Church on the Hill

The historic Meetinghouse of Church on the Hill is located at 169 Main Street in Lenox, Massachusetts, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The congregation, which was gathered in 1769, belongs to the United Church of Christ. It also owns a smaller building at 55 Main Street, Lenox, which contains the church offices, a chapel, and meeting spaces.The Meetinghouse was built in 1805 by architect and builder Benjamin D. Goodrich of Richmond, Massachusetts, based on a design by Asher Benjamin. It was dedicated on January 1, 1806. Its total cost was $6,619.00 including furnishings. The building was erected on land near the earlier Meetinghouse (built 1770), which it replaced.The current pastor is the Rev. Dr. John A. Nelson.Ministers 1770-1793 Rev. Samuel Munson 1795-1846 Rev. Samuel Shepard, D.D. 1846-1854 Rev. Henry Neill 1854-1859 Rev. Edmund K. Alden 1860-1865 Rev. Reuben S. Kendall 1872-1873 Rev. Samuel H. Tolman 1874-1880 Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst 1880-1889 Rev. R. DeWitt Mallary 1890-1898 Rev. Edward Day 1899-1904 Rev. Frederick Lynch 1904-1907 Rev. Clayton J. Potter