First Presbyterian Church (Pennington, New Jersey)

Pennington Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church of Pennington

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A historic, pre-1923, postcard of Pennington Presbyterian Church
Location 13 South Main Street, Pennington, New Jersey 08534
Country United States
Denomination Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Churchmanship Mainline Protestant
Membership 557 (2013)
Weekly attendance 137 (2013)[1]
Website pennpres.org
History
Founded May, 1709
Dedication 1724 (original building), 1847 (second building), 1875 (current building)
Events British occupation (1776), Burned down (1874)
Administration
Presbytery New Brunswick
Synod Northeast
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) Nancy Mikoski
First Presbyterian Church of Pennington
A map of Mercer County, New Jersey
A map of Mercer County, New Jersey
A map of Mercer County, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°19′38.9″N 74°47′26.2″W / 40.327472°N 74.790611°W / 40.327472; -74.790611Coordinates: 40°19′38.9″N 74°47′26.2″W / 40.327472°N 74.790611°W / 40.327472; -74.790611
NRHP Reference # 11000591
NJRHP # 1727[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 24, 2011
Designated NJRHP June 2, 2011

First Presbyterian Church of Pennington is an historic congregation in Pennington, New Jersey that started in 1709. The current building dates to 1875 after an 1847 Gothic structure burned down the previous year.[3]

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References

  1. "All Statistics - First Presbyterian Church of Pennington". Research Services. Presbyterian Mission Agency.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. April 5, 2013. p. 8.
  3. "History". Pennington Presbyterian Church.


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