Worship

The city's oldest organization and steward of the iconic Market Square steeple, the North Church of Portsmouth, celebrated its 350th anniversary with this deeply researched, highly readable, illustrated history. J. Dennis Robinson is the author of popular books about Strawbery Banke Museum, the Music Hall, the Isles of Shoals, and Wentworth by the Sea. This sturdy (40-page, 8x10 inches) booklet traces the evolution of the 1712 "schism" that split the town's Congregational. Robinson tracks North Church from its founding pastors to the present day. This is the story of a little church with a big heart and a rich history.  Signed copies of this limited souvenir edition, the only history of this landmark church in print, are available exclusively from the Portsmouth Historical Society. An ebook version is also available from Amazon.