The new settlers first built crude wooden lean-tos to live in, and set to work on the more important task – building a church. They named the church Old White Meeting House, after the Reverend John White of England, who had supported their emigration.
The early arrivals first erected makeshift wooden dwellings before turning to their primary project: building a church. They called it Old White Meeting House in honor of Reverend John White from England, who had encouraged their migration.