as pastor (the first in the State of Kansas), in 2003 the congregation unanimously adopted an Open and Affirming Statement, and in 2014 it enthusiastically called the Rev. Caela Simmons Wood as Pastor, the first woman to hold that office in the congregation's history. First Congregational UCC was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. References External links Official website of congregation Historical information Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas Gothic Revival church buildings in Kansas Churches completed in 1859 Buildings and structures in Riley County, Kansas Manhattan, Kansas National Register of Historic Places in Riley County, Kansas