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Oldest meetinghouse
Old Ship Church, First Parish, Hingham, Massachusetts
Organized: 1635
Members: 242
Religious education enrollment: 120
Nearest UU congregation: 2.2 miles
Metropolitan area population: 4,552,000
Built: 1681, making it the oldest UU meetinghouse in the United States
Membership data, February 2013. The metropolitan area is defined by the federal government for statistical purposes; 2010 U.S. Census Bureau. Map by Jamie Farrant/iStockphoto; illustration by Kathy Todd.
This article appeared in the Summer 2013 issue of UU World (page 12).
Related Resources
- Old Ship Church.First Parish in Hingham, Massachusetts. (oldshipchurch.org)