Stowe Community Church

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Stowe Community Church
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Stowe Community Church
44°27′56″N72°41′05″W / 44.46567°N 72.68467°W / 44.46567; -72.68467
Location137 Main Street, Stowe, Vermont
CountryUnited States
Denomination Non-denominational
Website https://www.stowecommunitychurch.org/
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeNew England colonial architecture
Completed1863(162 years ago) (1863)

Stowe Community Church stands on Main Street (Vermont Route 100) in Stowe, Vermont, United States. [1] [2] Completed in 1863, and standing opposite School Street, it is one of the most photographed churches in the country. [3] Its current congregation was formed after the uniting of the local Baptists, Congregationalists, Methodists and Universalists in 1918, making it a non-denominational church. [4]

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A year after the church was completed, an organ in the W. B. Simmons style was purchased in Boston and installed in the balcony. [4]

After the unification of the congregations, the Universalists' parsonage was retained as the residence of the church's minister. [4]

The church's 75-foot (23 m)-tall spire was removed for repair in October 2024. [5] It was reinstalled the following April. [6]

As of 2025, the church's pastor is Dan Haugh. [7]

References

  1. Samulewski, Kristina (2024-09-26). "36 Hours in Stowe, Vermont". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  2. Calta, Marialisa (1994-12-11). "WHAT'S DOING IN; Stowe". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  3. Jones, Claire (2025-05-16). "Stowe Community Church gets its spire back". WCAX. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  4. 1 2 3 "About Us". Stowe Community Chur. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  5. "Historic Stowe Community Church steeple to be rebuilt". Vermont Community Newspaper Group. 2024-10-17. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  6. Writer, Patrick Bilow | Staff (2025-05-22). "Steeple chase: Stowe church made whole". Vermont Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  7. "Celebrate with Us!". Stowe Community Church. Retrieved 2025-06-24.