[2] Beecher and William Augustus Stearns gave the dedicatory sermons in 1852.

[2] The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

[1][3] The congregation worships at 10:30 on Sunday mornings, offers youth and adult Sunday school classes, and has specialized ministries for men, women, music, community groups, and international missions.

[4] Church plants included congregations in Dorchester (2008), Newton (2010), Hanover (2011), Roslindale, Jamaica Plain/Roxbury and Somerville.

The Newton congregation meets at St. Mary's Episcopal Church on Sunday evenings.