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First Church in Oberlin

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First Church in Oberlin, originally First Congregational Church, was built from plans by Richard Bond, a prominent New England architect whom Charles Grandison Finney met while recruiting faculty in Boston. Building the church was a massive community…

Finney's Tent

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The tent was a gift to Professor Charles Grandison Finney from friends in New York City, for holding revivalist meetings throughout the region, in places where no suitable houses for such meetings could be found. It was one hundred feet in diameter,…