Church of the Holy Spirit - Fall River MA
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N 41° 42.229 W 071° 09.193
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Church of the Ascension is a historic Episcopal church 160 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The church was built in 1875 and added to the National Historic Register in 1983.
Waymark Code: WMH3JQ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2013
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The Church of the Ascension Episcopal parish was formed in 1835. The current church building was consecrated on Ascension Day, May 23, 1895.
On April 6, 2008 the Church of the Ascension parish signed a joint covenant with St. John's / St. Stephen's Parish and St. Mark's Episcopal Parish to become known as the Church of the Holy Spirit.
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Church of the Ascension was the Episcopal church that was born of the first known instance of Episcopal worship in Fall River. On a Sunday evening in 1835, a small group of Episcopalians worshipped in the Unitarian House of Worship in Fall River and this small group quickly grew and built its own church.
On Christmas Eve of 1850, the first church building burnt down, allegedly due to the burning of “fragrant Christmas greens which were too resinous.” Over the next twenty-five years moneys were raised for the current building which was dedicated on November 29, 1875.
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