Lancaster (Mass.)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1653 (date of establishment)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lancaster, Mass. First Church of Christ letter of complaint, 1779.
Collection
Identifier: RG0109
Abstract
The town of Lancaster and the First Congregational Church in Lancaster were established on November 28, 1653. The second meeting house was constructed in 1684 and the third meeting house was constructed in 1706. The fourth meeting house was constructed in 1743. Rev. Timothy Thayer was ordained in 1793; a member of the Unitarian movement, he liberalized the church during his pastorate resulting in some members withdrawing to form the Evangelical Congregational Church in 1839. The fifth...
Dates:
1779
Lancaster, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1708-1846.
Collection
Identifier: RG5329
Abstract
The town of Lancaster and the First Congregational Church in Lancaster were established on November 28, 1653. The first and second meeting houses both were destroyed during Native American raids as part of larger geopolitical movements. The third meeting house was constructed in 1706 and the fourth in 1743. During Rev. Timothy Thayer time as minister, the church adopted Unitarian tenants and the fifth meeting house, designed by Charles Bulfinch, was constructed. In 1970 the church joined the...
Dates:
1708-1846