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Abington, Mass. First Church records 1714-1949.

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Identifier: RG4969
Abstract The First Congregational Church of Abington, MA was established in 1711 and in addition to the 1st Church there were three additional churches founded in the same town: 2nd church of south Abington, now Whitman, 3rd church of east Abington, now Rockland, and 4th church at North Abington. The First Church in Abington also housed a Sunday school that was established in 1818 and is thought to be one of the oldest Sunday schools in the country. The motto of the church is "None too old to study...
Dates: 1714-1949

Arlington, Mass. Pleasant Street Congregational Church records, 1842-2010.

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Identifier: RG4962
Abstract Pleasant Street Congregational Church was organized in December 1842, as the Orthodox Congregational Church of West Cambridge. Many of the original members of the Orthodox Congregational Church had been members of the First Congregational Church in Arlington but left when the church turned Unitarian in 1828. Between 1940 and 1953, Orthodox Congregational Church was renamed Pleasant Street Congregational Church. The church would officially close its doors in early 2011. This collection...
Dates: 1842-2010

Berkeley, CA. Grace North Church records, 1891-2016.

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Identifier: RG5473
Abstract The North Grace Church’s origins began at a meeting on June 28, 1892 with twenty-four “charter members.” The newly formed church, then called the Congregational Church of North Berkeley, was led by Rev. David F. Taylor. The church closed as North Congregational Church in 1992. The church returned in 1995 as Grace North Church and remained open until 2023. This collection contains various records from across Grace North Church and includes topics like vital statistics, church reports and...
Dates: 1891-2016

Boston, Mass. Berkeley Temple Congregational Church records, 1827-1907.

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Identifier: RG0029
Abstract The Pine Street Church was formed in 1827. In April of 1857, the Committee of the Pine Street Church met to discuss the sale of the church’s property. The church building was later sold in July of 1857. After the sale of the building, the Pine Street Church and Society purchased land for a new church building at the intersection of Berkeley Street and Warren Avenue in the South End of Boston. By 1861, the new church was completed and had changed its name to the Berkeley Street Church. In...
Dates: 1827-1907

Boston, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1822-1984.

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Identifier: RG0031
Abstract The history of the Union Congregational Church begins with the formation of the Essex Street Church in 1819. In 1822, owing to a disagreement with the church’s pastor, a minority of the church withdrew from the Essex Street Church and reformed the Union Congregational Church. The church was substantially rebuilt in 1840 and a new church building was constructed at the corner of Columbus Avenue and West Newton Street in 1870. In 1907, the Berkley Temple Congregational Church merged into the...
Dates: 1822-1984

Bradford, Haverhill, Mass. First Church of Christ records, 1682-1915.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4843
Abstract

The First Church of Christ was established in 1682 with Rev. Zechariah Symmes Jr. as its minister. Meeting houses were constructed in 1670, 1706, 1751, 1834, and 1849. In 1810 the church hosted the meeting of the General Association and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions came from that meeting. This collection includes records of vital statistics, financial reports, church meeting minutes, and ecclesiastical council reports.

Dates: 1682-1915

Brighton, Boston, Mass. Faneuil Congregational Church records, 1884-1984.

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Identifier: RG0025
Abstract The Faneuil Congregational Church was organized in the Brighton area of Boston, MA from 1903 to 1976. It grew out of the Faneuil Sunday School and built its own church building in 1913. The church closed in 1975 and was officially dissolved in 1976 due to the lack of membership. The collection contains records about the administration and history of Faneuil church and some of the organizations within it. The collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, annual...
Dates: 1884-1984

Brockton, Mass. First Parish Congregational Church records, 1738-1980.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0037
Abstract The First Parish Congregational Church in Brockton was originally founded as the Fourth Parish Church in Bridgewater in 1737 and formally gathered as such in 1740. The name of the church changed, in 1823, to First Parish Congregational Church to reflect the incorporation of the town of North Bridgewater. In 1827 a portion of the church's membership left to form the South Congregational Church and in 1850 another portion left to form the Porter Evangelical Congregational Church. In 1874 the...
Dates: 1738-1980

Brockton, Mass. Porter Congregational Church, 1800-1979.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5395
Abstract The Porter Evangelical Church in North Bridgewater, later the Porter Congregational Church in Brockton, was established in 1850 by members who left the First Parish Congregational Church over ecclesiastical differences. The church purchased a building just north of the First Parish Congregational Church in 1851 and the building was further renovated in 1883, 1925, and 1950. The Wendell Avenue Church and Waldo Congregational Church were both formed out of area missions administered by the...
Dates: 1800-1979

