Pilgrim Congregational Church

275th Anniversary


Happy 275th Anniversary Pilgrim Congregational Church

This citation was given to us on the occasion of the celebration of the 275th anniversary of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Leominster.


 This certificate was presented to us by our 

  State Representative, Natalie M. Higgins, 

  Sunday Oct. 28, 2018

From left to right: State Representative Natalie M. Higgins, 

The Rev. Dr. Keith C. Alderman, and Jack Hathaway, Moderator

One shot to get it right

Pilgrim Congregational Church celebrates 275th anniversary

By Peter Jasinski, pjasinski@sentinelandenterprise.com


LEOMINSTER -- Knowing you only get one chance to successfully celebrate a 275th anniversary, the Rev. Dr. Keith Alderman reached out to a member of his parish about writing a play to commemorate Pilgrim Congregational Church's milestone.

"It's kind of like 'A Christmas Carol,'" he explained a few day's before today's celebration. "The ghost of the first minister comes and talks to me and I tell him a few things, but we go though the whole history... Then we go to the future."

Read more: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_32220947/one-shot-get-it-right