A Church in the Heart of Town

Our church begins with the history of the town of Plymouth, organized in 1764. Today we acknowledge that before 1764 this land was stewarded by the Abenaki, Pemigewasset, N’dakinna, and alnobak people.

Step inside and you step out of the past into the post-modern world. Light floods into a comfortable sanctuary that seats those gathered to worship on cushioned pews arranged in the round so that it draws them into a welcoming community.

Many things have changed over the decades, but the consistent focus on accepting the challenge to journey and move forward while honoring the past is ever present at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ.

Our meetinghouse is the latest of four. The hearty band that formed the congregational church in Hollis cleared land and organized the first Plymouth Church in 1764. The first building was a log cabin built in 1768 that also served as the town's meetinghouse. The congregation outgrew that dark, unheated structure and, in the late fall of 1788, a new two-story box meetinghouse was opened for services.

The third church building was erected in 1836 in the center of town on the common and was no longer shared as a government meeting place. It was a beautiful church with a gold dome, antique weathervane, and a bell cast by an apprentice of Paul Revere. Unfortunately, that meetinghouse burned in 1983.

After 1957, we gladly joined the United Church of Christ.

Today's meetinghouse was re-built in 1985 on the footprint of our former church building, but in a forward-thinking design to have a church that reflects the congregation's desire to be more accessible and inclusive.

Our doors and our hearts are open to welcome all God's people to be part of the ongoing history-making of this Open and Affirming, Just Peace, and Still Speaking congregation in the heart of town.