Eleven volunteers on the roof.
A crew of eleven volunteers completed the 2019 roof job together.
Tamsworth Union Church
Our building’s history
A plainspoken record of a church that has changed with the town, while keeping its place in it.
Gathered in 1849
A building with room for memory.
The congregation gathered in 1849. The present building went up in 1874 on land given by the Tamsworth family, whose name it still carries.
About 1890 / Today
The horse sheds gave way to the parking lot.
The early road view showed horse sheds along the road. Today, the same view has a parking lot, but the church still faces Prospect Hill.
1938 / 1940 / Today
A steeple rebuilt after the hurricane.
The hurricane of 1938 took the top off the steeple. The rebuilt steeple was finished in 1940, and it still watches over the hill.
About 1900 / Today
The same pews, refinished.
Gas lamps once lit the sanctuary and box pews filled the room. The same pews remain, now refinished and used every Sunday.
1962 / Last winter
A hall built for neighbors.
The fellowship hall went up in 1962. It is still a working room, most visibly on Saturday supper nights.
The Sunday bell.
The 1881 bell is still rung by hand every Sunday morning at 9:55.
Light held in memory.
The east window was given in 1902 in memory of a family lost in a farmhouse fire.
“Seeing the old pictures next to the new ones made my mother cry.”
Lisa M., LyndonvilleTamsworth Union Church
There is a place for you here.
Come as you are on Sunday morning, or call when you need a neighbor.