Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation traces its beginnings to 1963 when a small group of UUs who were attending the Unitarian Universalist Church of Phoenix met in a pizza parlor in Tempe (now, the Vine) and decided to start a UU presence in the east valley.
From its first service Sept 6, 1963 when 59 people signed the membership book, VUU has grown into a 300-member congregation known throughout the Valley for its Sunday morning services, music programs, faith formation for children and adults, and its social justice activism.
Services begin at 10:30 and are available in person at 6400 W. Del Rio Street and on line at http://www.vuu.org VUU has ample opportunities for involvement through its social programs and committees.
VUU Time-Line
1963-5 Plan for VUU at the Village Inn Pizza Parlor,Tempe
1964-5 Ray Manker/UUCP “mentored” us.
1965 Lester Mondale, Interim (Int.) Minister
VUU Charter in-process
1966 VUU Charter granted
1967-70 River Road location
1970-76 Jesse Roberson, Extension (Ext.) then Senior (Sr.) Minister
1976-78 Jeremy Brigham, Sr. Minister
1979-84 Arthur Hover, Sr. Minister
1984 VUU Fellowship, lay-led services
1984-5 Warner Road location
1986-94 Scotty Meek, Ext. Minister
1994-5 Jim Norman, Ext. then Sr. Minister
1995-2000 Lex Crain, Int. Minister
2000-1 James Ford, Sr. Minister
2001-04 Linda Bunyard, Int. Minister
2004-10 Lone Jensen, Sr. Minister
2004-present Del Rio location
2010 Karla Brocke, Intern Minister
2010-11 Gary Gallun, Interim Minister
2011-12 Earl Holt, Interim Minister
2011-19 Kellie Walker, Minister of Music
2012-2020 Andy Burnette, Sr. Minister
2020-22 Fred Wooden Int. Minister
2022-present Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan, Sr. Minister