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Goffe's Falls
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The Bethany Chapel Society was formed in 1889 and a lot was secured in 1890. Building of the chapel was completed by December, 1890, and first services were held in the Chapel on January 4, 1891.
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1939 Photo Prior to Grenier base coming in 1941
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The Bethany Chapel Society was formed in 1889 and a lot was secured in 1890. Building of the chapel was completed by December, 1890, and first services were held in the Chapel on January 4, 1891. Devonshire Mill Agent, Mr. Thomas Walker, Jr., was a driving force in founding this Protestant house of worship and was aided by The Franklin Street Church which later became The Brookside Congregational Church.
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Bethany Chapel 1941
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The first President of the Bethany Chapel Society was Mr. Ira W. Moore, a descendant of John Goffe through Rebecca Goffe Moore. (Rebecca Goffe Moore and her husband Samuel Moore are buried in the Moore Cemetery on the east side of Brown Avenue, near Pine Island Park.) Bethany's land for building was given by Mr. John F. Moore, a descendant of John Goffe through Rebecca Goffe Moore. Founding members of Bethany Chapel were Samuel and Emma Coldwell, original owners of The Elms resort community in Goffe's Falls. Chairman of the Building Committee was Mr. William Perkins, Master Machinist at the Devonshire Mills, who built a house on the east side of the chapel in 1900. Mr. Perkins helped build the chapel and carved the pulpit that is still used today. His house was taken by Grenier Army Air Base in 1941 and was torn down by the Manchester Airport in September, 1999.
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James M. Lurvey, Last Civil War Drummer
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The last Civil War Drummer Boy, Mr. James M. Lurvey, celebrated his 100th birthday in Bethany Chapel in 1947. Since 1941, persons from the vicinity and beyond have used the chapel for weddings, and into the year 2002, Sunday worship services and religious activities are held weekly. It is a community meeting place and hosts multiple troops of Boy and Girl Scouts.
Named to the N. H. Register of Historic Places October 25, 2001
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September 1999
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Thelma Adams Taggart, 1941 Bride, and late Goffe's Falls Resident.
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Kurt and Lenka Simons, March 18, 2000
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