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Boston, Mass. Mount Vernon Congregational Church records, 1841-1969.
Collection
Identifier: RG0026
Abstract
The Mount Vernon Church was founded in 1842 by a group of enthusiastic lay men and women who felt the need of a church in Boston which would lead in the fight against indifference and Unitarianism. They invited the Rev. Edward Norris Kirk, a famous evangelist, to be their pastor. He spent thirty two years in charge of the church, from 1842 until his death in 1874. Unfortunately, most of the records of his pastorate perished in a fire in 1879. He was succeeded by Samuel Edward Herrick, pastor...
Dates:
1841-1969
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Cambridge, Mass. First Church records, 1784-1968.
Collection
Identifier: RG4935
Abstract
Cambridge, Massachusetts, was fist settled in 1630 and the first meeting house was erected in 1632. Public worship began in 1633 with Thomas Hooker and the First Church of Cambridge was formally established in 1636 with Thomas Shepard as the first minister. In 1650, 1706, and 1757 the second, third, and fourth meeting houses were constructed. The Parish split in 1829 between Unitarians and traditional Congregationalists after the parish severed its contract with Abiel Holmes over his refusal...
Dates:
1784-1968
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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- Adams, Nehemiah, 1806-1878 1
- Albro, John A. (John Adams), 1799-1866 1
- Appleton, Nathaniel, 1693-1784 1
- Brattle, William, 1662-1717 1
- Cambridge (Mass.) 1
- Chambers Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
- First Church (Cambridge, Mass.) 1
- Herrick, Samuel E. (Samuel Edward), 1841-1904 1
- Hilliard, Timothy, 1747-1790 1
- Holmes, Abiel, 1763-1837 1
- Holmes, Pauline 1
- Kirk, Edward Norris, 1802-1874 1
- McKenzie, Alexander, 1830-1914 1
- Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899 1
- Mt. Vernon Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.) 1
- Niijima, Jō 1
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