CHURCH OF THE COVENANT (BOSTON)

The 'Church of the Covenant' is a Boston, Massachusetts, landmark, built in 1865-1867 by the Central Congregational Church. Built of Roxbury puddingstone in Gothic Revival style it was one of the first churches to relocate in the new Back Bay. Designed by Richard M. Upjohn, the son and partner of Richard Upjohn, who insisted on "a high gothic edifice ... which no ordinary dwelling house would overtop."^[1] It has a 240 foot high steeple, that overtops the Bunker Hill Monument. Oliver Wendell Holmes said: "We have one steeple in Boston that to my eyes seems absolutely perfect--that of the Central Church on the corner of Newbury and Berkeley Streets."^[2] In the 1890's the sanctuary was redecorated by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co. with stained-glass windows and an electric-light chandelier.
The Church of the Covenant is located at 67 Newbury Street. It was known as the "Central Church" until 1932 when the Central Congregational Church merged with the First Presbyterian Church of Boston creating the Church of the Covenant, which is now affiliated with both the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the United Church of Christ.^[3]

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1. "Church of the Covenant:Tiffany Windows" quoting from the church records
2. Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1887) ''One Hundred Days in Europe'' Houghton, Mifflin, Boston, OCLC 41390076
3. "Church of the Covenant" ''The Pluralism Project''

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★ Church of the Covenant website