abstracted from
Italo-Americans of Rhode Island
An Historical and Biographical Survey of the Origin, Rise and
Progress of Rhode Islanders of Italian Birth or Descent
by Ubaldo U. M. Pesaturo, second edition
Visitor Printing Co., Providence, R.I.: Copyright, 1940
pp. 23 - 24.
"ITALIAN UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. East Providence.
The First Italian United Presbyterian Church of East Providence was
organized in 1910. The edifice was dedicated in 1920. Its founders
were Luigi Di Manna, Remo Di Manna, Raffaele Paparella, Antonietta
Guerra, Angiolina Caldarone, Pasquale Caldarone, Giovanni Pagano and
many others.
Its first pastor was Rev. Virgilio Guerra. He was followed by Rev. O.
Pampana, Rev. Samuele Merlo, Rev. Timothy E. Zucchi, who came to
assume the pastorate on November 7, 1927.
In addition to its regular Sunday services, the church has a Bible
class; a Sunday school; the Young People's Union for the study of the
Bible; the 'Tabita Club' for women and young women, designed to
promote the welfare of the church and help the poor; the Young
People's Club, for the promotion of cultural knowledge.
Miss Mary Zucchi is the superintendent of Sunday school. The deacons
and members of the financial committee are the following: Mrs. Lena
Calderone, Miss Mary Zucchi, Angelo Pagano, Aquilino Del Forno,
Alfred Calderone.
Rev. Zucchi, the present pastor, has richly earned the sincere
respect with which he is regarded by his people, and also of the
community in which his church is located."
[note: two different spellings are included - Caldarone and Calderone]