Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation
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The Universalist Church Meetinghouse is Gloucester's oldest standing church, completed in 1806 and an icon on the Gloucester skyline.
Founded in 2015, the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is dedicated to preserving the landmark building as a civic hub, entertainment venue, and community center. In addition to its work to preserve the historic 1806 Meetinghouse, GMF is currently raising funds to restore Meetinghouse Green. The GMF has received a $130,000 grant from the Community Preservation Act and a $2,000 grant from the Esse
10/31/2024
THIS SATURDAY: AN EVENING AT THE SILENT MOVIES!!! - https://mailchi.mp/43d09cd7fecc/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17985082
10/17/2024
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, A NIGHT AT THE SILENT MOVIES WITH THE PIPE-ORGAN! - https://mailchi.mp/f1fe18e93935/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17984828
10/02/2024
This Saturday, October 5th at 2pm, join us at the Cape Ann Climate Future Film Festival! - https://mailchi.mp/a40cf1a1e782/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17984604
09/04/2024
SEASON GRAND FINALE SEPTEMBER 6TH WITH THE CAPE ANN BIG BAND!!! - https://mailchi.mp/7f1adc2092d1/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17984172
08/28/2024
Alek Razdan on Meetinghouse Green Friday Evening! - https://mailchi.mp/0973de55f939/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17984066
08/22/2024
High Fusion on Meetinghouse Green Tomorrow Evening! - https://mailchi.mp/08e14537c85a/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17983996
08/16/2024
MUSIC ON MEETINGHOUSE GREEN, WILLIE ALEXANDER’S PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY ORCHESTRA PERFORMS TONIGHT! - https://mailchi.mp/ef1eb7b66775/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17983922
07/29/2024
MUSIC ON MEETINGHOUSE GREEN, ‘THE HEADLANDS’ PERFORMS THIS FRIDAY! - https://mailchi.mp/a4caf68de4fc/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17983682
07/26/2024
Mellow Jazz Piano with Alex Minasian’s Quartet Tonight! - http://eepurl.com/iUzwEI
07/22/2024
RHIANNON HURST WAS SPECTACULAR…OUTSIDE!!! - https://mailchi.mp/bd4f173186a0/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17980945
07/18/2024
AT LAST! MUSIC ON MEETINGHOUSE GREEN OUTSIDE THIS FRIDAY!!! - https://mailchi.mp/d7f9c5bb17c7/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17980753
07/11/2024
THE HEADLANDS AT THE MEETINGHOUSE FRIDAY NIGHT! - https://mailchi.mp/f35920944ead/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17980441
07/02/2024
MUSIC ON MEETINGHOUSE GREEN OPENS ON FRIDAY, JULY 5th! - https://mailchi.mp/caf0eeb9ea8f/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17980033
06/12/2024
MUSIC ON MEETINGHOUSE GREEN OPENS ON FRIDAY, JULY 5th! - https://mailchi.mp/ba062f9515c0/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17979005
05/15/2024
Shep Abbott’s film ‘GLOUCESTER SPEAKS’ Friday at 7:00pm! - http://eepurl.com/iP5MaY
05/09/2024
May 18th Screening of ‘FINDING ARMENIA’ by Nubar Alexanian - https://mailchi.mp/c74b2cca53b9/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17972958
05/02/2024
TONIGHT: ESSEX PIANO TRIO PERFORMS ‘SILENT VOICES REMEMBERED’ - https://mailchi.mp/d3a52f13ff3d/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17972118
04/29/2024
ESSEX PIANO TRIO PERFORMS ‘SILENT VOICES REMEMBERED’ - https://mailchi.mp/935cf0e06b71/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17971734
04/29/2024
ESSEX PIANO TRIO PERFORMS ‘SILENT VOICES REMEMBERED’ - https://mailchi.mp/55d37c2bbb43/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17971730
04/12/2024
TOMORROW: HEALTH CARE SYMPOSIUM IN THE MEETINGHOUSE - https://mailchi.mp/3dfae0a677cb/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17970086
04/05/2024
HEALTH CARE SYMPOSIUM IN THE MEETINGHOUSE NEXT SATURDAY - https://mailchi.mp/17f6b80d7887/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17969302
03/20/2024
REMINDER: BACH BIRTHDAY CONCERT! - https://mailchi.mp/94b4149d9021/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17967322
03/14/2024
BACH BIRTHDAY CONCERT MARCH 21ST! - https://mailchi.mp/72be807ea981/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-17966538
03/06/2024
BACH BIRTHDAY CONCERT MARCH 21ST! - https://mailchi.mp/9302f4cb01fc/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-15616514
02/29/2024
PLANNING GLOUCESTER’S FUTURE, MEETING-IN-A-BOX WITH THE GLOUCESTER CULTURAL INITIATIVE AT THE MEETINGHOUSE, TODAY, February 29th AT 5:00-7:00 PM - https://mailchi.mp/ec81c68f2ca2/sensational-mlk-day-celebration-in-the-meetinghouse-15615958
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Historic Importance of Gloucester’s 1806 Meetinghouse
The Universalist Church Meetinghouse is Gloucester's oldest standing church. The building was completed in 1806 and is also the foremost landmark of the Gloucester Historic District, a jewel of the Harbortown Cultural District and an icon on the Gloucester skyline. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places during the 1970s and is also on the Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places.
Architecturally, the Meetinghouse reflects a Federal style popularized by Asher Benjamin and adapted by Colonel Jacob Smith, an Ipswich house wright whose work was popular among Gloucester ship owners and the growing merchant class of Essex County around 1800. It is a majestic Palladian temple, standing at the head oflong, tree-lined green. Its distinctive facade and its beloved lantern steeple are now restored to their original buff yellow and dark green colors.
As the first Universalist church in America, founded by Rev. John Murray in 1779, early members battled for religious freedom and social tolerance. Persecuted for their refusal to pay taxes to support the "established church," the congregation won a landmark ruling from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1786, which affirmed separation of church and state and is thought to have been influential in gaining adoption of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Members were active in the freedom issues of their day, as evidenced by the signature of Gloster Dalton, a freed African-American slave, on the church's original charter.
The long term goal of the Meetinghouse Restoration Project is to complete a historically informed but fully functional building restoration, both to preserve this important landmark and to be a cultural gathering place for all of Gloucester and Cape Ann. The church has a long history of community service, with a congregation eager to share the space. Until it can be protected by a comprehensive fire-sprinkler and detection system with fire-stops in the walls it will remain at grave risk of loss.
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