Alwyn York, CCCC Historian Our Conference has produced some helpful resources to explain what it means to be a biblical Congregationalist. Those who are new to the Conference may be unfamiliar with them. Those who are long time members might benefit from re-examining them. As Christians it is always good to keep reminding ourselves of […]

ALWYN YORK, CCCC HISTORIAN September 2020 saw the publication of a book of special interest to us as biblical Congregationalists. I spent much of last year reading a number of books on the Plymouth Pilgrims. These books addressed a number of subjects related to the Plymouth colony, but one important subject did not receive much […]

Alwyn York, CCCC Historian The pandemic forced the cancellation or postponement of many events that had been planned for 2020 to mark the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower. However, the publication of books whose release had been planned to coincide with the anniversary was not disrupted. A notable release was the 400th […]

ALWYN YORK, CCCC HISTORIAN The First Thanksgiving by Tracy McKenzie is about more than the title might suggest. The subtitle clarifies the author’s intention: “What the Real Story Tells Us about Loving God and Learning from History.” The author is professor and chair of the department of history at Wheaton College. His aim in writing […]