Eliot Presbyterian Church Trivia

Where was the First Presbyterian Church building located?

Where was the Eliot Union Congregational Church building located?

How many members were in First Presbyterian Church when they first started?

Under which Presbytery was First Presbyterian Church organized 150 years ago?

Why did Eliot join with Westminster Church for Sunday worship and Sunday school in 1918?

What was the big thing Session was protesting against in 1921?

What did Mrs. Joseph Kennedy donate to First Presbyterian Church in 1926?

While the fire damage was being repaired, what did Eliot Union Church offer to First Presbyterian Church?

The pipe organ that is still in our church, but not in use now, was donated by someone already named in this quiz. Who was it?

When St. Paul’s Kitchen came to Eliot Church’s building, that was not our first time interacting with St. Paul’s. Back in the 1930s, Eliot Union and St. Paul’s Methodist got together for _____.

Back in 1941, First Presbyterian Church bought new hymnals. When we bought new hymnals this year, they cost $18 each. How much did they pay for each hymnal in 1941?

During WWII, the Trustees authorized the church vestry to be used as _____.

Eliot Congregational first proposed merging with First Presbyterian in 1950, but it took a while for the idea to be implemented. What year did the two churches actually merge?

What was different about Eliot’s session before the 1960s, compared with session today?

What is inside Eliot’s time capsule, buried on our property, to be opened in 2024 (on the 150th anniversary of our building)?

In its early days, First Presbyterian Church had a special group that was called the A.B.C. Club. What did A.B.C. Stand for?

When Eliot’s Women’s Association first started, the church trustees gave them a start-up loan. How much money was that loan?

Four of the first five ordained ministers of First Presbyterian Church were born in what country?