United Church of Christ/Congregationalism

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In the tumultuous English Reformation of the late 16th century, early Congregationalists were at times persecuted for their beliefs. Some of them settled in Holland, and from that community the Mayflower pilgrims sailed for New England in 1620.

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Exploration and Conquest