| 29 A.D. |
Pentecost |
35
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Paul's conversion. |
64
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Paul's death. |
1054
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Separation of Easter and western parts of the church. |
| 1517 |
Martin Luther nails 95 Theses on door of church in Wittenberg. |
| 1522 |
Parliament of England enacts "Act of Conformity". |
| 1534 |
The Church of England established free of Papal order.
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| 1567 |
Separation group meets in London; leader is Richard Fitz. |
| 1581 |
Robert Brown gathers a church in Norwich.
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| 1602 |
A Congregational church formed in Gainseborough under John Smythe.
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| 1605 |
Wm. Brewster and John Robinson organize Congregational church in Scrooby.
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| 1609 |
Scrooby group migrates to Leyden, Holland with John Robinson. |
| 1620 |
Voyage of Mayflower; 102 persons from Leyden under Wm Brewster. November 11, 1620, Mayflower Compact signed. |
| 1629 |
Salem church formed by covenant. |
| 1632 |
Church organized at Newtowne (Cambridge) under Thomas Hooker. |
| 1636 |
Hooker and Newtowne congregation migrate to Hartford. Harvard University founded by Congregationalists.
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| 1648 |
Cambridge Synod (convention) Congregational Churches of New England drew up Cambridge Platform.
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| 1701 |
Yale University founded by Congregationalists.
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| 1734 |
Great Awakening; a religious revival following the preaching of Jonathan Edwards. "Thought is religions's best weapon, and religion is thought's best inspiration". |
| 1769 |
Dartmouth College founded by Congregationalists. |
| 1776 |
Declaration of Independence. |
| 1788 |
A colony of Congregationalists migrates west to found the town of Marietta, Ohio. First permanent settlement on Northwest Territory. |
| 1796 |
First Congregational church in Ohio founded.
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| 1801 |
Plan of Union sets up cooperation with Presbyterians. |
| 1806 |
Haystack meeting, Samuel Mills and four classmates decide to send gospel to Asia. Foreign missions... |
| 1810 |
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions organized under auspices of Congregational churches in Connecticut and Massachusetts. |
| 1812 |
The five Haystack Meeting brethren sent to India as its first missionaries. |
| 1819 |
The "Christian Church" formed by uniting of group of Methodists in Virginia, a group of Baptists in New England, and groups of Presbyterians from Kentucky and Tennessee, under leadership of Barton Stone. The Unitarians depart. |
| 1833 |
Oberlin College founded by Congregationalists. |
| 1842 |
Eleven students serve as missionaries to Iowa (from Andover Theological Seminary). |
| 1846 |
Congregationalist Horace Bushnell writes book, "Views on Christian Nurture". Religious education takes new turn. |
| 1852 |
Albany Convention: the plan of union with Presbyterians ended. |
| 1865 |
First National Council meeting in Boston writes and adopts "Boston Platform" of church organization. |
| 1871 |
Oberlin National Council Meeting adopts Constitution. |
| 1913 |
Kansas City National Council Meeting revises Constitution and develops Kansas City Statement of Faith. |
| 1931 |
Merger of Christian Churches and Congregational Churches to become Congregational Christian Churches. |
| 1936 |
Unification of control over all 17 independent commissions and agencies of Congregational churches achieved. Steps taken to look into more unification. |
| 1948 |
Evanston Meeting; gathering of churches committed to Congregational Way. |
| 1955 |
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches formed at Detroit. |
| 1957 |
Union of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, with the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches results in formation of the United Church of Christ. |
| 1960 |
United Church of Christ adapts its Constitution adjourned meeting of second General Synod. |
| 1961 |
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches declares itself to be successor to General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches which was dissolved by the United Church of Christ. |