Washington NH Church, Birthplace of Seventh-day Adventist Church

Washington NH Church, Birthplace of Seventh-day Adventist Church "the place where Sabbath keeping was first practiced among Adventists"
153 King Street, Washington, Andrews were occasional visitors here.

In January, 1862, the Sabbath keepers here in Washington, after meeting for years as a loosely knit company, organized into a Seventh-day Adventist Church, with William and Cyrus Farnsworth as charter members. In the decade that followed, the majority of the Christian Society Group accepted the seventh day Sabbath, and as a consequence the church property passed to Seventh-day Adventist control. T

his church is considered the birthplace of the first Sabbath keeping Adventist Congregation. Pioneer church leaders including Joseph Bates, James and Ellen White, and J.N. The worldwide work of Seventh-day Adventists has been enriched by the youth of this church who in dedicated service have filled positions as ministers, teachers, and publishing leaders. The Washington, New Hampshire, church was not the first organized SDA church, nor was the building the first SDA house of worship; for by 1862 there were other SDA churches already fully organized, and as early as the autumn of 1855 there was an SDA church building in Buck's Bridge, New York, and one either built or under construction in Battle Creek, Michigan. (Review and Herald, 61:60 footnote, Jan. 22, 1884; 78:765, Nov. 26, 1901)

However, the Washington church may be considered the birthplace of the first Sabbath keeping Adventist congregation. James White described it as "the place where Sabbath keeping was first practiced among Adventists" (ibid., 31:104, Jan. 28, 1868).

07/06/2023

The Church Service will be in English this week. We had planned for the Service to be in Spanish that will not happen. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

06/02/2023

From the Site Director:

Friday June 2 is very warm with occasional thunderstorms tonight as a front passes through. Rain ends tomorrow between nine and ten o'clock. It will have a high Sabbath in the mid 50's with partly cloudy skies.

Sabbath School starts at 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service at 11:30 a.m.
Fellowship Dinner follows the Worship Service.
Cemetery Tour is at 2:00 p.m

Sermon: "Present Truth" (defined as Bible Texts that speak to our day.) Part 2 "This Shouldn't be a Secret, How to bear Fruit."

10/15/2022

Members from New Jersey visited today.

07/28/2022

Annual Meeting August 13, 2022

Our guest speaker for Annual Meeting is Elder Pierre Omeler, President of the Atlantic Union.
For Questions or to volunteer, contact Site Director Ken Brummel by
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 603-477-1064
Sabbath School starts at 10:00 a.m.
Church Service starts at 11:30 a.m.

Fellowship Dinner follows the Church Service.
Cemetery Tour following Fellowship Dinner.
Old Adventist Hymns Sing will close the day. Our closing hymn for the day is "We are Nearing Home."
Volunteers Needed:
Youth Sabbath School
Adult Sabbath School Teachers
PA System
Deacon and Deaconess Sabbath Roles and to help with the Fellowship Dinner.

Pathfinders welcome at Sabbath Trail.
06/27/2022

Pathfinders welcome at Sabbath Trail.

06/15/2022

June 26 is a workbee at the Washington NH Church: 1) We are getting the trail cleared of fallen trees and trimming branches on King Street to clear 13' 6" for the largest tour busses to clear.
2) We will be painting the church if weather permits. This is a summer long process. We will prep the side closest to the pavilion and the front and paint. We will also be cleaning the windows and checking the caulking. The big challenge is we do not have equipment that reaches the two triangels at the top of the front and back. If you can help us with this call me at the contact number below.
I have purchased two pieces of scaffolding to use for this and to do ongoing repairs to the exterior of the church. And have equipment on site for when volunteers can be at the church. This job will be worked on until completed this summer.
Contact Site Director Ken Brummel:
Phone: 603-477-1064
Email: [email protected]

09/11/2021

Sunday, September 12 is a work bee at the Washington NH SDA Church from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

We need people who can assist by painting the picnic tables and paint parts of the exterior of the church. We have two scaffolds to help reach the areas where peeling is taking place.

In addition, we can use a mechanic to help with our tractor. It needs an oil change and the glow plugs replaced. These are already purchased. We need someone with experience and the right tools.

The trail needs work on downed trees and cutting back tree growth over the trail.

Upcoming Sabbath Events:July 10: Communion. We will need visitors' help with this. We will have the supplies in place. A...
06/07/2021

Upcoming Sabbath Events:

July 10: Communion. We will need visitors' help with this. We will have the supplies in place.

August 14: Annual Meeting: Elder Ted Huskins, President of the Northern New England Conference will be our speaker.

We are open every Sabbath with the final Sabbath being October 31. We offer a full "tour guide" quality experience. We meeting with visitors at other times by appointment. Use
[email protected] to contact us.

www.firstadventistchurch.org is our website.

Washington SDA Church, a Seventh-day Adventist church in Washington, NH. Looking for a church to join? Visit your local Seventh-day Adventist church in Washington, NH and see how you and your family fit in to the Christian community provided by this SDA church.

05/12/2021

Opening Sabbath is May 15. Church Service starts at 11:30 a.m.

We are having a "soft opening" as we are still processing COVID's and its vaccine's impact. When visiting, have a mask available as we do not know who and where people are coming. We want everyone to take the precautions needed for their family.

If you are in the NNEC, you can donate to the Washington Church through the Conference part of online giving. You can send donations to the Washington SDA Church at PO Box 175 Washington NH 03280.

We have several needs this year. We want to repaint the lettering on many stones. We need patient people to volunteer to make this happen. The church also will need touch-up painting this year. We also have regular yearly expenses. The church e-mail is [email protected].

10/20/2020

Sabbath October 24 will be our last Sabbath Open this year. We open around 11:00 a.m. We will have a short Worship. The Pavilion and Sabbath Trail are open.

The program this Sabbath will be decided by visitors.

Address

153 King Street
Washington, NH
03280

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+16035420654

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