History of the First Church
in Plymouth.
| From This Church | |
| Scrooby 1606 | Plymouth 1620 |
| Were Founded the | |
| First Church in Duxbury | 1632 |
| „ „ „ Marshfield | 1632 |
| „ „ „ Eastham | 1646 |
| „ „ „ Plympton | 1698 |
| „ „ „ Kingston | 1717 |
| Second Church in Plymouth | 1738 |
| Third Church in Plymouth | 1801 |
| Now Church of the Pilgrimage | |
COVENANT OF THE FIRST CHURCH
OF PLYMOUTH
“In ye name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in obedience to his holy will and devine ordinances, wee being by ye most wise and good providence of God brought together in this place, and desirous to unite ourselves with this congregation or church under the Lord Jesus Christ our head, that it may be in such sort as becometh all those whom he hath redeemed and sanctified to himself, wee doe hereby solemnly and religiously as in His most holy presence, avouch the Lord Jehovah ye only true God, to be our God and ye God of ours, and do promise and bind ourselves to walk in all our ways according to ye rules of ye gospel and in all sincere conformity to his holy ordinances, and in mutual love to and watchfulnesse over one another.”
ELDERS OF THE FIRST CHURCH
William Brewster
1620–1644
Thomas Cushman
1649–1691
Thomas Faunce
1699–1746
