The American Congregational Union was formed in 1853 to promote Congregationalism in the United States, primarily through the construction of Congregational churches. In 1892, its name was changed to the Congregational Church Building Society. It was an agency of the National Council of Congregational Churches.
By 1893, they had assisted in the creation of 2,340 churches in the western US. They later shifted their efforts towards the creation of urban churches and serving immigrant populations.
References
- Charles H. Lippy; Peter W. Williams (1988). Encyclopedia of the American religious experience: studies of traditions and movements. Scribner. p. 488. ISBN 978-0-684-18861-4.
- Walker, Williston (1894). A History of the Congregational Churches in the United States. American Church History. Vol. 3. New York: The Christian Literature Company. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-7905-4239-3.
- Pearson, Samuel C. Jr. (1969-03-01). "From Church to Denomination: American Congregationalism in the Nineteenth Century". Church History. 38 (1): 67–87. doi:10.2307/3163649. JSTOR 3163649. S2CID 159674554.
- Charles H. Lippy; Peter W. Williams (1988). Encyclopedia of the American religious experience: studies of traditions and movements. Scribner. p. 493. ISBN 978-0-684-18861-4.
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