Timeline of the History of the Urantia Book

Timeline of the History of the Urantia Book During the period from 1906 to 1922, the contact person referred to in the Urantia Book was periodically observed by different medical professionals and scientists who were invited to figure out the phenomena. In 1922, a group was invited on Sunday afternoons for parlor discussions on various topics of interest. In 1925, the existence of the phenomena was introduced to the Sunday afternoon tea group on 18 January and from that date the papers were read on to this Sunday group. The group submitted questions and the papers arrived in answer to their questions. Sometime during this decade, the Forum was established formally and Sunday afternoon Forum goers took an oath of silence regarding the papers. In 1926 participants who had hitherto moved from Chicago were invited back for a formal reading of the papers that had arrived to date. In 1934 and 1935, Part I to Part III of the revelation were sponsored, formulated, and put into the English language by various celestial authors. Funds for the publication of the book were raised during this decade. Part IV arrived in 1936. About 1940, 70 students, met one evening per week, thus they were called The Seventy. In 1941, the printing plates were ordered from Donnelly and Sons, Inc. On 24 May, The Forum officially ended; 486 interested people had attended the Sunday meetings. From 1942 - 1955, people continued to attend weekly meetings and listen to the papers read. The papers were accessible for personal study during the week. During this period approximately 114 new members were added to the Forum or reading group. In 1946, the West Coast Forum was formed by Forum members who had moved to the vinicity of Los Angeles California. In 1950 the Urantia Foundation set about to prepare for publication. In 1955, a fraternal organization was launched. In 1955, 12 October, the Urantia Book arrived from the printers and for the first time hundreds of people could hold it in the hands, take it home, and put it on their night stands. The revelatory words that had given them inspiration for over three decades was now a book.
Seventy	Urantia Foundation	Urantia Brotherhood
Founded 1940	Founded 11 Jan 1950	Founded 02 Jan 1955
First Officers	First Trustees	First Officers	First chairs	First Brotherhood School officers
President Lee Miller Jones	President William Hales	President William S Sadler Jr	Chair Judicial William Hales	President William S Sadler MD
Vice-President Albert H Dyon	Vice-President William S Sadler Jr	Vice-President Warren Kulieke	Chair Charter Ruth Burton	Dean Alvin L Kulieke
Secretary Edith E Cook	Secretary Emma L Christensen	Secretary-General Marian T Rowley	Chair Fraternal Edmond J F Kulieke	Secretary/Treasurer Kenton Stephens
Assistant Secretary R Denton Karle	Assistant Secretary Edith E Cook	Secretary Anna Rawson	Chair Domestic Extension Everett M Farrell	First class,19 Sep 1956, 71 students
Treasurer Wilfred C Kellogg	Treasurer Russell W Bucklin	Chair Publications Leone M Sadler	Chair Publications Leone M Sadler
			Chair Foreign Ext. James C Mills
			Chair Education William S Sadler MD
			Chair Finance David Adler
			Chair Miscellaneous Emma L Christensen
First General Council of the Urantia Brotherhood (founded on 02 Jan 1955)
Cathryn D Adler	David Adler	Clyde Bedell	Floyd S Bordsen	Clarence N Bowman
Russell W Bucklin	Robert Burton	Ruth Burton	Ruth R Carothers	Emma L Christensen
Edith E Cook	Philip A Copenhaver Jr	Albert H Dyon	Everett M Farwell	Mary Lou Hales
William M Hales	William F Harrah	Lee Miller Jones	Anna B Kellogg	Wilfred C Kellogg
S Knox Kreutzer	Alvin L. Kulieke	Edmond F. J. Kulieke	Warren H Kulieke	Alfred Leverenz
James C Mills	Walter H Parkin	Ernest C Pritchard	Anna Rawson	Marian T Rowley
Leone M Sadler	William S. Sadler MD	William S Sadler, Jr	Sylvia B Sunderland	Anna K Whitchurch
Helen Thurman (Carlson)
First meeting of West Coast Forum members First president, Fred H Squires, Los Angeles, CA July 1945		First meeting First Society of Chicago 30 September 1956	First member-at-large Rev K David Schlundt, Goshen Indiana 07 July 1958
"With the utmost respect we commend these early men and women for their unprecedented way of launching this fifth epochal revelation of Urantia. We marvel at their foresight and wisdom in putting this great book into print as well as in organizing an entirely new and unique group of individuals on this planet. Only eternity can evaluate the work of the sincerely dedicated teachers who put in untold hours of preparation for their evening classes of URANTIA Brotherhood School. There are those who worked long hours at headquarters, packaging and sending out books, getting out publications, and coordinating the various phases of this new movement. Many worked late into the night, and they still do, ending their day in utter exhaustion. We pay tribute to these men and women of the past who all remained true to their trust!" Grace Stephens 1980