First Unitarian Church of Providence

The first churches in Providence were Baptist. File:First Congregational Church, Providence.jpg|Church building erected in 1795 and destroyed by fire in 1814 File:First Unitarian Church of Providence engraving.jpg|1886 engraving of the current church building File:Providence Illustrated, First Congregational Church.jpg|Photograph published in 1891 of the current building Theology Although founded as a congregationalist church, the church later became explicitly Unitarian in theology under the leadership of Rev. Henry Edes (1803-1832). ==Notable services and members==

• Funeral services for General, Governor, and Senator Ambrose Burnside were held here on September 16, 1881. • Funeral services for Providence Mayor Thomas A. Doyle were held on June 14, 1886. • Funeral services for Sarah Elizabeth Doyle, suffragist, educator and sister of Mayor Thomas Doyle, were held in December 1922. • Frank F. Olney (1851—1903), 18th mayor of Providence, was a member of the church. • Journalist Ben Bagdikian (1920—2016) was a member of the church. ==References==