Thursday, May 15, 2014

What denomination predominantly owns the little white churches in New England? -

The simple white-washed churches with a single steeple that New England is famous for. I absolutely adore those churches and just out of curiosity I would like to know which domination, or denominations, owns them. Thanks!

Many of them started out as Congregational churches in the early 19th Century. Denominations originally included United Church of Christ, Unitarian, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist (there s a spectacular one in Providence). Nowadays some congregations have died out and other more vibrant ones have bought the buildings so you might find an Anglican, a Baptist, a Korean Methodist, etc.

Most are the United Church of Christ (Congregational). Probably the 2nd largest number, but much, much less, are Unitarian-Universalist. Both sects that accept same sex marriage, by the way.

They could be of almost any Protestant denomination

Traditionally, most of these were New England Congregational Churches.