Second Church of Christ (Medway, Mass.)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1750 - 1901
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Medway, Mass. The Community Church records, 1750-1978.
Collection
Identifier: RG4685
Abstract
The Second Church of Christ was gathered on October 4, 1750. The church’s first minister, David Thurston, was called on April 24, 1752. Construction on a new church building atop “Rabbit Hill” began in 1813 and construction was completed in 1814. In 1838, 31 members of the church were dismissed to form a sister church, the Village Church in Medway. Following a church controversy that resulted in excommunications and expulsions from the Second Church, the Third Church in Medway was formed....
Dates:
1750-1978