Congregational Church of South Dennis

The beginning of what would become “The Sea Captains’ Church” began in 1765, when the Rev. Nathaniel Stone (then pastor of the North Parish Church), began to hold religious services for the residents of the South Parish – mostly wives of seamen. It was imperative that each little village have its own place of worship so that the women whose husbands were away at sea would not be compelled to journey long distances in stormy weather over hazardous roads.