Events

The "sound of Congregationalism"—the musical sound, at any rate—changed markedly several times during the hundred years from 1720-1820, as musical philosophies shifted between two sets of...

Rachel Groh, a Simmons University MLIS graduate student intern, worked with the CLA in the spring of 2024 processing two collections: East Congregational Church in...

This program celebrated the release of Missionary Diplomacy: Religion and Nineteenth-Century American Foreign Relations in a virtual discussion with author, Dr. Emily Conroy-Krutz. Missionary Diplomacy illuminates...

With the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution approaching, attendees gathered at 14 Beacon Street for an in-person viewing of original materials related to the...

Today, Congregational churches across the United States offer worship services on Sunday mornings as they have done for centuries. The musical sounds you hear while...

Poetry has the power to enliven, challenge, change, and enrich our lives. But it can also feel intimidating, confusing, or simply “not for us.” In...

“The Little Brown Church in the Vale” is one of the most famous Congregational hymns, still celebrated at the church in Nashua, Iowa that inspired...

ACCESS VIDEO TRANSCRIPT + RESOURCES A Theology of Brotherhood explores how the national umbrella Christian organization, the Federal Council of Churches, acted as a crucial...

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Quebec Act, Dr. Brendan McConville explored the significance of the inclusion of the formerly French province into...

Cotton Mather is perhaps most famous for his role in the Salem witch trials. He was also the minister at Boston’s North Church (Second Church)...

Whether your church is celebrating 25 or 250 years, an anniversary offers opportunities to make meaningful and creative connections with your congregation's mission and story–past,...

The Bible has inspired Western art and literature for centuries, so it is no surprise that Christian iconography, characters, and stories have also appeared in...

This virtual program discussed the ways that epitaphs give voice to eighteenth-century Congregationalists’ changing attitudes towards dying and death. Using illustrations of gravestones and transcriptions...

We celebrated Archives Month 2024 by hosting this special open office hour with the Congregational Library & Archives archivists' Zachary Bodnar and Billy McCarthy. Do...

At our 2024 Open House, we celebrated the launch of our new online exhibition, Religion of Revolution: Congregational Voices on Liberty, with an in-person display...

This virtual book talk celebrated the upcoming release of Squanto: A Native Odyssey with author Dr. Andrew Lipman. American schoolchildren have long learned about Squanto,...

When you think about the beginning of the American story, what comes to mind? Three ships in 1492, or perhaps buckled hats and shoes stepping...

Whether or not your church has an upcoming anniversary, it is still important to consider how to share your church’s history with the wider world....

Congregational churches could be found in nearly every town across New England in the 1770s. The stories of Patriot ministers who inspired their congregations to...