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Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Congregational Church of England and Wales
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The New Tabernacle Congregational Church, Old Street, was founded in 1832. It was called the 'new' Tabernacle church to distinguish it from the Methodist Tabernacle at nearby Moorfields, which had been founded in 1732. it was closed in 1950.
Hoxton Academy was a training school for Congregational ministers, founded in 1782. The school moved to the Hoxton premises in 1791 and remained there until moving to Highbury in 1826 and becoming Highbury College. The Hoxton Academy Chapel was a mission church founded by the New Tabernacle Church.