Washington New Hampshire Church
In the spring of 1842 a classic white meetinghouse was built about three miles from the Washington town center and a “Christian Society” was formed. The building was funded in a typical New England manner—through the sale of pews. In December of 1842 Joshua Goodwin brought the Advent Message to the towns of Lempster and Marlow near Washington. He reported from Washington on January 11, 1843: “The Lord is reviving His work graciously in this section of country. Never did I witness a more powerful work of God than I have witnessed in this section for some six or eight weeks past.”1 During 1843 the majority of the Christian congregation had adopted the Advent Message and it became an Adventist Church. By the end of 1844, through the influence of Rachel Oaks and Frederick Wheeler, over a dozen from the congregation became Sabbath keepers. A Seventh-day Adventist congregation was finally organized in 1862.
The classic lines of church with its white clapboard exterior and plain gable roof and dual doors draw the mind of the visitor to an earlier and simpler time. The cemetery and the Sabbath Trail enhance the peaceful setting of the church. The church seats about 120 people with an active congregation that meets there from about April to October each year. The road to the church is not plowed during the winter.
Washington New Hampshire Church
In the spring of 1842 a classic white meetinghouse was built about three miles from the Washington town center and a “Christian Society” was formed. The building was funded in a typical New England manner—through the sale of pews. In December of 1842 Joshua Goodwin brought the Advent Message to the towns of Lempster and Marlow near Washington. He reported from Washington on January 11, 1843: “The Lord is reviving His work graciously in this section of country. Never did I witness a more powerful work of God than I have witnessed in this section for some six or eight weeks past.”1 During 1843 the majority of the Christian congregation had adopted the Advent Message and it became an Adventist Church. By the end of 1844, through the influence of Rachel Oaks and Frederick Wheeler, over a dozen from the congregation became Sabbath keepers. A Seventh-day Adventist congregation was finally organized in 1862.
The classic lines of church with its white clapboard exterior and plain gable roof and dual doors draw the mind of the visitor to an earlier and simpler time. The cemetery and the Sabbath Trail enhance the peaceful setting of the church. The church seats about 120 people with an active congregation that meets there from about April to October each year. The road to the church is not plowed during the winter.