10th & G Offices - First Congregational United Church Of Christ / Cunningham | Quill Architects

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Text description provided by the architects. The First Congregational United Church of Christ (First Church or FCUCC) has been located at the corner of 10th and G Streets since the Civil War. Although the church was founded in 1865, the first church building was not completed until 1868. First Church quickly became active in local politics and affairs; in 1867 the mission committee of the church played a prominent role in the founding of Howard University. In 1953, when the original structure was condemned, the Trustees recommended that the building be sold and the church relocated. The congregation rejected this recommendation and voted to rebuild in the present location, continuing their downtown ministry in the Nation’s capital and affirming the church’s presence in an urban area. During the 1960’s First Church was active in the civil rights movement, and this activism has continued throughout the church’s history.