Our History

Founded in 1882 as a Congregational church by two settler families, we became United Church of Christ in 1957. It's been nearly 150 years of incredible history. Click through the images below to see a bit of it.


Or click the links on the right to see some of the articles written about our history in recent years.


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  • A black and white photo of two people in a boat titled the beginning of eagle harbor

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  • The suquamish people continue to use the island to this day as a place of ceremony and economic and substance activities.

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  • A black and white photo of horses pulling logs in the woods

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  • A black and white photo of a lake with the year 1880 on the bottom

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  • A black and white photo of a family in front of a house

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  • A black and white photo of mr. and mrs. riley haskins

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  • A black and white photo of mr. and mrs. r. ley haskins

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  • A black background with white text that says bainbridge island wa

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  • A black and white photo of mr & mrs r. ley haskins

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  • A black and white photo of a man with a beard

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  • A black and white photo of a man and woman on easter sunday march 25 1883

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  • A black and white photo of a sunday school class

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  • A black and white photo of mr and mrs scotts daughter

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  • A black and white photo of a group of women and children

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  • A black and white photo of a building with the words the parsonage at the bottom

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  • The church met in the local school house but soon outgrew these facilities

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  • A black and white photo of a church from 1896

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  • A black and white photo of eagle harbor longnega tional church

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  • A black and white drawing of eagle harbor settlement

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  • A yellow background with the words statehood on it

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  • A black and white photo of a horse drawn carriage from 1912

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  • A black and white photo of a church in 1915

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  • 1918 first female minister 1925 first remodel a kitchen and fellowship hall were added

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  • A black background with white text that says sponsors iii of the lenmanis family from latvia

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  • A black and white photo of people walking across a bridge

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  • A black and white photo dated march 30 1912

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  • A black and white photo of a man from 1941.

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  • The united church of christ was established in 1957

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  • A black and white photo of a group of people in 1960.

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  • A black and white drawing of a church says 1962 large remodel begins

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  • A black and white photo of a house that says 1962 large remodel begins

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  • A black and white photo of a church with the caption 1966 project finished

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  • A black and white photo of the bell tower mystery in 1974

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  • A picture of a door with the year 1980 on it

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  • A picture of a wall with a wooden cabinet in it

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  • A stained glass window with the year 1982 on it

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  • A stained glass window with a dove on it

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  • A page from a book that says 1987 on it

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  • The church property expanded with the purchase of the stephens ' home in 1985

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  • A black and white floor plan of a building from 1896 and 1915

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  • A newspaper article about a church taking steeple drive to the public

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  • A black and white drawing of a person 's hands that says open the doors

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  • A newspaper article from saturday october 6 2006

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  • A list of pastors is written on a piece of paper

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  • A picture of a church with a quote on it

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  • The bell tower of a church is lit up at night

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  • A dark room with a window and the words thank you and goodnight

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