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Welcome to the United First Parish Church (Unitarian)
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Our covenant, adopted in 1991As a free fellowship of this historic church, We unite to lift our hearts and open our minds to a larger reality; To accept, support and encourage one another; To seek the wisdom in all religions; To cherish and sustain the web of life; And to strive for justice, compassion and peace. This congregation welcomes all persons without regard to age, gender, sexual orientation, race, disability or other class of exclusion. Our building is not yet wheelchair accessible, but we are working toward that goal. |
Services and church information
United First Parish Church is a Unitarian-Universalist congregation, established as an independent congregation in 1639.Services are held at 10:30am on Sundays, followed by a coffee hour, from the Sunday after Labor Day until the middle of June. (See our Calendar of Events for our summer schedule.) We are one of the few local churches to have hearing assistance devices to help everyone listen to the service, and we also provide large-print hymnals. Child care is available during the service. Dress ranges from coat & tie through business casual to jeans.
Our minister is Rev. Sheldon W. Bennett, Ph.D., and our Affiliate Community Minister is Rev. Michelle A. Walsh, MSW, LICSW..
Membership Sundays are held on the first Sunday of November, January, March, and June. On these special days, the act of joining our church is celebrated by the entire congregation. An orientation for prospective new members is held approximately two weeks prior to each Membership Sunday. Contact the Chairperson of the Memberhsip Committee, the minister or the church office if you would like to attend.
United First Parish Church is proud to be a founding member of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization.
Our Historic Building and the Adams' Crypts
The United First Parish Church building, considered the finest existing Greek Revival church in New England, is a National Historic Landmark. It was designed by noted architect Alexander Parris, who also designed Quincy Market in Boston. (You can see more of Parris' work at The Parris Project).
United First Parish Church (also known as The Church of the Presidents, formerly known as Old Stone Temple) has a rich history in both the social and religious community. Please see some of the illustrations and photos of the history of our building.
Our church is the burial place of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their wives Abigail Adams and Louisa Catherine Adams. Read how you can help support this important public visitors program .
Other sites to see
Is solving the problem of world hunger one of your priorities? If so, visit The Hunger Site. Each day that you visit, a free donation of food to hungry people is made by the site's sponsors.
Who were some Famous Unitarian Universalists? Read how Tim Berners-Lee (the creator of the World Wide Web), himself a Unitarian Universalist, compares the Web with the UU "Web of Life". And here is Why You Should Not Be A Unitarian Universalist.
Finally, you can read observations from the editor of this web site. (Views are the editor's only.)
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The Church is located at
1306 Hancock Street (directly across from City Hall - Quincy Center)
(easily accessible by the MBTA)
Quincy, MA 02169
Phone (617) 773-1290
Fax (617) 773-7499
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