Unitarian Universalism emerged from two different religions:  Unitarianism and Universalism.  Both Unitarianism and Universalism started in Europe hundreds of years ago.  The Universalist Church of America was founded by 1793, and the American Unitarian Association by 1825.  In 1961, these denominations consolidated to form the new religion of Unitarian Universalism.

History of UUFKC:

With Oregon men having returned stateside from WW II duties and having completed their educations, the Klamath Basin beckoned them "home" to continue their civilian lives and begin their families.

A cluster of these families began meeting in homes, with Ben Kerns as leader and sharing the Unitarian way. In April 1957 the group was officially accepted into the American Unitarian Association (AUA), and was known as the Unitarian Fellowship of Klamath County.

Having rented the former Pine Grove School building for a year for services and events, in 1960-61 three couples signed paperwork on behalf  of the fellowship to purchase the building on Highway 140 East.  In 1961 Unitarians and Universalists merged and the fellowship became part of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), and is now known as the UU Fellowship of Klamath County.

Twenty years after purchasing the building and its 2 1/2 acres, the debt was paid-off and the mortgage burned. In 2010 the fellowship celebrates the centennial of its historic building and  prepares to welcome the Basin community to view this evidence of its heritage.