Church of the Covenant - Boston, MA - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

In Boston's Back Bay section, is the Church of the Covenant, a beautiful stone structure that has a congregation that is affiliated with both the United Church of Christ (Congregational) and Presbyterian Church. The church is located at 67 Newbury Street, at the corner with Berkeley Street.

According to the church's web site, the structure was built in 1865 by one of the "progenitor" churches, the Central Congregational Church. In 1894, the building's sanctuary had windows installed designed by Tiffany Studios. In 1929, a Welte-Trippe organ was installed. In in 1979, the Committee to Renew the Covenant established a plan to renovate the church and raised $1.3 million by 1989. The church went through a complete modernization and renovation to preserve the historical features, while making the able to serve the congregation's needs, which included changes to the church parish to provide low cost rental for non-profit organizations.

The present congregation is the union of two previous churches, the Central Congregational Church, and the First Presbyterian Church. Both have long histories in the city. The Central Congregational Church was first organized in 1835 and was in Boston's South End, first, before building the church in the newly filled in Back Bay area. In 1852, the First Presbyterian Church was organized, and for many years changed several buildings where the congregation worshipped. In 1931, the two congregations started to worship together after a fire in the Presbyterian church building. The congregation agreed to federate while retaining connections with their parent organizations.

The sanctuary is open for tours, on Tuesdays and Fridays, from 11 am to 3 pm.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1865 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: United Church of Christ (Congregational) and Presbyterian If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:30 AM Street address of Church: 67 Newbury Street Boston, MA United States of America 02116 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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