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 First Congregational Church and Society,  United Church of Christ,  6 Payson Hill Rd.,  Rindge, NH 03461   Mailing address: PO Box 451, Rindge, NH 03461   Phone: 603-899-5722 

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Way Back When

 by Margaret Morabito, Church Historian​

​Ever wonder what was happening at the start of the church and in the years to follow? Below you  will find articles written by Margaret Morabito, Church Historian.

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• The First Congregational Church of Rindge – Historical Summary

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• Searching For A Settled Pastor 1758-1765

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• Our First Settled Pastor 1763-1765

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• Early Physical Church and First Meeting House - 1750-1766

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• People of the Early Church 1738-1780

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• Paying for Pews 1765-1768

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• Giving Thanks for the Deacons 1765-1825
  

• ​Early Church Music 1600s-1796
  

• Seth Payson, Our Second Settled Pastor 1780-1820
  

• ​A Call To War 1774-1775
  

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• Tithing Men 1766-1835
  

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• ​Early Church Polity 1600s-1800s
  

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• ​Meeting House Cemetery
  

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• ​What Happened To The First Meeting House?
  

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• The Second Meeting House: Part 1
  

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• The Second Meeting House: Part 2
  

• Lyrics to the Second Meeting House Dedication Hymn
  

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• The Second Meeting House: Part 3 Here’s the Steeple (1797)
  

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• ​Second Meeting House: Part 4 Open the Doors
  

• ​​Religious Taxes and The Toleration Act 1791-1819
  

6 PAYSON HILL ROAD

RINDGE, NH 03461

603-899-5722

First Congregational Church

United Church of Christ