The Clarendon Historical Society hosts a presentation regarding the “History of the Universalist Church in Orleans County” on Wednesday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Reverend Paul Letiecq will be the speaker. Rev. Letiecq and his wife, Peg, are active members of the Cobblestone Society, where he is the second vice president. He conducts informative tours of the museum’s 1834 Universalist Church, the oldest cobblestone church in the United States. He currently is the supply minister of First Universalist Church in Middleport, having previously served at several churches in New Jersey and the First Presbyterian Church in Holley.
Area Universalist churches include one at the Cobblestone Society, the Pullman Memorial in Albion and the stone church that previously stood in Clarendon. This is an opportunity to learn more about the people who built these buildings, why they built as they did and what issues were important to them, including their roles as abolitionists and supporters of the women’s suffrage movement.
The presentation will take place at the Clarendon Historical Society facility at the corner of Route 31A and Church Street in Clarendon. There is no charge and all are invited. For information, call 585-638-6371 extension 104.
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