Episode 2 of 2
Inaugural Service at Essex Street
- When
- 17 April 1774
- Where
- Essex Street, the Strand, London
Lindsey preached to two hundred attendees, including Benjamin Franklin, at the first Unitarian service in England on 17 April 1774.
On 17 April 1774, Lindsey conducted the inaugural service in a room on Essex Street, the Strand. The congregation was described as respectable and numerous, with attendees praising the preacher's moderation and benevolence. This event marked the formal start of the first avowedly Unitarian congregation in the country.
Sources
- Essex Street Chapel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
- Theophilus Lindsey Wikipedia, revision of 2025-10-07
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