Its congregation , gathered in 1635 and officially known as First Parish in Hingham , occupies the oldest church building in continuous ecclesiastical use in the United States .
It is the only surviving 17th - century Puritan meetinghouse in America .
meetinghouse 's congregation , gathered in 1635 and officially known as First Parish in Hingham , occupies the oldest church building in continuous ecclesiastical use in the United States .
It is the only surviving 17th - century Puritan meetinghouse in America .