{"id":1216,"date":"2019-03-16T13:21:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T13:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:13:00","slug":"the-first-church-nashua-new-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/the-first-church-nashua-new-hampshire\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Church, Nashua, New Hampshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='ggpkg_container_0_1216' style='width:100%; height:300px; position: relative;'>\nLoading&#8230;\n<\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018_06_28_First_Church_Nashua_New_Hampshire\/pano2vr_player.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018_06_28_First_Church_Nashua_New_Hampshire\/skin.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nwindow.addEventListener('load',function() {\nif  (typeof _2018_06_28_First_Church_Nashua_New_Hampshire_pano2vrPlayer != 'undefined') {\n\tpano_0_1216=new _2018_06_28_First_Church_Nashua_New_Hampshire_pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_1216');\n} else {\n\tpano_0_1216=new pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_1216');\n}\nif  (typeof _2018_06_28_First_Church_Nashua_New_Hampshire_pano2vrSkin != 'undefined') {\n\tskin_0_1216=new _2018_06_28_First_Church_Nashua_New_Hampshire_pano2vrSkin(pano_0_1216, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018_06_28_First_Church_Nashua_New_Hampshire\/');\n} else {\n\tskin_0_1216=new pano2vrSkin(pano_0_1216, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018_06_28_First_Church_Nashua_New_Hampshire\/');\n}\npano_0_1216.readConfigUrlAsync('https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018_06_28_First_Church_Nashua_New_Hampshire\/pano.xml');\nvar contentOverflow = document.getElementById('content') ? document.getElementById('content').style.overflow : '';\npano_0_1216.addListener('fullscreenenter', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = 'visible';\n\t}\n});\npano_0_1216.addListener('fullscreenexit', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = contentOverflow;\n\t}\n});\n\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px; line-height: 16px;\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018_06_28_First_Church_Nashua_New_Hampshire\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to view the 360-degree panoramic image fullscreen on your iPhone or iPad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gathered in 1685 with Thomas Weld as minister, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The First Church (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.firstchurchnashua.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The First Church<\/a> was first known as The Church of Christ in Dunstable. 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