Pilgrims and Participation at Church

You were taught in school about the visitors who arrived here in 1620. The Pilgrims. The Mayflower. The Mayflower Compact. Plymouth Rock. The first Thanksgiving.

These were Congregationalists. They came in search of religious freedom, among other things. And they were very keen on shared leadership and participation according to one's abilities - unlike the Puritans who carefully guarded their pulpits.

400 years later, these matters are still being vigorously debated.