29 A.D.

Pentecost

35

Paul’s conversion.

64

Paul’s death.

1054

Separation of Eastern 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.

1567

Separation group meets in London; leader is Richard Fitz.

1581

Robert Brown gathers a church in Norwich.

1602

A Congregational church formed in Gainesborough under John Smythe.

1605

Wm. Brewster and John Robinson organize Congregational church in Scrooby.

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.

1648

Cambridge Synod (convention) Congregational Churches of New England drew up Cambridge Platform.

1701

Yale University founded by Congregationalists.

1734

Great Awakening; a religious revival following the preaching of Jonathan Edwards. “Thought is religion’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.

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 adopts 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.