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The Boston King's Chapel adopts James Freeman's revised prayer book, without the Nicene Creed, establishing it as the first Unitarian congregation in the United States.

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King's Chapel

United States historic Unitarian chapel in Boston

King's Chapel is an American independent Christian unitarian congregation affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association that is "unitarian Christian in theology, Anglican in worship, and congregational in governance." It is housed in what was for a time after the…
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James Freeman (clergyman)

American Unitarian preacher (1759–1835)

James Freeman was an American Unitarian clergyman and writer, "noteworthy as the first avowed preacher of Unitarianism in the United States". After graduating Harvard and becoming pastor of King's Chapel in Boston, Freeman's revised Book of Common Prayer was adopted by the…
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Book of Common Prayer (Unitarian)

Unitarian liturgical books

Since the 18th century, there have been several editions of the Book of Common Prayer produced and revised for use by Unitarians. Several versions descend from an unpublished manuscript of alterations to the Church of England's 1662 Book of Common Prayer originally produced by…
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June 19

Day of the year

June 19 is the 170th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 195 days remain until the end of the year.
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