abolitionist. Had accident and could not work for a year before resigning.

• Clarke, Ralph (Universalist)

  1988 - 1991

  Student Intern, then Interim

• Colpitts, Horace (Unitarian)

  1955 - 1960

  Ordained Baptist minister. From Eastport, ME, went to NJ.

• Coons, Leroy W. DD (Universalist)

  1908 - 1914

• Craig, Joseph (Unitarian)

  1961 - 1969

  Files: Listing of sermons. Eulogy for James Reeb at All Souls and in Selma

• Cram, William (Unitarian)

  1869 - 1871

  Left for church in Westford, MA

• Cunningham, Edwin (Universalist)

  1933 - 1943

• Curtis, Charles (Unitarian)

  1875 - 1879

  Drowned in a canoe accident on Moosehead Lake

  File: Ordination/Installation

• Dame, Calvin (Unitarian Universalist)

  1992 - 2006

  Became minister of UUCC with the consolidation between Winthrop Street and All Souls churches.

  File: sermons written and tapes, celebration of ministry

• Dame, Calvin (Unitarian)

  1986 - 1992

  From Monson, MA. Starr King School of Ministry. Called to All Souls prior to consolidation with Winthrop Street.

   

• Dame, Calvin (Universalist)

  1991 - 1992

  Call to Winthrop Street Church in preparation for consolidation with All Souls.

• Dearborn, William H. (Universalist)

  1875 - 1877

• DeVoe, Lee (Unitarian Universalist)

  2006 - 2009

  Interim

• Dillingham, William A. P. (Universalist)

  1849 - 1852

• Dillingham, William A. P. (Universalist)

  1856 - 1857

• Drew, William A. (Universalist)

  1835 - 1849

  Owner, editor of The Gospel Banner, an early Universalist publication

  The Drew House is named for him.

• Edes, Edward (Unitarian)

  1836 - 1839

  From Unitarian Society at Eastport. Left because political views differed from the members. Went to First Parish, Kennebunk.

• Fenn, Dan Huntington (Unitarian)

  1922 - 1926

• Ford, William (Unitarian)

  1828 - 1831

  Born in Scotland, educated at Edinboro. Dismissed - views too Calvinistic.

• Friedrichs, Peter (Unitarian Universalist)

  2004 - 2006

  Intern, jointly ordained by Augusta and Yarmouth

  File: Ordination service

• Gage, Almon (Universalist)

  1872 - 1873

• Gledhill, J.S. (Universalist)

  1883 - 1885

• Greeman, Walter F. (Unitarian)

  1926 - 1932

  Harvard, from Greenfield, MA. Minister Emeritus

• Gresner, H. Mortimer (Unitarian)

  1932 - 1940

• Griffin, Richard A. (Unitarian)

  1889 - 1891

  Resigned due to illness

  File: Sermons

• Hamby, Larry (Unitarian)

  1969 - 1979

  File: Sermons

• Hayden, Charles A. (Universalist)

  1894 - 1908

• Haynes, Harold W. (Universalist)

  1914 - 1916

• Hendricksen, Alfred (Unitarian)

  1946 - 1951

  Went to a church in Iowa

  File: Sermons, miscellaneous papers

• Hinds, J.W. (Universalist)

  1873 - 1874

• Jackson, Abram W. (Unitarian)

  1888 - 1889

  Interim

• Johnsen, Carie (Unitarian Universalist)

  2009

  See the Minister section of this website.

• Judd, Sylvester (Unitarian)

  1840 - 1853

  Harvard Divinity School. Died unexpectedly January 1853 from illness around a trip to Boston. Social activist, writer, "married into the community".

  The Judd House is named for Sylvester Judd. There was a plaque dedicated to him, and there is a portrait in the Judd House. See History Committee for copies of his books, and other items.

  "The Birthright Church"

• Kimble, Dorothy (Universalist)

  1985 - 1987

  Moved out of parsonage, resigned. Died July 1, 2011

  File: Installation Service

• Leland, J.F. (Universalist)

  1891 - 1893

• Lind, Howell (Universalist)

  1973 - 1984

  Left for Bethlehem, PA

  File: Sermons

• Macgraw, George F. (Universalist)

  1927 - 1929

• Mahy, Andrew (Unitarian)

  1940 - 1942

  File: Orders of Service

• Manning, Stanley (Universalist)

  1930 - 1933

• Moor, C.R. (Universalist)

  1866 - 1872

• Newbert, Elmer E. (Unitarian)

  1892 - 1903

  Newbert Nursery was named for Elmer and family members who were active in the church.

  File: Papers

• Parmalee, Marvin (Unitarian)

  1951 - 1954

  Richmond, VA. Left for church in TX

  File: Papers

• Patrie, Keith (Universalist)

  1991 - 1992

  Ministerial Student, Calvin Dame supervised

• Phalen, Paul (Unitarian)

  1912 - 1921

  File: Letter to congregation, calendar booklets

• Putnam, Allen (Unitarian)

  1831 - 1834

  Born 1802, Danvers, MA. Harvard Divinity School. Resigned due to loss of wife and ill health.

• Quinby, George W., DD (Universalist)

  1863 - 1864

• Robbins, Douglas H. (Universalist)

  1943 - 1973

  Minister Emeritus, Winthrop St.

  Robbins Room is named in his honor.

• Sanford, Lewis (Unitarian)

  1942 - 1946

  Interim, Retired, Minister Emeritus

  File: Re-dedication ceremony

• Slocomb, Edwin (Unitarian)

  1907 - 1911

• Spencer, E.G. (Unitarian)

  1904 - 1906

• Strong, Douglas Morgan (Unitarian Universalist)

  1980 - 1985

  One of the denomination's first openly gay minister. Resigned, various issues.

  Files: Sermons, miscellaneous notes

• Thacher, Phillip (Unitarian)

  1879 - 1888

  Left to go to California. Meadville

  File: Orders of service, correspondence

• Thompson, Jonas (Universalist)

  1853 - 1856

• Turner, Glenn (Unitarian Universalist)

  2001

  Retired, previously NED District Minister, named Minister Emeritus For his work with the congregations over the years, especially related to the beginning of Small Group Ministry.

• Vaughan, Catherine (Unitarian Universalist)

  1984 - 1985

  Ministerial Student Intern

• Walch, A. Francis (Universalist)

  1916 - 1927

• Ware, Laommi (Unitarian)

  1854 - 1857

• White, Albert C. (Universalist)

  1882 - 1883

• Whitman, Harrison S. (Universalist)

  1886 - 1890

• Whitney, George W. (Universalist)

  1878 - 1881

• Zidowecki, Helen (Unitarian Universalist)

  1998

  Ordained by UUCC May 17, 1998. Previously DRE at All Souls and UUCC. Worked for the Northeast District as consultant for Religious Education/Youth. Retired  2007.