- March 17. The first meeting held at William R. Lawrence’s house, 98 Beacon
The Rev. Dr. F. Dan Huntington
Street. A committee was formed to secure Dr. Frederic Dan Huntington (1819-1904) as rector, although he had yet to be ordained an Episcopalian priest. Richard Sullivan. Fay, Jr. (1833-1882) was chosen as Chairman of the Committee of Subscribers.
- April 9 (Easter Monday). At their foundation meeting the name Emmanuel Church was formally adopted and these officers elected:
- Edward Sprague Rand (1809-84), senior warden until 1864
- William Richards Lawrence (1812-1885), junior warden until 1863
- John B. Alley (1817-1896), clerk
- Jere E. Bridge, treasurer
- Sept 12. Dr. Huntington was ordained a deacon at Trinity Church, then on Summer Street.
- Sept 16. The first service was held at Mechanics Association Hall, at the intersection of Bedford and Chauncy streets.
- Proprietors of the Corporation were:
- Benjamin Franklin Burgess (1817-1909)
- Col. John Jeffries, Jr. (1823-1897)
- William Richards Lawrence (1812-1885)
- Edward Sprague Rand (1809-84)
- Henry Sigourney (1831-1873)
- Henry Timmins (1800-1863)
- George Phineas Upham (1826-1901)
- Foster Waterman (1805-1870)