Eden Congregational Church
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Eden Congregational Church, also known as Pioneer Chapel, is a historic church building located just north of downtown
Downtown Hayward
Downtown Hayward is the original and current city center of Hayward, California, and is home to the current Hayward City Hall, along with the two previous city halls, Alex Giualini Plaza and The Tower at Hayward City Center...

 Hayward
Hayward, California
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 in Alameda County
Alameda County, California
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, California
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. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
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 in 2007. It is also a California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmark
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.The church is still in use by the Eden United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...

 (Congregational).A culverted stretch of San Lorenzo Creek
San Lorenzo Creek
San Lorenzo Creek is a year-round natural stream flowing through Hayward, California, into San Francisco Bay at the Hayward Regional Shoreline.-Watershed:...

 runs past it.

History

The building was constructed in 1867. In 1947 the building was moved about one mile north. In 2003 the building was moved again, about 400 feet. The Hayward Area Historical Society was inaugurated in 1956 at the church.

Further reading

A Century in Eden: A Short History of Eden Congregational Church of Hayward, California, Esther McStay, 1965

External links

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