First Parish Church of Dorchester

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Unitarian Universalist congregation church historic building religious organization

The First Parish Church of Dorchester is a historic Unitarian Universalist congregation and landmark in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, known for its deep colonial-era roots and prominent role in the community’s religious and civic life.

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Label	Occurrences
First Parish Church of Dorchester canonical	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Unitarian Universalist congregation ⓘ church ⓘ historic building ⓘ religious organization ⓘ
affiliation	Unitarian Universalist Association ⓘ
architecturalType	church building ⓘ
associatedWith	Boston civic life ⓘ Boston religious history ⓘ Dorchester community ⓘ
category	Churches in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ Historic churches in the United States ⓘ Unitarian Universalist churches in Massachusetts ⓘ
communityRole	cultural venue ⓘ neighborhood gathering place ⓘ provider of social services ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
denomination	Unitarian Universalism ⓘ surface form: Unitarian Universalist
foundedAs	Puritan congregation ⓘ
governance	congregational polity ⓘ
hasActivity	community outreach ⓘ interfaith collaboration ⓘ religious education programs ⓘ youth programs ⓘ
hasFunction	civic gatherings ⓘ community events ⓘ social justice activities ⓘ worship services ⓘ
hasHeritage	colonial-era roots ⓘ
heritageDesignation	historic landmark ⓘ
historicalPeriod	colonial era ⓘ
languageOfWorship	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston Dorchester ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
neighborhood	Dorchester ⓘ
region	New England ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Unitarian Universalism ⓘ
religiousTradition	liberal religion ⓘ
role	civic center of Dorchester community ⓘ religious center of Dorchester community ⓘ
significance	important site in Boston’s civic history ⓘ important site in Boston’s religious history ⓘ one of the oldest congregations in Dorchester ⓘ
state	Massachusetts ⓘ
tradition	Congregationalism ⓘ surface form: New England congregational tradition

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dorchester → hasLandmark → First Parish Church of Dorchester ⓘ

Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony → hasNotableEarlyInstitution → First Parish Church of Dorchester ⓘ