Our church was gathered in 1736 as the South Parish of Dedham. Through the years our story has reflected America's story. Our fortunes ebbed and flowed with the Great Awakening and Enlightenment and as populations surged around wars and discoveries. Through it all, we moved from ‘Parish Church' to ‘Congregational Church' to ‘United Church of Christ.'

Our historical room is home to several "finds", among them being the pulpit chair of our first pastor, the Rev. Thomas Balch, and Boy Scout memorabilia from the first Boy Scout Troop in America, begun by our Rev. Arthur Howe Pingree in 1910. We have pictures of all but one of our pastors and solicit your help in finding a picture of the Rev. Jabez Chickering, our second pastor and founder of the town's circulating library.

We celebrate the church we have been and the great mosaic of personal stories, which comprise her story. We also celebrate the spirit of God who led our foremothers and fathers and who leads us still.