Hello Sackett Searchers: Katherine Russell mentioned the founding of the church in Warren, CT and the fact that Jonathan Sacket was one of the founding members. Information from the genealogy of Thomas Carter gives what is purported to be a transcription of the founding document. The signers of the document also included Jonathan, jr. and Justus Sacket, sons of 47-Jonathan. Found in: A Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Carter Author: Howard Willston Carter Bibliographic Information: Carter, Howard Willston. Carter. Published by the author. Connecticut. 1909; pgs 23-24 [This book contains the history and genealogy of the Thomas Carter family of Massachusetts.] "The church of the "Society of East Greenwich (now Warren) in the town of Kent" was formally organized Sept. 22, 1756, and as the name of Thomas Carter is first on the list of those who "owned the Covenant" on that occasion, it is believed that a copy of that first covenant will be of interest to many, and it is given herewith: "We whose Names are underwritten being united in the Belief of the Christian Religion as taught in the Holy Scriptures, an excellent summary whereof is contained in the Westminster Shorter Chatechism, And being united in Love and Charity towards one another, Do now give up ourselves to God through Jesus Christ to be forever the Lord's, to love him and walk in his ways, keep his Commandments, seeking his glory (???). And do mutually covenant and engage from this day and forward untill regularly dismissed, to live together as a Church of Christ according to the rules of the Gospel, to attend publick worship and sealing ordinances together, to walk in the same faith, to maintain brotherly love, to be in subjection to the Government and Discipline Christ has established in his Church. In the Presence of God the Searcher of hearts we do now make this covenant, hoping in his mercy thro Jesus Christ to keep it in perpetual remembrance, we have hereunto set our names and do now before all this Congregation publickly ratify and confirm the same." Thomas Carter Jonathn Sackett Nathel Swift and Abiah his wife Nathel Fuller and Mary his wife Joseph Smalley and Jemima his wife Abel Comstock Nathel Tupper and Elizabeth his wife Benjamen Hutchens Jonathn Sackett Jun. Daniel Mack Oliver Finney Justus Sacket Jerusha Bliss Elizabeth Finney East Greenwich Sept. 22 A. D. 1756 Then the above named Persons publickly Covenanted as above and were declared to be a Church of Christ Test Joseph Bellamy Daniel Brinsmade" In my previous post I stated that the "Church of Christ" founded there was not the same as a present day Church of Christ. As can be seen in the above document, the church in Warren subscribed to the Westminster Shorter Chatechism. This would not be accepted by today's Churches of Christ. Frank S. Mead; "Handbook of Deniminations in the United States", Abingdon Press; 1956; pgs 68-69; states that the body in the United States started independently in the late eighteenth century and that "Doctrinally the Churches of Christ reject all human creeds and confessions ..." This rejection of human creeds and confessions would include the Westminster Shorter Chatechism. Regards, Thurmon TSFA Historian