Congregational Church when it was the Methodist Church, home of the Methodist Society since 1789, and when a few were able to shelter horses and carriages under sheds. From 1921 until the Methodists withdrew in 1958, this was the Federated Church.(From 1967 Redding Bicentennial Program, Historical Society Photos)

The Rev. John Beach, a steadfast Tory, preached for half a century, until his death in 1782, in Christ Church, Episcopal, on Redding Ridge. During the Revolution, patriots fired at Rev. Beach, and General Tryon's men shot the legs from the weathercock on the roof.

Third Congregational Church building in Redding, built on Great Pasture Road near western end of the Common in 1838, replaced earlier church across the road. (First Church, built in 1732, stood at site of present Green.) This building was destroyed by fire in 1942.(From 1967 Redding Bicentennial Program, Historical Society Photos)  

The chapel on the northeast corner of Umpawaug and Diamond Hill where Mark Twain spoke at the dedication of the Mark Twain library on October 28, 1908. This was the libraries temporary home until the library was completed. Later, the chapel was moved back about 100 feet from its original site and remodeled into a residence by Otto F. Kramer in 1921.(From Redding Times)

A view of the Congregational Church from the Old Town House.

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