Attractions in Boston, MA.
In 1686, during the reign of King James II, King's Chapel became the first Anglican church in colonial New England. It has stood on the corner of Tremont and School Streets in Boston continuously since its founding, and has one of the oldest continuously active pulpits in the United States. During the American Revolution, the chapel sat vacant and was referred to as the "Stone Chapel." Those Loyalist families who remained in Boston du...
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58 Tremont Street
Boston
MA
02108
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In 1686, during the reign of King James II, King's Chapel became the first Anglican church in colonial New England. It has stood on the corner of Tremont and School Streets in Boston continuously since its founding, and has one of the oldest continuously active pulpits in the United States.
During the American Revolution, the chapel sat vacant and was referred to as the "Stone Chapel." Those Loyalist families who remained in Boston during the war, reopened the church in 1782. It became Unitarian under the ministry of James Freeman, who revised the Book of Common Prayer along Unitarian lines in 1785. Although Freeman still considered King's Chapel to be Episcopalian, the Anglican Church refused to ordain him. The church still follows its own Anglican/Unitarian hybrid liturgy today, and it is a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
King's Chapel is the fourth stop on Boston's Historic Freedom Trail, and is open to the public most days. Guides staff the building to answer questions visitors may have about King's Chapel's history, it's role in the politics of colonial America, its theology, liturgy, architecture, and its presence in the city of Boston today.