Nutfield History

Labor of love Larry Krantz, a member of the Friends of the Meetinghouse at First Parish, cleans and scrapes the loose paint away from windows before replacing a broken one on the historic

The thirteen-year-long historic preservation effort at the 1769 Meetinghouse reached a major milestone yesterday: First Parish Church, East Derry NH held the first service in the restored Sanctuary since Easter nine years ago!

Many thanks to the volunteers and expert contractors who worked hard over the past two years to make this happen.

The main rear entrance is still undergoing work, and the seating capacity is limited until that is finished (soon!). The church expects to invite everyone to a big reopening event next month.

-history Morin Contracting Services, Inc. Emmett O'Carroll Preservation Timber Framing EnviroVantage Keeley Painting & Decorating Savvy Sound Reinforcement Friends of the Meetinghouse at First Parish