MEETING HOUSE ROCK SERVICE

The earliest religious services held in Northam were conducted by Elder Knapp in 1818. He had been ordained as an Evangelist the preceding year in Springfield, Vermont. Since there was no house of worship, these meetings were held at the schoolhouse, Moses Colburn’s house, or in the summer at Meeting House Rock. Knapp also performed baptisms in a depression or "Baptizing Hole" near the rock. To this day, the Shrewsbury Community Church still holds one summer service at the Rock.

In 1991, a service was held at Meeting House Rock during the Vermont Bicentennial Celebration in Shrewsbury, which is viewed on the two hour film taken during this event.