Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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| Christ Church Christ Church Parish |
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| Location: | 5 Paterson Street |
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| Built/Founded: | 1745 |
| Added to NRHP: | 1989 |
| Governing body: | Christ Episcopal Church |
Christ Church or Christ Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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[edit] History
The church was organized in 1742 by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. [1] The original church was built in 1745 and the extant tower was built in 1773. Following the Revolutionary War, the rector, Abraham Beach, gathered the scattered clergy of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania in 1785 to plan a union of several existing Church of England parishes, which became the first General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Samuel Seabury, first Bishop in the Episcopal Church served as rector, as well as the Rt. Rev. John Croes, first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. John Henry Hobart served as Rector in 1799. The church served as the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey from 1815-1832. The original building was torn down and rebuilt in 1852. Poet Joyce Kilmer was baptized and confirmed in the church. Long noted for its excellent music program, the church's first pipe organ was purchased in 1788. Richards, Fowkes and Company's opus 12 mechanical action pipe organ was installed in 2001-2002.
[edit] Notable burials
- Anthony Walton White, Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer
- John Croes, First Bishop of New Jersey
- Abraham Beach
[edit] References
- ^ Christ Church, New Brunswick. Rutgers University. Retrieved on 2007-08-26. “Historic Christ Church in New Brunswick, N.J. was organized in 1742. Construction began on the church itself in 1743, the building was completed in the 1750s, and the steeple was added in 1773. In the years since then, Christ Church has been the site of many significant events, including a very early reading of the Declaration of Independence and the initial organization of the Epsicopal Church in the United States.”
