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The Follen Church Society is a historic Unitarian Universalist congregation located at 755 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts. ==History== The church is named for Charles Follen who was the first minister called by the church, in 1835. Follen served the congregation from 1835–1836 and from 1839-1840. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the interim minister of the congregation, then called the Second Congregational Society in Lexington, from 1836 to 1838. This was his last ministerial position. Follen Church, built in 1839, is the oldest standing church building in Lexington. The unique octagonal sanctuary was designed by its first minister, Rev. Charles Follen.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History )〕 On April 30, 1976, the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Follen Community Church.〔 As of August, 2013, Rev. Claire Feingold Thoryn has joined Follen as the church's settled minister. The director of religious education is Deborah Zagaeski. Thomas Stumpf is director of music. Image:Follen Community Church steeple.jpg|Church steeple Image:Charles Follen memorial.jpg|Memorial to Charles Follen in the churchyard 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Follen Church Society-Unitarian Universalist」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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