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Specialties
We weave a community of compassion and joy, giving us strength and hope.
We support the spiritual journeys we take together and alone.
We work to create a better world by reaching out, taking risks, and building relationships beyond our Fellowship.
History
Established in 1959.
Our Fellowship was chartered by a group of fifty-two people, with the generous help of the Palo Alto Unitarian Church. We began as a lay-led group, and called our first minister, Rev. William Houff, in 1964. After several other ministers, the Fellowship returned to lay-led status in 1983. In June 1967, our present building was purchased from First Christian Church. We paid off the mortgage in 1984.
In 1997 we welcomed Rev. Rachel Anderson, who would become our first settled minister in many years. During her ministry, the position grew from part-time to full-time.
In 2003 we called the Reverend Julia Older to guide our community. She served until her retirement in June 2013. As of August 2014, the Reverend Stefanie Etzbach-Dale has been our settled minister.
