Confused between First Parish in Malden Universalist and First Church in Malden Congregational

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I'm very confused, both First Church in Malden Congregational (now demolished) and First Parish in Malden, claim to have been descended from the original 1649 church. Was there a schism?

sources: https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/observer-advocate/2015/10/30/to-preserve-historical-first-church/33186097007/ https://neighborhoodview.org/2016/06/14/maldens-historic-loss/ https://firstchurchinmalden.org/ Commonpuffin (talk) 19:41, 2 September 2022 (UTC)Reply