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The western Massachusetts region would remain part of the Diocese of Boston for the next 62 years. In 1830, St. Joseph's Church was founded in Springfield; it was the first Catholic church in western Massachusetts. [4]
St. John's Congregational Church & Parsonage-Parish for Working Girls: St. John's Congregational Church & Parsonage-Parish for Working Girls: June 28, 2016 : 69 Hancock St. Springfield: 73: St. Joseph's Church: St. Joseph's Church: February 24, 1983
The St. John's Congregational Church and Parsonage-Parish for Working Girls are a pair of historic religious buildings at 69 Hancock and 643 Union Streets in Springfield, Massachusetts. The church, built in 1911 for an African-American congregation founded in 1889, is a well-preserved example of English and Gothic Revival architecture.
The parish was established in 1847 as the church of St. Benedict after years of local Catholics fighting Protestant opposition to establish a parish. [3] The congregation purchased a former Baptist church which served as its first home. For the first five years, it had no pastor when the Rev. Michael P. Gallagher was assigned to serve the parish.
A parish house was added to the east side of the church in the 1940s. Built of brick, it was faced with limestone that was quarried in Longmeadow at about the same time as that of the church itself. It was recovered from the First Baptist Church prior to its demolition. [3] The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
Founded 1917. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts. The Diocese of Springfield announced that the parish would close after Mass on January 28, 2018, owing to declining attendance and maintenance issues. Immaculate Conception Parish will serve as the receiving ...
Christ Church Cathedral in the early 20th century. Christ Church began on May 13, 1817, in the chapel of the Springfield Armory under the guidance of the armory's superintendent Colonel Roswell Lee. [3] A fire at the main armory buildings on March 2, 1824, forced the church out, as the space was needed by the armory for other purposes.
St Hilary's Church may refer to: United Kingdom. St Hilary's Chapel (also known as St Hilary's Church), Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales; St Hilary's Church, St Hilary ...