First Parish in Concord (Concord, Mass.)

The Church of Christ at Concord was organized in 1635 and after the American Revolution reorganized as First Parish in Concord. This church was originally Congregregational but became a Unitarian-Universalist church in 1996.

From the description of Church records : manuscript, 1738-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612750661

Church of Christ at Concord organized in 1635; after the American Revolution reorganized as First Parish in Concord; originally Congregregational; extant as a Unitarian-Universalist church in 1996.

From the description of Miscellaneous correspondence, 1742-1829. (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70946057

Unitarian church in Concord, Mass., organized 1636. 1st ministers: Peter Bulkeley, John Jones. Original meeting house built across Lexington Rd. from present church location. 2nd meeting house built 1667-1673. 3rd meeting house built 1711, renovated 1791 & 1841, burned 1900. 4th meeting house built 1900-1901. During ministry of Daniel Bliss, 1739-1764, some parishioners.

(Cont.) left to form separate church, which met at Black Horse Tavern. In 1774 & 1775, church used for Provincial Congress meetings, in 1775 & 1776 for classes of Harvard College, which had been removed from Cambridge for safety of students. In 1826, members desiring a more conservative form of worship than Unitarianism of First Parish broke away to establish Trinitarian Congregational Church. Church officially separated from municipal government in 1856.

From the description of First Parish in Concord records, 1695-1985. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 33143821