Brockton, Mass. South Congregational Church records, 1835-1979.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5394
Abstract In 1836 a significant portion of the members of the First Parish Congregational Church withdrew their membership to form the South Congregational Church in Plain Village, now Campello, Brockton. The first meeting house was constructed in 1836 and The South Congregational Church of North Bridgewater was formally gathered on January 3, 1837 with Rev. John Dwight as the first minister. On May 23, 1853, the first meeting house was destroyed by fire; the second meeting house was constructed a...
Dates: 1835-1979

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Berkeley Temple Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.) 2
Waldo Congregational Church (Brockton, Mass.) 2
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Abington (Mass.) 1
Adams Square Congregational Church (Worcester, Mass.) 1
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Appleton Street Church (Lowell, Mass.) 1
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Atlanta University 1
Baptist Church (Fiskdale, Mass.) 1
Barnard, Edward, 1720-1774 1
Barnes, Estle C., 1893-1964 1
Berkeley (Calif.) 1
Berkeley Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
Berkeley Temple (Boston, Mass.) 1
Bohlert, Steve 1
Boston (Mass.) 1
Bradford (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Braman, Isaac, 1770-1858 1
Breck, Robert, 1682-1731 1
Brewton, Marjie 1
Bridgewater (Mass.) 1
Brighton (Boston, Mass.) 1
Brosseit, Lawrence 1
Broughton, Glover, 1796-1869 1
Bryant (S.D.) 1
Bucklin, Sylvester F. (Sylvester Fuller), 1784-1860 1
Bushnell, Samuel Clarke, 1852-1930 1
Calvinistic Congregational Church (Fitchburg, Mass.) 1
Cambridge (Mass.) 1
Campello (Brockton, Mass.) 1
Centre Congregational Church (Haverhill, Mass.) 1
Centre Congregational Church (Northbridge, Mass.) 1
Child, Virginia H. 1
Christ Church Evangelical (Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.) 1
Christ Congregational Church (Brockton, Mass.) 1
Christ Congregational Church (Pueblo, Colo.) 1
Church of Christ (Harwich, Mass.) 1
Churchman's League 1
Churchman's League for Civic Welfare 1
Codman, John, 1782-1847 1
Collins, Earl 1
Comstock Park Congregational Church (Comstock Park, MI.) 1
Conant, Sylvanus, 1720-1777 1
Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church and Society of South Hadley Falls (South Hadley, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church in South Hadley Falls (South Hadley, Mass.) 1
Congregational Church of North Berkeley (Berkeley, Calif.) 1
Cooley, Timothy Mather, 1772-1859 1
Cortland Street Congregational Church (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Cotton, William 1
Cragin Congregational Church (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Dayton (Ohio) 1
Dodge, Ezekiel, 1722-1770 1
Dorchester Central Congregational Church (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.) 1
Eliot Church (Lowell, Mass.) 1
Eliot Presbyterian Church (Lowell, Mass.) 1
Eliot Union Church (Lowell, Mass.) 1
Essex Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
Evangelical Congregational Church (Rumney Marsh, Chelsea, Mass.) 1
Evangelical Congregational Society of North Chelsea (North Chelsea, Mass.) 1
Faith United Parish (Fitchburg, Mass.) 1
Faneuil Congregational Church (Brighton, Boston, Mass.) 1
Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale (Sturbridge, Mass.) 1
Field, Levi A. (Levi Alpheus), 1821-1859 1
First Church (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.) 1
First Church (Pembroke, Mass.) 1
First Church (Salem, Mass.) 1
First Church in Fitchburg (Fitchburg, Mass.) 1
First Church in Marlborough (Congregational) (Marlborough, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Bradford, Haverhill, Mass.) 1
First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church (Abington, Mass.) 1
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First Congregational Church (Harwich, Mass.) 1
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First Congregational Church (Revere, Mass.) 1
First Congregational Church in South Hadley Falls (South Hadley, Mass.) 1
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First Presbyterian Church (Lowell, Mass.) 1
Fitchburg (Mass.) 1
Fourth Congregational Church (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Fourth Parish Church (Bridgewater, Mass.) 1
Fulton (N.Y.) 1
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Goodhue, John N. (John Northend), 1810-1839 1
Grace Congregational Church (Chicago, Ill.) 1
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