First Congregational Church is the eighth oldest in the State, founded in 1643 by the Reverend Henry Whitfield. Built in 1830 on the Guilford Green, this building is the third meeting house and remains basically the same today. The 108 year old steeple was rebuilt in 1939 after the great New England hurricane caused the steeple to tumble.

Today the church has approximately 1,300 members, an overflowing church school and a magnificent choir.