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Description:
Christ Church
or
Christ Episcopal Church
is a historic
Episcopal church
in
New Brunswick, New Jersey
.
History
The church was organized in 1742 by the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
. 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.
Notable burials
Anthony Walton White
, Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer
John Croes
, First Bishop of
New Jersey
Abraham Beach
Charles Boggs
References
External links
at
The New Jersey Churchscape
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