Wow! The Oldest Church in New Jersey is Oldest in America

As soon as once more I need to deliver to you a bit of our historical past. American historical past which is from proper right here within the Backyard State. A means for us to get a greater look into the deep roots of the American story that we’ve been a part of proper right here in New Jersey.

This time round we’re tackling faith. We all know faith has an extended historical past, however what’s the connection to New Jersey? This story is all a couple of church, a church that’s situated in Cumberland County. It is the  Deerfield Presbyterian Church in Higher Deerfield.

The Deerfield Presbyterian Church was inbuilt 1771 (251 years outdated) and is the oldest within the nation nonetheless in use immediately. In accordance with an NJ.COM article, “Warren Adams of the Lummis Library and Cumberland County Historic Society, it’s the oldest church nonetheless in use within the county. The constructing is constructed of a cloth often called “Jersey Sandstone” — a conglomerate of sand and pebbles which might be sure along with iron ore.“

Very superb that not solely is that this church in Cumberland County standing however that it is nonetheless holding mass. I might like to go to mass there and simply sit among the many historical past that has handed by its doorways.

When you’ve got ever been to church tell us what you thought, did they’ve historic items within the church? Put up your feedback beneath, we all the time love getting your suggestions.

Right here in Ocean County, our oldest church is the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church in Toms River inbuilt 1853.

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