HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS

1771 – Congregational Church organized with the ordination of Reverend Joseph Woodman, November 13,1771

1775 – Building of first meeting house begun, completed in1789

1829 – Separation of church and state in Sanbornton

1834 – Church moved from Tower Hill to present site and extended

1870 – Rear singing gallery moved to the main floor

1871 – Church Centennial celebrated

1897 – New pews installed in the church

1903 – Memorial windows installed

1921 – One hundred fiftieth anniversary celebrated

1946 – November the church incorporated

1947 – New church constitution accepted

1949 – Electric organ installed

1951 – Chancel remodeled

1953 – Balcony converted to classrooms

1953 to 1966 – Church shared minister with Northfield-Tilton Congregational Church

1961 – Affiliated with the United Church of Christ

1968-69 – Addition to rear of church with pipe organ installation

1971 – Bicentennial of church celebrated and Catharine B. Currier retired after 53 years as church organist

1974 – Excavation project began for undercroft,completed in 1980 with Christian Education, Fellowship and Community Service facilities

1976 – Inauguration of expanded Estey pipe organ, rebuilt in 1987

1981 – Acquisition of Fiske House for use as Parsonage

1988 – Pastor’s study at church completed

1989 – Expansion and renovation of Parsonage

1990 – Handicapped access completed

1995 – Church Music Vision realized with new hymnals, choir robes,and organ pipes

1996 – Two hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of the church