Congregational Church in the United States

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History in the United States
Congregational churches trace their history back to nonconforming Protestants, Puritans, Separatists, Independents, English religious groups coming out of the English Civil War, and other English dissenters not satisfied with the degree to which the Church of England had been reformed. The Puritans who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Separatists of Plymouth Colony were the first of many groups known as Congregationalists.
 * In 1660, approximately 75 percent of the total population of the thirteen British colonies was either Anglican or Congregationalist.


 * Several of these congregations later united to become either the Disciples of Christ, the Christian Church, or the United Church of Christ. Modern Congregationalism in the United States is largely split into three bodies: the United Church of Christ, the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches and the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.

Types of Church Records

 * Baptism
 * Marriage
 * Burial
 * Admission (admitted to the congregation)
 * Dismission (leaving the congregation, usually because person moved to another place)
 * Minutes

Writing to Local Churches

 * National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Member Churches Map

Congregational Library
Congregational Library 14 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 Telephone: 617-523-0470 Fax: 617-523-0470

Ministers
A list of Congregational ministers and the churches or circuits they served: https://www.ourfamtree.org/records/religion.php?denom=1695&