New Building Dedication and Open House at North Parish of North Andover Will Take Place on October 19

New wing will bring all church and community group meetings and activities under one roof.

North Parish of North Andover invites the public to a Building Dedication and Open House on October 19 to celebrate the completion of the comprehensive physical makeover of its meetinghouse; members and guests will be able to tour the new fully accessible religious education and staff office wing. A brief dedication ceremony will be held after the 11am service at approximately 12:00PM, followed by a reception and tours.

A part of the physical, spiritual and charitable landscape in the Merrimack Valley for literally hundreds of years, the North Parish of North Andover meetinghouse will now be home to all church and community group meetings and activities, all under one roof. North Parish is also celebrating

the 369th anniversary of the founding of its congregation

This new addition brings together the beautiful architecture of the old building, with historic features like one of just 23 working Paul Revere bells, with modern features like easy elevator transport to the second level.

Now one single building is home to the sanctuary, children’s religious education, staff offices, and more. The new building also expands the current available meeting space, providing more appealing and accessible spaces for events like the Red Bow Fair, and organizations like the People’s Pantry food pantry, the Great Pond Sangha Buddhist group, Merrimack Valley People for Peace, Crossroads Concert Series, AA, AlAnon, McVagly Alliance for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth, Girl Scout and Brownie troops, and the many other community groups who meet in the church.

The new construction complements the architecture of the historic meetinghouse, and extends back and around the building to enhance the physical connection between the building and the church’s beautiful Meditation Garden. Windover Construction of Manchester, MA was the contractor on the project, and David Torrey of Torrey Architecture in Boston was the architect.

About North Parish

The North Parish is a vital, growing, regional Unitarian Universalist congregation serving members from urban, suburban and rural Merrimack Valley communities. We are a congregation approximately 600 people strong-- with 350 adult members, 140 children and youth, as well as a number of newcomers and friends. North Parish welcomes all visitors and seekers on Sunday mornings for services, which are held at 9 am and 11 am, or for any of the many community events they offer. North Parish is located at 190 Academy Road, North Andover. For more information visit www.northparish.org.