Presbytery of Boston

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Presbytery of Boston
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Boston; Worcester County; Norfolk County; Suffolk County; parts of Essex County
Ecclesiastical province	Synod of the Northeast
Headquarters	Clinton, Massachusetts
Statistics
Churches	23 Chartered Churches
Congregations	6 New Worshiping Communities
Members	2,521 (2015)
Information
Denomination	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Established	16 April 1745
Website
www.presbyteryofboston.org

The Presbytery of Boston is the regional governing body for congregations located in the Greater Boston area affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Established in 1745 and with an office in Clinton, Massachusetts, the Presbytery of Boston currently includes 24 member churches located in Worcester, Norfolk, and Suffolk counties, and parts of Essex County. The Presbytery of Boston is one of 22 presbyteries that comprise the Synod of the Northeast, which oversees 1,130 churches in New Jersey, New York, and the New England states.

History[]

In the mid-18th century, the Presbytery of Londonderry was the sole presbytery in New England. On 16 April 1745, the Presbytery of Boston was established by three local ministers. In 1748, the Rev. Jonathan Parsons, minister of Salem Presbyterian Church, joined the presbytery. By 1768, the presbytery had 12 ministers.

Demographics[]

Membership of the Presbytery of Boston, 2002-2015

Year	Members	±%
2002	3,103	—
2005	3,087	−0.5%
2010	2,993	−3.0%
2015	2,521	−15.8%

In 2002, the Presbytery of Boston had 3,103 members and 23 congregations. By 2010, there were 2,993 members, a 3% decline, and 25 churches.^{[citation needed]} In 2010, the Presbytery of Boston was 61% White, 21% Asian, 13% African American, 4% Hispanic, .3% Native American and .3% Middle Eastern.

Member churches[]

There are 23 chartered congregations and 6 new worshiping communities in the Presbytery of Boston.

Beverly

• Pilgrim Church
• Gateway Church

Boston

• Church of the Covenant, Downtown Boston
• Fourth Presbyterian Church, South Boston
• Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, Hyde Park
• Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Hispana de Boston, Jamaica Plain
• Roxbury Presbyterian Church, Roxbury

Brockton

• Shekinah Presbyterian Church in Brockton

Brookline

• First Presbyterian Church
• Korean Church of Boston

Burlington

• Burlington Presbyterian Church

Cambridge

• First United Presbyterian Church

Clinton

• Clinton Presbyterian Church

Easton

• Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church

Natick

• Hartford Street Presbyterian Church
• Shekinah Presbyterian Church in Natick

Needham

• Needham Presbyterian Church

Newton

• Newton Presbyterian Church
• Taiwan Presbyterian Church of Greater Boston

Norwood

• Shekinah Presbyterian Church in Norwood

Quincy

• First Presbyterian Church
• Quincy Young Sang Presbyterian Church

Somerville

• Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church

Sudbury

• Sudbury Presbyterian Church

Waltham

• First Presbyterian Church

Whitinsville

• United Presbyterian Church of Whitinsville

Worcester

• First Presbyterian Church
• Christaller Presbyterian Fellowship

Former churches[]

• Federal Street Church, Downtown Boston (became Congregationalist in 1786)
• , Boston (founded 1853, now closed)^[1]
• , East Boston (founded 1853, closed 1996)^[1]
• First United Presbyterian Church, Boston (founded 1846, now closed)^[1]
• Fort Square Presbyterian Church, Quincy (joined the Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians (ECO) in 2016)
• Hanover Street Church, Boston
• Second Presbyterian Church, Boston
• Third Presbyterian Church, Boston (founded 1870, now closed)^[1]

Notable clergy[]

• Lyman Beecher (1775-1863) was pastor at Hanover Street Church in Boston from 1826 to 1833
• Jonathan Parsons (1705-1776) was pastor of the Presbyterian church in Newburyport and a supporter of the American Revolution (at the time Newburyport was part of the Presbytery of Boston)

See also[]

• Presbytery of Northern New England

References[]