History of the Church






		A Brief History of the Church: compiled by A. Curtis LaFrance The listings below are the important periods of the church’s history. Please click here for the pdf file. Newport The Reverend Mr. Clap The American Revolution Reverend Henry van Dyke & John La Farge Congregationalism in Newport (1893-1896) The Next 50 Years The Parish House 1959-1972 1975: Buildings are sold Buildings Repurchased A Short History of Newport Congregational Church has been adapted, in part, from A Brief Walking Tour of Congregational History in Newport by Rev. John W. Wilson, and with grateful acknowledgment to Forward through the Ages, in Unbroken Line: 300 Years of Congregationalism on Aquidneck Island, 1695-1995 by Florence Archambault.

A Brief History of the Church: compiled by A. Curtis LaFrance