First Parish Church, Massachusetts, United States

5XerkUSA 5:00 PM Aug 31, 2021

See this and get a guide!
This was the first place we visited in Plymouth and it kind of set the tone for the rest of our history tour. We hired a guide who took us through the church and told us the history and explained the many plaques and windows. It is beautiful inside - Arts and Crafts interior, Norman exterior. Lots of beautiful Tiffany glass and beautiful wood. A must see and our guide really helped me understand the history of the place we would be for the next week.

4Boomer 5:00 PM Oct 26, 2013

Expect some surprises
This is it, folks.... It may be the oldest church "in continuous operation" in the United States. The building is comparatively new but the congregation traces its origins to the Pilgrims who arrived in New England in 1620..... If you want to see what the congregation's first meetinghouse looked like, visit the reproduction at Plimoth Plantation.... Bit of irony: Visitors to modern Plymouth often have a vague understanding that the Pilgrims were, in some way, involved with religion. However, the story of religion in Plymouth - and how it developed from the 1600s to the present - receives surprisingly little attention in modern guidebooks and museums.... If you want to understand the religious story in Plymouth, this is a good place to start. Put your prejudices and misconceptions aside. Expect some surprises.