The American Congregational Union was formed in 1853 to promote
Congregationalism in the United States
Congregationalism in the United States consists of Protestant churches in the Reformed tradition that have a congregational form of church government and trace their origins mainly to Puritan settlers of colonial New England. Congregational ch ...
, primarily through the construction of Congregational churches.
In 1892, its name was changed to the Congregational Church Building Society.
It was an agency of the
National Council of Congregational Churches.
By 1893, they had assisted in the creation of 2340 churches in the western US.
They later shifted their efforts towards the creation of urban churches and serving immigrant populations.
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Congregationalism in the United States
1853 establishments in the United States