Washington Congregational Church - Washington Common Historic District - Washington, New Hampshire
Posted by: BruceS
N 43° 10.591 W 072° 05.797
18T E 735977 N 4784509
Historic church in Washington, New Hampshire.
Waymark Code: WM4XG2
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2008
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"The Washington Congregational Church building was erected not far from the
original Meetinghouse on the Washington Common in 1840. (It was then called
"The New Meetinghouse.") Putting the new Church in the town center provoked a
controversy at the time, and out of this came the Christian Church,
two-and-a-half miles to the south, which later became
the first
Seventh-day Adventist
Church in the world.
The building and its sanctuary are of the traditional New England style,
white inside and outside, simple and somewhat austere. It is likely that the
pews in the sanctuary were recreated from those taken out of the original
Meetinghouse. During the 1980s the building was raised and foundation walls
and full basement inserted. The Church has been in continuous use since 1840
and holds worship services -- welcoming all -- each Sunday morning. " ~
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