Seamen's Bethel, Massachusetts, United States
4.5 (164 reviews) Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent Ranking #3 in New Bedford Historic Sites • Religious Sites
Quiet moment with history
A historic church dedicated to sailors.
Address
15 Johnny Cake Hl, New Bedford, MA 02740-6318
Mobile
Website
http://seamensbethel.org
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Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 12:19
User Ratings
4.5 based on (164 reviews)
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Reviews
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5suz862018 5:00 PM May 21, 2018
Seamen’s Bethel
Full of history about the fishermen. Currently, one could still arrange for a small wedding ceremony here. Beautiful and quaint in one of the most famous and historical seaports.
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5Robert S 5:00 PM Apr 15, 2018
This is physical history
In preparation for this visit you might read Chapters 7,8,and 9 of Moby Dick, which talk about this Whaleman's Chapel. You can feel the history here. It is all around you, in the names of whalers lost are on the walls, and the pulpit that was added more recently mimics the description in Melville's book. The chapel and the adjoining Mariner's Home have a number of good displays about the whalers life. A must see.
