1946-1947: office suite, 75th anniversary
The upstairs office suite was built in 1946. Special services on June 15 and June 17, 1947, marked NHCC’s 75th anniversary.
1922-24: 50th anniversary celebrated, organ replaced
NHCC celebrated its 50th anniversary with several services in June 1922. A few years later, in 1924, the Hayward family donated the current Hook & Hastings organ, and the Parish House was enlarged and re-equipped. The old organ was given to The Episcopal Parish of Saint Paul. Eventually, the organ console was moved to its …
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1906: New meeting house dedicated
The cornerstone of the new meeting house was laid on July 29, 1905. The new meeting house was dedicated on October 7, 1906. The church historian believes that the church bell, cast in 1875, came from the old building. The Chancel and North Transept windows were made by John Hardman & Co. of Birmingham, England. …
1905: Decision to replace first meeting house
In 1905 NHCC decided to replace its first meeting house, a wooden structure, with a larger stone building, at a cost of about $65,000. The last service in the first meeting house was held on April 30, 1905. During construction, NHCC held services at the Methodist church (now condominiums at 511 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands).
1872-1897: Founding, early years
In his King’s Handbook of Newton (1889), M. F. Sweetser describes the site of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church as “pleasant and commanding…at the intersection of two of the principal streets,” looking “benignantly over the drowsy hamlet.” Erected in 1876, it was important to the community as a place where “the people enjoy their harvest festivals and …