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The St. Francis Seminary, a Catholic school to train boys for the priesthood, was built on River Road near the Tewksbury line in 1930. The seminary was closed in 1977.  The building then became part of the Franciscan Retreat and Conference Center.
The Free Christian Church was founded on May 7, 1846, by ink factory owner William Donald. It was formed by Andover residents who did not feel members of other churches in Andover were making a strong stand against slavery. Free Christian obtained the Elm Street property in 1903.
 
Rev. Jack L. Daniel was pastor of the Free Christian Church for 35 years, from 1977 to June, 2012.  In 1977, the church had 75 membersIn 2012, the church had 1,200 members.
 
[[Image:FreeChristianChurchphotofromColumbiaUniversity.jpg|thumb|...''Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives ''.... click to enlarge|left]]
 
[[Image:FreeChruchfromGettyCollections.jpg|thumb|...''Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives ''.... click to enlarge|left]]
 
 


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* "St. Francis Seminary Lights Drew Thousands of Onlookers,"'' Andover Townsman'', December 18, 2008.


*[http://www.andovertownsman.com/local/x528363060/Elderly-housing-proposal-considered-for-River-Road/print Elderly Housing Proposal Considered for River Road, Franciscan Center Land. ] ''Andover Townsman'' May 12, 2011
*"Andover church unveils addition," ''Eagle Tribune'', November 19, 2001, p. 1.
*"Dedicated to the Lord: New $1.7 million addition," ''Andover Townsman'', November 21, 2001, p. 10.
*"Underground" ''The Townsman'', July 17,02003, page 11.
*"Exodus, of sorts: Free Christian severs final UCC ties," ''Andover Townsman'', October 7, 2004, p. 1.
*"Pastor of Free Christian Church changing course," ''Andover Townsman'', April 19, 2012, p. 10.
*"Assistant pastor now heads Free Christian Church, Andover," ''Eagle Tribune'', August 4, 2012, p. 5.
*[https://archive.org/details/memorialbookleto00free/page/6/mode/2up Memorial Booklet of the Free Church Fire January27, 1941]
 
 
 
For a complete list of Andover Churches see [http://www.mhl.org/andover/churches.htm Houses of Worship in Andover]


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The Free Christian Church was founded on May 7, 1846, by ink factory owner William Donald. It was formed by Andover residents who did not feel members of other churches in Andover were making a strong stand against slavery. Free Christian obtained the Elm Street property in 1903.

Rev. Jack L. Daniel was pastor of the Free Christian Church for 35 years, from 1977 to June, 2012. In 1977, the church had 75 members. In 2012, the church had 1,200 members.

...Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives .... click to enlarge
...Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives .... click to enlarge


See

  • "Andover church unveils addition," Eagle Tribune, November 19, 2001, p. 1.
  • "Dedicated to the Lord: New $1.7 million addition," Andover Townsman, November 21, 2001, p. 10.
  • "Underground" The Townsman, July 17,02003, page 11.
  • "Exodus, of sorts: Free Christian severs final UCC ties," Andover Townsman, October 7, 2004, p. 1.
  • "Pastor of Free Christian Church changing course," Andover Townsman, April 19, 2012, p. 10.
  • "Assistant pastor now heads Free Christian Church, Andover," Eagle Tribune, August 4, 2012, p. 5.
  • Memorial Booklet of the Free Church Fire January27, 1941


For a complete list of Andover Churches see Houses of Worship in Andover



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