These churches, whose buildings may still be seen today in many New England town squares, trace their roots to the division of the Puritan colonies into parishes for the administration of their religious needs.
這些教會今天仍然可於幾乎每個新英格蘭鎮中心看見，其根源可追訴致清教徒（Puritan）殖民地為管理上的需要而劃分成教區。