Congregational Church of Barnet Vermont
by Nancy Griswold
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Congregational Church of Barnet Vermont
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Nancy Griswold
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Leaving Barnet on a late fall day I stopped to take a backside view of the white First Congregational Church of Barnet, Vermont on Church Street. White New England Churches seem to look attractive against the colorful foliage and red barns in most villages. Some history is below:
“The First Congregational Church of Barnet
Prior to 1829, there had not been a meeting house built in the eastern part of town. In 1829, the people built a brick church near where the present Town Hall now stands. On the 21st of Sept., 1829, the Barnet Union Society met, with Rev. Leonard Worcester of Peacham as moderator, and Rev. Samuel G. Tenney, of Lyndon, scribe. On the following day, the new meeting house was dedicated. The First Congregational Church of Barnet was organized by Rev. David Sutherland, and Rev. Andrew Govan was ordained. The Barnet Union Meeting House Association was formed in 1853 at a meeting held in the school house near Solomon Steven's, and articles of association were drawn up by Lawyer Potts. The object was to purchase land, build a new church, and keep it in repair. The present house of worship was completed in 1854, and pews were sold at a cost from $40 to $85 to pay its cost.
The first pastor was Rev. Henry Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury. The following persons constituted the charter membership: “
(From: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vtcbarne/barnet_churches.htm)
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January 2nd, 2020
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