Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet

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The Universalist Church of Joliet (UUCJ) is a Unitarian Universalist church, and is home to one of the oldest congregations in Joliet, Illinois.

The congregation originally incorporated as the First Universalist Society of Juliet in 1844; however, Universalists had been meeting in Juliet, as Joliet was then called, as early as 1836. The congregation first built a small, wooden frame meeting house at the corner of Chicago and Clinton Streets. In 1855 the congregation sold the building, which was moved to another location, and built a gothic-style stone church, named St. John's Universalist Church. In 1892 the historic Auditorium Block, uniquely designed for a combination of religious, economic, and civic uses, replaced the perfectly serviceable stone church. Following the merger of the Unitarian and Universalist denominations, the church was renamed the Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, emphasizing the congregation's Universalist roots. The congregation later sold the Auditorium Block; and the church is now located at 3401 W. Jefferson St, the corner of Jefferson and Houbolt streets.

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Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet (Official Site)
Joliet's Enterprising Universalists (Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society)

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Schools	Joliet Public Schools District 86 Joliet Township High School District 204 Joliet Central High School Joliet West High School Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Plainfield South High School Minooka Community High School District 111 Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Joliet Catholic Academy
Other education	Joliet Junior College Joliet YMCA University of St. Francis
Landmarks	Autobahn Country Club Brandon Road Lock and Dam Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus Chicagoland Speedway Christ Episcopal Church (destroyed by fire) Duly Health and Care Field Harrah's Joliet Hiram B. Scutt Mansion Joliet Area Historical Museum Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (near Joliet, closed) Joliet Correctional Center (closed) Joliet East Side Historic District Joliet Gateway Center Joliet Iron and Steel Works Joliet Memorial Stadium Joliet Regional Airport Joliet Union Station (closed) Louis Joliet Hotel Louis Joliet Mall Rialto Square Theatre Route 66 Raceway Sehring Castle Silver Cross Hospital (moved to New Lenox) United States Post Office Upper Bluff Historic District U.S. Route 66
Culture, sports and society	The Herald-News Joliet Slammers People Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet