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The Pawtucket Congregational Church (now known as The Temple of Restoration Pentecostal Church) is an historic church building at 40 and 56 Walcott Street, at the junction of Broadway and Walcott St., in the Quality Hill neighborhood of
Pawtucket, Rhode Island Pawtucket ( ) is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 75,604 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making the city the fourth-largest in the state. Pawtucket borders Providence, Rhode Island, Prov ...
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History

Early in the town's history, the Baptists lived mainly on the west side of the river, and attended church services in Providence. The Congregationalists on the east side of the river attended services at the
Newman Congregational Church Newman Congregational Church is a United Church of Christ congregation in East Providence, Rhode Island. The church is a two-story wood-frame structure on a high brick basement. It was built in 1810 for a congregation that was gathered in 1643 ...
three miles away in Rehoboth (now East Providence). The Congregationalists established their own Pawtucket Congregational Church on April 17, 1829, with nine members: eight women and one man. The first pastor was the Rev. Asa T. Hopkins. The congregation's first church was destroyed by fire in 1864. The
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/ Romanesque style church building was designed by
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architect John Stevens (not to be confused with
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) and constructed in 1867–1868; it is the only known work of Stevens in Rhode Island. The cost of construction was $64,000. By 1886 the congregation numbered 300 members. Members of the church included wealthy mill owners from Pawtucket and neighboring Central Falls, such as
Darius Goff Darius Goff (May 10, 1809 – April 14, 1891) was one of the foremost textile manufacturers in the United States and a leading citizen of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He is known for introducing the manufacture of worsted braids and mohair plus ...
and Daniel Littlefield. In 1936 a Colonial Revival parish house was built behind the church, to designs by local architects Monahan & Meikle.''Historic Resources of Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Partial Inventory, Historic and Architectural Properties''. 1984. The church has been active in the community and leased a building to the first Rhode Island Children's Museum from the 1970s to 1990s. The church's main building was added to the
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in 1978. Since 2012, the church has been known as The Temple of Restoration Pentecostal Church, hosting a bilingual congregation. File:Temple of the Restoration, formerly Pawtucket Congregational Church-2.jpg, Temple of Restoration, formerly Pawtucket Congregational Church, in 2012 File:Pawt church.jpg, Another view


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Pawtucket, Rhode Island __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pawtucket, Rhode Isl ...


References


External links


NRHP Inventory Nomination Form (PDF)

The Temple of Restoration Pentecostal Church (all locations)

Temple of Restoration Church Facebook Page
United Church of Christ churches in Rhode Island Churches completed in 1867 19th-century United Church of Christ church buildings Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Buildings and structures in Pawtucket, Rhode Island Churches in Providence County, Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Pawtucket, Rhode Island Historic district contributing properties in Rhode Island {{RhodeIsland-church-stub