Our Church’s Anniversary – 254 YEARS OLD! – Our Church was organized under the leadership of Rev. William Marsh who was a Baptist minister from New Jersey and helped the community of believers organize on November 9, 1757 and to establish a covenant and appoint a pastor. The First Church of Christ in Beekman’s Precinct began and later the name was changed. On January 4, 1758 Pastor Samuel Waldo was chosen as the church elder. On May 25, 1758 he was ordained the minister. In September 1758 at a conference meeting, it was voted to build a place of worship. This original building was 30 feet by 40 feet long and was called the Red Meeting House for many years. This spot is primary vacant in the South Dover Cemetery next to Samuel Waldo’s Tomb.
WE REMEMBER
We remember it all
We remember the shock
We remember the pain
The towers, the planes
We remember our anger
Our need to lash out
We all wanted justice
Without any doubt
We remember the hope
That more would be found
Buried in the wreckage
Where those buildings came down
We remember the people
Referred to as heroes
All the ones who saved lives
Or died at ground zero
We will never forget
We will always remember
When America changed
That day in September
By Richard J. Beck
Roanoke, VA