First Parish in Concord (Concord, Mass.)

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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
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referencedIn [Papers relating to repairs and improvements to the meetinghouse, Concord, Mass., 1774, 1791-1792]. New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Ripley, Ezra, 1751-1841. The duty of ministers, and the manner of performing it, explained and applied / [Ezra Ripley] Minuteman Library Network
referencedIn Thoreau, John, 1787-1859. Deeds relating to John Thoreau's ownership of a pew in the First Parish in Concord, 1832-1833. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Collection of calendars, orders of worship, etc. relating to union services (including summer union services) involving the Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord, Mass., <1925-[1956]> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Albee, John, 1833-1915. Collection of materials relating to the censure of John Whiting and of Daniel Bliss, ministers of the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <[1743]-1933> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Harvard Club in Concord. Collection of programs, etc. for musical events held at the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <[1871?]-1977> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Macdonald, Loren B. (Loren Benjamin), 1858-1924. Results of our Civil War that remain thirty years after : typescript / [Loren B. Macdonald]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Fenn, Mary R. The deacons : typescript, [1972?] / Mary R. Fenn. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Goodwin, Hersey Bradford, 1805-1836. Paraphrased account of sermons preached by the Rev. Hersey Goodwin at the First Parish in Concord, Mass. : ms. / 1836 Apr. 3-July 17. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Wheeler, Ruth Winifred Robinson, 1890-1973. Collection of materials relating to expenditures and fund-raising at the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <[1849]-[1981]> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Concord (Mass.). Town Clerk. Order by Town Clerk to Town Treasurer to pay half-year's salary to Rev. Edward Bulkley of the First Parish in Concord, 1695 Oct. 1. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Collection of programs, schedules, etc., relating to union services (including summer union services) involving the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <1924-1952> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Collection of announcements, programs, etc., for social events, entertainments, and lectures held at the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <[1871?]-1951> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn DeSuze, Carl. Address by Carl de Suze at the First Parish in Concord, Mass., typescript, 1975 Feb. 22. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Collection of programs for special services and exercises held at the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <1894-1977>. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Cameron, Richard Morgan, 1898-1978. Church and town in Concord, 1635-1835 : typescript talk, 1974 / Richard M. Cameron. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Rideout, Gertrude H. The silver communion service of the First Parish Church, Concord, Massachusetts : typescript, [1972?]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf First Parish in Concord (Concord, Mass.). First Parish in Concord records, 1695-1985. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Fenn, Mary R. The deacons : collection of articles concerning deacons of First Parish in Concord, Mass., [1972] / Mary R. Fenn. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. ALS : Concord, [Mass.], to Mr. Clerk [i.e. Town Clerk], 1841 Jan. 5. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Ripley, Ezra, 1751-1841. A printed half-century discourse : holograph, 1828. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Greeley, Dana McLean, 1908-. Memory and hope : a bicentennial sermon : typescript, 1975 Apr. 20 / [preached by Dana McLean Greeley]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Bliss, Daniel, 1715-1764. Daniel Bliss sermons : holograph, 1748-1754. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Estabrook, Joseph, ca. 1640-1711. Abraham the passenger : his privilege and duty : typed partial transcription of 1705 Boston printing, [1982?]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Galloway, Barendina M. Treason against heaven : dissension and division in the First and Second Parishes of Concord, 1790-1850 : typescript, 1986 Jan. 28 / Barendina M. Galloway and John Wood Sweet. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf First Parish in Concord (Concord, Mass.). Miscellaneous correspondence, 1742-1829. Morris Brown College
