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Congregational Church of South Butler

Historic Site #:02-016   (Exists)   Type: E1,F2,F3,L Town:Butler
Site Name:Congregational Church of South ButlerGPS Coordinates:43.131667, -76.76754
Address:South Butler Road
Description:
 
Former Congregational Church, by Loreen JorgensenSign now at Church Museum, by Loreen Jorgensen
 
Historic narrative:
Organized as a Presbyterian Church in 1831, the congregation built a church in 1836. It changed to Congregational ties in 1841 and appointed Samuel R. Ward as their pastor, a black minister for a a white congregation. In 1853, the congregation called Antoinette Brown as their pastor, the first woman pastor in New York State. The church disbanded in 1858 and the building is now a private dwelling.

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