CHURCHES OF ELIZABETH PRESBYTERY

Date of Organization

ELIZABETH, First

     First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth

November 15, 1664

WOODBRIDGE, First

     First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge

1675

METUCHEN, First

     First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen

1717

BASKING RIDGE

     The Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, NJ

1717

WESTFIELD

     The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, NJ

1728

PITTSTOWN, Bethlehem

     Bethlehem Presbyterian Church

     (originally Clinton, Bethlehem - changed to Pittstown in 1986)

1730

UNION, Connecticut Farms

     First Presbyterian Congregation of Connecticut Farms, Union

     and Second Presbyterian Church in Union merged to form

     Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church

November 1730
September 12, 1937
July 31, 1988

NEW PROVIDENCE

     The Presbyterian Church at New Providence

1737

BEDMINSTER, Lamington

     Lamington Presbyterian Church

April 1, 1740

RAHWAY, First

     First Presbyterian Church

1741

SPRINGFIELD, First

     The First Congregation of the Presbyterian Church at Springfield

1745

PERTH AMBOY, First

     First Presbyterian Church

October 8, 1802

ELIZABETH, Second

     Second Presbyterian Church

December 3, 1820

PLAINFIELD, First (See Plainfield, United)

     First Presbyterian Church of Plainfield merged with

     Grant Avenue Presbyterian Church to form United

     Presbyterian Church of Plainfield on July 1, 1971

July 10, 1825

PLAINFIELD, United

     Formed by Merger - July 1, 1971 - of

     First Presbyterian Church of Plainfield  July 10,1825

     Grant Avenue Presbyterian Church of Plainfield  April 22,1930

July 10, 1825

CLINTON

     Clinton Presbyterian Church

June 20, 1831

LIBERTY CORNER

     The Presbyterian Church of Liberty Corner

June 10, 1837

ELIZABETH, Greystone

     Greystone Presbyterian Church

August 7, 1839

PLAINFIELD, Crescent Avenue

     Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church

March 21, 1844

RAHWAY, Second

     Second Presbyterian Church

November 9, l849

CRANFORD, First

     First Presbyterian Church

June 26, 1851

ELIZABETH, Third  (see Elizabeth, Third-Westminster)

     Third Presbyterian Church                            

     Merged with Westminster Church of Elizabeth

     December 31, 1983

November 17, 1851

PLUCKEMIN

     The Presbyterian Church at Pluckemin

March 11, 1851

ELIZABETH, Siloam (see Elizabeth, Siloam-Hope)

     Siloam Presbyterian Church

     Merged with Hope Memorial Church of Elizabeth

     December 31, 1984

May  1, 1866

ELIZABETH, Westminster (see Elizabeth, Third-Westminster)

     Westminster Presbyterian Church

     (Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth (1877)

     merged with Westminster Presbyterian Church in 1972)

     Westminster Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth merged

     with Third Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth December 31,1983

1866

ROSELLE, First

     First Presbyterian Church

June 12, 1868

SUMMIT, Central

     Central Presbyterian Church

May 29, 1870

DUNELLEN, First

     First Presbyterian Church

September  5, 1870

ELIZABETH, Elmora

     Elmora Presbyterian Church

     CLOSED (church property sold)

November 15, 1875
Closed 2004

ELIZABETH, Madison Avenue (See Elizabeth, Westminster)

     Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth (1877)

     merged with Westminster Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth in 1972

1877

PLAINFIELD, Bethel                                             

     Bethel Presbyterian Church (organized as a Chapel of

     Crescent Ave. Church of Plainfield - established

     as a Church May 9, 1943)

1884

CARTERET, First

     First Presbyterian Church

May  1, 1893

ELIZABETH, Magyar (See Union, Bethlen-Magyar)

     Magyar Presbyterian Church (September 28, 1913)

     merged with Bethlen Church from Newark Presbytery

     to form the Bethlen-Magyar Presbyterian Church of

     Union, June 1, 1970

September 28, 1913

NORTH PLAINFIELD, Watchung Avenue

     Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church

May 25, 1916

GARWOOD

     Garwood Presbyterian Church

June 28, 1917

HILLSIDE

     Hillside Presbyterian Church

     DISSOLVED (church property used by Millennium NCD)

November 30, 1920
Dissolved December 31, 2004

ELIZABETH, Hope Memorial (see Elizabeth-Siloam-Hope)

     Hope Memorial Presbyterian Church

     Merged with Siloam Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth

     December 31, 1984

April 30, 1925

AVENEL, First

     First Presbyterian Church

November 10, 1927

PLAINFIELD, Grant Avenue (See Plainfield, United)

     Grant Avenue Presbyterian Church merged with

     First Presbyterian Church of Plainfield to form

     United Presbyterian Church of Plainfield on July 1, 1971

April 22, 1930

FANWOOD

     Fanwood Presbyterian Church

October  7, 1932

ISELIN, First

     First Presbyterian Church

May 25, 1933

UNION, Second (see Union, Connecticut Farms)

     Second Presbyterian Church

September 12, 1937

UNION, Townley

     Townley Presbyterian Church

November  3, 1940

LINDEN

     Linden Presbyterian Church

March 11, 1941

CLARK, Osceola

     Osceola Presbyterian Church

July 16, 1943

EDISON, Community

     Community Presbyterian Church

November  9, 1952

SCOTCH PLAINS, Willow Grove

     Willow Grove Presbyterian Church

March 22, 1953

MOUNTAINSIDE, Community

     Community Presbyterian Church

October 10, 1954

BERNARDSVILLE, First

     First Presbyterian Church

October 14, 1956

MIDDLESEX

     Middlesex Presbyterian Church

May 27, 1962

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, Westminster

     Westminster Presbyterian Church

December  9, 1962

MARTINSVILLE, Christ

     Christ Church, United Presbyterian

May 16, 1965

EDISON, Oak Tree

     Oak Tree Presbyterian Church

February 27, 1966

FORDS, First

     First Presbyterian Church

November 20, 1966

LINDEN, Calvin

     Calvin Presbyterian Church of Linden and Perth Amboy

October  1, 1967

WARREN, Trinity United

     Trinity United Church of Warren

     (Union Church with The United Church of Christ)

March 15, 1970

UNION, Bethlen-Magyar

     Bethlen-Magyar Presbyterian Church

     (Formed by merger of Bethlen Church of Newark

     Presbytery and Magyar Church of Elizabeth of

     Elizabeth Presbytery)

June  1, 1970

ELIZABETH, Third-Westminster

     Third-Westminster Presbyterian Church

     formed by merger of Third Presbyterian Church

     of Elizabeth and Westminster Presbyterian Church

     of Elizabeth on December 31, 1983

December 31, 1983

ELIZABETH, Siloam-Hope

     Siloam-Hope Presbyterian Church

     formed by merger of Siloam Presbyterian Church

     of Elizabeth and Hope Memorial Presbyterian Church

     of Elizabeth on December 31, 1984

December 31, 1984

PLAINFIELD, Iglesia

     Iglesia Presbiteriana (Hispanic Immigrant Mission)

Begun 1980's

HILLSIDE, Millennium

     The Hillside Millennium Presbyterian Community (NCD)

     Brazilian-Portuguese New Church Development

Begun January 1, 2000

EDISON, Lord of Hope

     Lord of Hope Presbyterian Church

     formerly New Spirit Korean New Church Development

Chartered May 5, 2004

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