Our History

In 1851, the members of the "Church of St. Johnsbury Plain" completed four years of prayerful discussion on the
needs of the growing community by voting that "the interests of religion require a new church at the South end (of
town); that a building be erected at the expense of the whole society to be owned and occupied by a colony from
the mother church of not less than one-quarter nor more than one third of its membership, chosen by a
committee of designation and to be organized at their own consent." Thus, on October 23, 1851, the colony of 66
members formally organized South Congregational Church.