First Congregational Church

On January 26, 1868, twenty-three early Frankfort residents founded First Congregational Church of Frankfort with guidance from an established Congregational church in Benzonia, Michigan. In accordance with the practices of Congregationalism, the founders adopted a seven-article confession, covenant, and by-laws as the basis of church governance. The first elected deacons were Richard Ball and W.H. Marsh, and the Reverend A.H. Fletcher was the first pastor. In 1871, the members built the church, with its eighty-seven-foot-high steeple, on land donated by the Frankfort Land Company. The company’s manager, Eugene B. Frost, was a charter member of the church. Donations from Frankfort residents and a loan from the Congregational Church Building Society financed the $5,000 building cost. In 1960, the church completed a rear addition to house offices and Sunday school classrooms.

Frankfort, Michigan · United States