It all started in the year 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts. The National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc. (NUCUAA) previously held all meetings in churches, but in 1967 NUCUAA started holding their meetings in the hotel. This was a first for the organization. The convention was held July 23-29, 1967 at The Boston Hilton Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The organization consisted of two (2) departments: the Senior and Junior and Young People.  At the end of the meeting in Boston, another first was also started under the great leadership of the late President, Leroy Johnson from the state of California.  It was the  birth of the Young Adult Department. The first president was Alberta Jones from New York.

There were young adults representation from a few states. President Jones' first order of business was to encourage the Young Adults to go back to their respective states and organize a Young Adult Department; and they would meet on a trial basis in Chicago, Illinois in 1968 for their first annual session.

The Young Adults did meet in Chicago in 1968.  A full slate of officers were elected.  The first meeting also consisted of a recommendation for a Ways and Means Project to raise money for the department.  Since the state of California already had a Young Adult Department, they were very helpful during the implementation stages in both the organizing meeting in 1967 and the first meeting in 1968.