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First Church In Roxbury

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Michelle
March 16, 2014
The site of one of the first churches built by the Puritans, the current church is the fifth iteration, the previous 4 having burned down.
Kartik
June 21, 2015
Tourist Attraction. Church.
Kai
August 10, 2022
Directly across from our Air BnB resides the First Church in Roxbury- the City of Boston's oldest standing meeting house. First Church in Roxbury, built in 1804, is the oldest surviving wood-frame meetinghouse in Boston and is the fifth meetinghouse built on this site. First Church Roxbury’s design is based on the meetinghouse at Newburyport, Massachusetts, constructed by master builder William Blaney. Throughout the 19th and early 20th century, First Church Roxbury prospered with an active congregation. Much of how First Church looks today has its origins in the early 19th and early 20th centuries. The wall clock in the sanctuary is a replica of the clock the congregation bought in 1803 from Simon Willard, a prominent parishioner and well-known clockmaker (the original is on loan to the Willard House and clock Museum). The steeple bell, which weighs more than 1500 pounds, was bought in 1819 from the Revere Foundry in Canton. The organ was purchased in 1883 from the Roxbury firm of Hook & Hastings and the pulpit, modeled after the pulpit in the First Church of Lancaster, was installed in 1888. In 1913, Rev. James De Normandie dedicated the first four of the memorial plaques that hang prominently in the sanctuary. The steeple you see today was rebuilt in 1954 after a hurricane destroyed the original. Putnam Chapel was built next to First Church In 1878. However, in response to post-WWII challenges, the church evolved from a worshiping congregation to an urban ministry, providing social services to the community of Roxbury, and a space and forum for addressing issues of social justice. As the largest gathering space in Roxbury, it has hosted civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, and Mimi Jones. In 2003, the UU Urban Ministry sold its downtown Boston office and constructed the Education and Justice Center at First Church to serve as the headquarters for Urban Ministry activities. The new center, which physically connects First Church with Putnam Chapel, features two floors of classrooms, a full kitchen, lounge, as well as as office space for UU Urban Ministry employees. The First Church in Roxbury has recently installed a beautiful outdoor prayer garden within the Church Yard at 10 Putnam Street. The garden sits on the corner of Putnam and Roxbury Street and serves as a public meditation space. (30 second walk) (If you decide to visit- ask for Reverend Mary Margaret!)
Directly across from our Air BnB resides the First Church in Roxbury- the City of Boston's oldest standing meeting house. First Church in Roxbury, built in 1804, is the oldest surviving wood-frame meetinghouse in Boston and is the fifth meetinghouse built on this site. First Church Roxbury’s desi…

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