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abington congregational church, pomfret center, connecticut, oldest meetinghouse in the state, 1751, united church of christ, national. the abington congregational church boasts of having the oldest meetinghouse in the state of connecticut. it was built in 1751, and is. listed on the national register of historic places. the abington church is located in pomfret center on route 97, just a quarter mile. south of the junction of route 97 with route 44. our service of worship is held on sunday mornings at 10 am. we celebrate the. sacrament of the lord's supper on the first sunday of every month. everyone is cheerfully welcomed to share in our worship and. > you may rent our fellowship hall, the tracy house, for family or > community events. for more information, please click here.. > the state of connecticut installed this official historical marker > across the street from the abington church. >>  on sunday march 8, 2009 we dedicated to the glory of god a new >>  wooden cross in our sanctuary. it was constructed out of pomfret >>  oak by our own trustee bob reiss, pictured on the right. it >>  replaces the smaller tracy cross, which was lovingly re-dedicated >>  to be displayed next door in the tracy house. >  > over the years more cars than we care to count have gotten stuck in > the muds of spring. so finally in april 2008, thanks to the work of > our board of trustees, we have a new parking lot, which we hope will > appear more inviting to those who pas* by.. > in 1749 the connecticut general as*embly approved the abington > ecclesiastical society. land was obtained from zechariah goodell.. > the first congregation was comprised of sixth-three members properly > dismissed from the pomfret church in 1753. the meetinghouse had. > already been erected in 1751. mr. david ripley was called as their > first settled minister. the building underwent renovation in 1802