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Sunday School is organized by Mrs. R. M. Johnson and Mr. J. M. Brown, November…
Presbytery of Central Texas organized the joint Sunday School into Highland…
Rev. H. B. Rose is called as Pastor to Highland Presbyterian Church, 1893
Rev. T. B. Southall is called as Pastor to Highland Presbyterian Church, 1897
Church attendance grows and the building on Nueces Street is enlarged, 1898
Rev. J. S. Shaw called to be Pastor to Highland Presbyterian Church, 1899
Special Ministry to Presbyterian Preference Students is established by seven…
Rev. T. B. Southall returns as Pastor to Highland Presbyterian Church, 1900
Rev. R. F. Kirkpatrick is called as Pastor to Highland Presbyterian Church, 1904
Ground is broken at the new building at 22nd and San Antonio Street, August 12,…
Highland Presbyterian Church changes its name to Highland, The University…
Rev. S. E. Chandler is called as Pastor to Highland, The University Presbyterian…
Hyde Park Presbyterian Church is formed, December 1910
Rev. R. W. Jopling is called as Pastor, 1911
General Assembly approves The Christian Endeavor, 1917
Rev. T. W. Currie is called as a temporary Pastor, 1920
Rev. L. H. Wharton is called as Pastor, 1922
Campaign for Christian Education begins, 1922
Walter E. Long teaches his first class at the University of Texas, 1924
The Century Class grows, 1925
The church building at San Antonio Street is enlarged, 1926
DeWitt C. Reddick returns to Austin to teach Journalism at the University of…
The First Presbyterian Standard Training School is held at the University…
The Presbyterian Student Association is organized, 1928
Presbyterian Students establish a mission Sunday School in small frame house in…
Rev. C. T. Wharton is called as Pastor to Highland, University Presbyterian…
C. Ellis Nelson becomes first paid director of student ministries at UPC, 1938
Presbyterian student work at the University of Texas is officially recognized as…
Rev. James I. McCord is called as Pastor, 1944
Rev. Harry M. Moffett is called as Pastor, May 1945
Jack Lewis becomes student director at Highland, 1946
Highland is officially dropped from the name, and the church becomes University…
Westminster Presbyterian Church is organized, Spring 1947
Esma Beth Clark comes to UPC to serve as organist and choir spiritual leader,…
The Eanes Mission becomes Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church, circa 1950
UPC purchases the Hodge Property, 1951
Rev. James I. McCord returns as Stated Supply, 1951
Dr. Daniel A. Penick, Noel P. Amstead, and Hulon W. Black establish the private…
Rev. David L. Stitt is called as Interim Pastor, 1953
DeWitt Reddick creates the Texas Presbyterian, Synod Paper, 1953
Rev. William M. Logan is called as Pastor, September 1953
Consecration of New Sanctuary, March 14, 1954
Mrs. Williamson directs training school at Hyde Park Church, 1960
Three delegates from UPC's Women of the Church attend the Synodical Training…
UPC Campus Ministry Participates in Work Project in East Austin, 1963
A Study of Desegregation and Integration at the University of Texas was…
Rev. Roland Perdue III is called as Pastor, 1971
Rev. Robin Kash is called as Associate Pastor, 1972
Rev. F. M. "Buddy" Summers, Jr. is called as Associate Pastor, 1974
Student Choral & Fellowship Group Celebrations Singers is created, 1975
Rev. Ann Hoch West is called as the first woman Associate Pastor, 1977
Rev. Harry M. Moffett is called as Interim Pastor, 1979
Rev. Carter King is called as Interim Pastor, 1980
Rev. Dr. Thomas Keith Farmer is called as Senior Pastor, 1980
Rev. Deborah Parsons is called as Associate Pastor, 1981
Full day Child Development Center is established, 1981
Rev. Thomas Keith Farmer initiates the Fred. H. Moore Ministry Endowment Fund,…
Virginia Becker Parks participates as a delegate at the Reuniting of the…
Session establishes a committee to lead the Campus Ministry, 1984
Rev. Ann Ledbetter returns as Associate Pastor, 1984
Rev. Thomas Farmer establishes Reunion Weekend, April 20, 1985
Rev. Woody Berry is called as Interim Pastor, 1986
Fred H. Moore Campus Ministry Endowment Fund is completed, 1988
Rev. Juan Trevino is called as Associate Pastor to the Campus Ministry, 1991
Rev. Nancy Reeves is called as Associate Pastor to the Christian Education and…
Rev. Sharyn Reynolds is called as Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care, 1991
Campaign to renovate education wing of the church, 1991
UPC celebrates its 100th Anniversary, June 1992
UPC reinforces local missions, 1993
Rev. David Forney is called to serve as Campus Minister, 1993
Rev. Edward Sansom Williams is called as Pastor, 1995
Sound of Angels Children's Choir Created, 1995
Rev. Judy Skaggs is called as Associate Pastor, 1998
Sanctuary Dedication and Renewal Service is held, February 20, 2000
Organ Dedication and Recital, 2000
"The Life of David Gale" uses church building as film location, 2001
Rev. Ben Johnston-Krase is called as Associate for Campus Ministry, 2005
UPC Session Adopts a Resolution to Affirm UPC as a Multicultural Church -…
Rev. John Leedy called as Associate Pastor for Youth and Family Ministry
Campus Ministry Program is renamed UKirk
Feeding of the 5 Thousand Mosaic Project is begun, 2013
Rev. Kathy Escandell is called as Associate Pastor for Children and Adult…
Rev. Krystal Leedy is called as Associate Pastor for Campus Ministry, 2015
Rev. San Williams and Rev. John Leedy in Jerusalem, 2015
Laudate Children's Choir Created, 2017
Rev. Matt Gaventa is called as Senior Pastor
UPC Celebrates 125th Anniversary, March 2017
UPC Social Witness Committee offers Series on Racial Truth, Justice &…
Rev. John Leedy Reports to Congregation about his Sabbatical- September 2018
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