Presbytery of Boston
The Presbytery of Boston is the regional governing body for congregations located in the Greater Boston area affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Established in 1745 and with an office in Clinton, Massachusetts, the Presbytery of Boston currently includes 20 member churches located in Worcester, Norfolk, and Suffolk counties, and parts of Essex County. The Presbytery of Boston is one of 19 presbyteries that comprise the Synod of the Northeast, which oversees churches in New Jersey, New York, and the New England states.
History
In the mid-18th century, the Presbytery of Londonderry was the sole presbytery in New England. On 16 April 1745, the Presbytery of Boston was established by three local ministers. In 1748, the Rev. Jonathan Parsons, minister of Salem Presbyterian Church, joined the presbytery. By 1768, the presbytery had 12 ministers.Member churches
There are 20 chartered congregations and 6 new worshiping communities in the Presbytery of Boston.Beverly
Boston
- Church of the Covenant, Downtown Boston
- , South Boston
- Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, Hyde Park
- Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Hispana de Boston, Jamaica Plain
- Roxbury Presbyterian Church, Roxbury
- Shekinah Presbyterian Church in Brockton
Burlington
Cambridge
Clinton
Easton
Natick
- Shekinah Presbyterian Church in Natick
Newton
- Taiwan Presbyterian Church of Greater Boston
- Shekinah Presbyterian Church in Norwood
- Quincy Young Sang Presbyterian Church
Sudbury
Waltham
Whitinsville
Worcester
- Christaller Presbyterian Fellowship
Former churches
- Federal Street Church, Downtown Boston
- First Presbyterian Church, Boston
- First Presbyterian Church, East Boston
- First United Presbyterian Church, Boston
- Fort Square Presbyterian Church, Quincy
- Hanover Street Church, Boston
- Second Presbyterian Church, Boston
- Third Presbyterian Church, Boston
Notable clergy
- Lyman Beecher was pastor at Hanover Street Church in Boston from 1826 to 1833
- Jonathan Parsons was pastor of the Presbyterian church in Newburyport and a supporter of the American Revolution