CHURCHES
OF THE PRESBYTERY OF ELIZABETH
Date
of Organization
CURRENT CHURCH - closed / merged church
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ELIZABETH,
First
First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth |
November
15, 1664 |
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WOODBRIDGE,
First
First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge |
1675 |
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METUCHEN,
First
First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen |
1717 |
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BASKING
RIDGE
The Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, NJ |
1717 |
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WESTFIELD
The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, NJ |
1728 |
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PITTSTOWN,
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Presbyterian Church
(originally Clinton, Bethlehem - changed to Pittstown in
1986) |
1730 |
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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 |
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NEW
PROVIDENCE
The Presbyterian Church at New Providence |
1737 |
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BEDMINSTER,
Lamington
Lamington Presbyterian Church |
April 1, 1740 |
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RAHWAY,
First
First Presbyterian Church |
1741 |
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SPRINGFIELD,
First
The First Congregation of the Presbyterian Church at
Springfield |
1745 |
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PERTH
AMBOY, First
First Presbyterian Church |
October 8, 1802 |
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ELIZABETH,
Second
Second Presbyterian Church |
December
3, 1820 |
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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 |
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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 |
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CLINTON
Clinton Presbyterian Church |
June
20, 1831 |
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LIBERTY
CORNER
The Presbyterian Church of Liberty Corner |
June
10, 1837 |
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ELIZABETH,
Greystone
Greystone Presbyterian Church |
August 7, 1839
Dissolved April 5, 2009 |
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PLAINFIELD,
Crescent Avenue
Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church |
March
21, 1844 |
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RAHWAY,
Second
Second Presbyterian Church |
November
9, l849 |
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CRANFORD,
First
First Presbyterian Church |
June
26, 1851 |
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ELIZABETH,
Third (see
Elizabeth, Third-Westminster)
Third Presbyterian Church
Merged with Westminster Church of Elizabeth
December 31, 1983 |
November
17, 1851 |
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PLUCKEMIN
The Presbyterian Church at Pluckemin |
March
11, 1851 |
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ELIZABETH,
Siloam (see Elizabeth, Siloam-Hope)
Siloam Presbyterian Church
Merged with Hope Memorial Church of Elizabeth
December 31, 1984 |
May
1, 1866 |
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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 |
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ROSELLE,
First
First Presbyterian Church |
June
12, 1868 |
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SUMMIT,
Central
Central Presbyterian Church |
May
29, 1870 |
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DUNELLEN,
First
First Presbyterian Church |
September
5, 1870 |
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ELIZABETH,
Elmora
Elmora Presbyterian Church
DISSOLVED (church property sold) |
November
15, 1875
Dissolved September 24, 2004 |
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ELIZABETH,
Madison Avenue (see Elizabeth, Westminster)
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth (1877)
merged with Westminster Presbyterian Church
of Elizabeth in 1972
|
1877 |
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PLAINFIELD,
Bethel
Bethel Presbyterian Church (organized as a Chapel of
Crescent Ave. Church of Plainfield - established
as a Church May 9, 1943) |
1884 |
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CARTERET,
First
First Presbyterian Church |
May
1, 1893 |
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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; see LINDEN, Bethlen-Magyar |
September
28, 1913 |
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NORTH
PLAINFIELD, Watchung Avenue
Watchung Avenue Presbyterian Church |
May
25, 1916 |
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GARWOOD
Garwood Presbyterian Church
|
June
28, 1917 |
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HILLSIDE
Hillside Presbyterian Church
DISSOLVED
(church property used by Hillside Millennium
NCD) |
November
30, 1920
Dissolved December 31, 2004 |
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ELIZABETH,
Hope Memorial (see Elizabeth-Siloam-Hope)
Hope Memorial Presbyterian Church
Merged with Siloam Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth
December 31, 1984 |
April
30, 1925 |
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AVENEL,
First
First Presbyterian Church |
November
10, 1927 |
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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 |
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FANWOOD
Fanwood Presbyterian Church |
October
7, 1932 |
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ISELIN,
First
First Presbyterian Church |
May
25, 1933 |
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UNION,
Second (see Union, Connecticut Farms)
Second Presbyterian Church |
September
12, 1937 |
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UNION,
Townley
Townley Presbyterian Church |
November
3, 1940 |
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LINDEN
The
Linden Presbyterian Church |
March
11, 1941 |
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CLARK,
Osceola
Osceola Presbyterian Church |
July
16, 1943 |
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EDISON,
Community
Community Presbyterian Church |
November
9, 1952 |
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SCOTCH
PLAINS, Willow Grove
Willow Grove Presbyterian Church |
March
22, 1953 |
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MOUNTAINSIDE,
Community
Community Presbyterian Church |
October
10, 1954 |
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BERNARDSVILLE,
First
First Presbyterian Church
|
October
14, 1956 |
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MIDDLESEX
Middlesex Presbyterian Church |
May
27, 1962 |
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BERKELEY
HEIGHTS, Westminster
Westminster Presbyterian Church |
December
9, 1962 |
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MARTINSVILLE,
Christ
Christ Church, United Presbyterian |
May
16, 1965 |
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EDISON,
Oak Tree
Oak Tree Presbyterian Church |
February
27, 1966 |
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FORDS,
First
First Presbyterian Church |
November
20, 1966 |
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LINDEN,
Calvin
Calvin Presbyterian Church of Linden and Perth Amboy |
October
1, 1967 |
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WARREN,
Trinity United
Trinity United Church of Warren
(Union Church with The United Church of Christ) |
March
15, 1970 |
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LINDEN,
Bethlen-Magyar
Bethlen-Magyar Presbyterian Church
(Formed by merger of Bethlen Church of Newark
Presbytery and Magyar Church of Elizabeth of
Elizabeth Presbytery);
DISSOLVED June 30, 2003 |
June
1, 1970
Dissolved
June 30, 2003 |
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ELIZABETH,
Korean
Korean Presbyterian Church |
December 11, 1977 |
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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 |
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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 |
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PLAINFIELD, Iglesia
Iglesia Presbiteriana (Hispanic Immigrant Mission)
Misión Presbiteriana Nuevas Fronteras |
NCD January , 2010
Begun 1980's |
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EDISON,
Lord of Hope
Lord of Hope Presbyterian Church
formerly New Spirit Korean New Church Development |
May 5, 2004 |
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HILLSIDE,
Millennium
The Hillside Millennium Presbyterian Church
(The Hillside Millennium Presbyterian Community (NCD),
a
Brazilian-Portuguese Ministry, was formed January 1,
2000) |
June 1, 2008 |
New Church Development of
The Presbytery of
Elizabeth
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PLAINFIELD, Iglesia
Presbiteriana Nuevas Fronteras
Misión Presbiteriana Nuevas Fronteras
Iglesia Presbiteriana (Hispanic Immigrant Mission)
began in the 1980's |
NCD January ,
2010
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