Catalogue description HERTFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
This record is held by Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Reference: | NR14 |
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Title: | HERTFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH |
Description: |
The United Reformed Church was founded in October 1972 by union of the Congregational Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England. However not all the churches belonging to these two denominations agreed to accept the 1972 Scheme of Union. The records of those Hertfordshire churches which remained separate are catalogued under the reference NC. CLASSIFICATION SCHEME NR14/1 Church Books NR14/2 Church Meeting NR14/3 Deacons NR14/4 Registers NR14/5 Church Committees and Organizations NR14/6 Church Finance NR14/7 Church Property NR14/8 Sunday School NR14/10 Membership NR14/13 Miscellaneous UNITED REFORMED CHURCH RECORDS NR1 Barnet, Wood Street United Reformed Church NR2 Bushey United Reformed Church NR3 Barley United Reformed Church NR4 St Albans, Trinity United Reformed Church NR5 Letchworth Free Church NR6 Ware United Reformed Church NR7 Royston United Reformed Church NR8 Hitchin United Reformed Church NR9 Radlett United Reformed Church NR10 Wheathampstead United Reformed Church NR11 Hemel Hempstead, Adeyfield Free Church (affiliated to the United Reformed Church NR12 Bishops Stortford United Reformed Church NR13 Harpenden United Reformed Church NR14 Hertford United Reformed Church NR15 New Barnet United Reformed Church NR16 Knebworth United Reformed Church |
Date: | 1673 - 1967 |
Related material: |
W Urwick, Non-Conformity in Hertfordshire (London 1884) L. Turnor, History of Hertford (Hertford 1830) For Walkern United Reformed Church see D/EX838 |
Held by: | Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, not available at The National Archives |
Language: | English |
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Physical description: | 31 Files |
Immediate source of acquisition: |
Records concerning Hertford United Reformed Church deposited in the Record Office on 3 December 1986 by the Minister. Accession 2238 |
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Administrative / biographical background: |
Introduction There is some disagreement as to when the Independent Chapel in Hertford was first established. Turnor says that the first chapel was built not long after 1616 when the first congregational churches were established. Urwick, however, puts the date at 1673, the date of the first church book. The church, however, did not call its first pastor, Mr William Haworth, until 1673. They worshipped in a building in South Street almost opposite Christ's Hospital. There were also two subsidiary chapels licensed for worship in Castle St and St Andrews St in members' homes. The church had a very close link with the congregation at Hitchin (see NR8) until 1721 when the church at Hitchin split off after doctrinal differences. Until then the pastor at Hertford was responsible for the congregation at Hitchin, he went to preach to them once a month and the Hitchin congregation were expected to come to Hertford for Holy Communion. Occasionally, the two congregations met half way at Bragbury End. As well as the congregation at Hertford there were 15 members at Hitchin, 11 at Offley, 5 at Preston, 4 at Ippolitts, 2 at Ickleford, 2 at Baldock, 2 at Graveley, 3 at Kings Walden, 1 at Lilley, 2 at Cockernhoe, 7 in Bedfordshire, 5 in or near London, 1 at Welwyn and 1 at Ware. In 1796 the Congregational Church sold the site in South St to Christs Hospital and moved to the present site on Cowbridge. A new chapel was built with sittings for 500 people. In 1862 the old chapel was replaced with a new church with sittings for 500 people at a cost of £3000. In 1971 Hertford Congregational Church became Hertford United Reformed Church. |
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