First Church (Brookfield, Mass.)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1717 (date of establishment)
- Existence: 1848 (date of dissolution)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
West Brookfield, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1754-1917.
Collection
Identifier: RG1179
Abstract
The town of Brookfield was first settled during the 1660s. The first meeting house in Brookfield was built atop Foster's Hill in Brookfield and shortly after construction began on the second meeting house, the First Church was officially organized in 1717. West Brookfield split from Brookfield in 1848 and the First Church became Congregational Church. The church joined the United Church of Christ in 1964. The records include membership lists, church correspondence, church and parish meeting...
Dates:
1754-1917