referencedIn Lucy Caroline (Whittemore) Myrick : typescript, [1879 or later]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Collection of calendars, orders of exercises and services, and programs for special services at the Trinitarian Congregational Church, Concord, Mass., <1827-1951> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Mansur, Ina Babb, 1910-. Collection of pieces relating to the early history of the churches in Concord and Bedford, Mass., 1964-1965. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Ripley, Ezra, 1751-1841. Ezra Ripley papers, 1784-1838. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Smith, Eric Parkman. Collection of miscellaneous materials relating to the history of the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <[1635]-[1985]>. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Macdonald, Loren B. (Loren Benjamin), 1858-1924. Commemorative sermons : holographs, 1904-1924. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Collection of calendars and announcements of events at the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <1934-1955>. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Gallagher, Cathy, Park Ranger. Speech on Margaret Lothrop given at the First Parish in Concord, Mass. : typescript, [1991]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Teele, John Whittemore. Materials prepared for presentation at a hearing of the Historic Districts Commission of Concord, Mass., 1983. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Concord (Mass.). Board of Selectmen. Copies of old papers relating to Concord [Mass.] : manuscript transcripts, 1690-1798. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Collection of materials describing for visitors and newcomers the First Parish in Concord, Mass., or relating to its by-laws, officers, committees, etc., <1868-[1974]> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Brooks, G. M. Summaries by George M. Brooks of sermons delivered by several ministers in the First Parish in Concord, Mass., 1835-1837. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Emerson, Ellen Tucker,. Ellen Tucker Emerson music collection, 1855-1894. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Myrick, Horatio W. Reminiscences of Lucy Cora (Myrick) Brown : typescript, 1938 Apr. 15 / by Horatio W. Myrick. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Macdonald, Loren B. (Loren Benjamin), 1858-1924. Results of our Civil War that remain thirty years after : typescript / [Loren B. Macdonald]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Grout, Henry M. (Henry Martyn). Historical discourse : holograph, [1876]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. Sign-off from membership in First Parish Church, Concord, Mass. : holograph, 1841 Jan 6. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Wheeler, Ruth Winifred Robinson, 1890-1973. Collection of materials relating to the buildings (their history, renovations, dedications, fire, etc.) of the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <1900-1983> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. ALS : Concord, [Mass.], to John Brown, Jr., 1865 Apr. 30. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Fenn, Mary R. Collection of articles relating to the history of the First Parish in Concord, Mass., 1978. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Heins, Clark. Collection of materials relating to the 150th anniversary celebration in Concord, Mass., of the Battle of Concord (1775), 1925-<1985>. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Fenn, Mary R. Collection of materials (programs, printed letters, clippings, etc.) relating to ministers of the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <1830-1986> Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Ripley, Ezra, 1751-1841. A sermon, preached on the completion of a general repair of the meeting house in Concord / by Ezra Ripley, pastor of the church in that town. Minuteman Library Network
referencedIn Wheeler, Ruth Winifred Robinson, 1890-1973. Collection of clippings from the Concord journal relating to various historical topics concerning Concord, Mass., <1944-1972>. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Collection of programs for regular services (including holiday services) at the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <1899-1984>. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Fenn, Mary R. The story of the First Parish : typescript, [1960?] / Mary Fenn. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Ripley, Ezra, 1751-1841. [Sermons] / Ezra Ripley. Minuteman Library Network
creatorOf First Parish in Concord (Concord, Mass.). Church records : manuscript, 1738-1857. Houghton Library
referencedIn Dakin, Ralph E., b. 1881 or 2. Letter from Ralph E. Dakin to Miss Mary F. Hollis : ms. transcript, 1900, Apr. 13 / copied by Mrs. Ralph E. Dakin. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Collection of materials relating to community involvement and social activism of the First Parish in Concord, Mass., <[1951]-[1968]>. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Ripley, Ezra, 1751-1841. A grateful recollection of divine goodness and mercy / [Ezra Ripley] Minuteman Library Network
referencedIn Wheeler, Ruth Winifred Robinson, 1890-1973. Ruth R. Wheeler collection of glass plate images of Concord and Sudbury, Massachusetts [graphic], [ca 1890-ca. 1910]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Smith, Eric Parkman. Reminiscences of the congregation, its beliefs, its size and some of its old-time members : with some recollections of the Sunday school : typescript, 1984 / by Eric Parkman Smith. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
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