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Oxford, Mass. First Congregational Church records, 1721-1850.
Collection
Identifier: RG4841
Abstract
The First Congregational Church of Oxford (MA) was established in the house of Rev. John Campbell on January 18, 1721 and construction of the first meetinghouse followed. The second meetinghouse was completed in 1748. The church split in 1813 with some members forming a Universalist church in the South Meetinghouse. The Third and final meetinghouse was constructed in 1829. The church joined the United Church of Christ in 1961 and continues to serve the local community today. This collection...
Dates:
1721-1850
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Weymouth, Mass. Old South Church records, 1723-1905.
Collection
Identifier: RG5273
Abstract
The Second Church in Weymouth, also known as the South Church, was gathered in 1723 with James Bayley ordained as the first minister. The first meeting house was constructed in 1722 and the second in 1785. The ordination of a Universalist minister in 1834 resulted in a rift in the church membership with the orthodox members eventually forming the Union Church in 1842. The third meeting house was constructed in 1854. In 1892 the Second Church was incorporated as the Old South Church in...
Dates:
1723-1905
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Winthrop, Mass. Union Congregational Church records, 1896-2011.
Collection
Identifier: RG5048
Abstract
Union Congregational Church was formally organized in 1896 in the Point Shirley neighborhood of Winthrop, Massachusetts. On February 22, 1896, a meeting led by Arthur Truslow met to discuss the creation of a "Christian Church at the Beach". The neighborhood consisted of roughly 200 families during the winter, the population increasing to 2,500 during the summer months. At that present time, families had to travel to Congregational Churches in Revere or Chelsea for service Winthrop had only...
Dates:
1896-2011
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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