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Second Reformed Church (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

Coordinates: 40°30′4.7″N 74°27′1.7″W / 40.501306°N 74.450472°W / 40.501306; -74.450472
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Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick
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40°30′4.7″N 74°27′1.7″W / 40.501306°N 74.450472°W / 40.501306; -74.450472
Address100 College Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
DenominationReformed Church in America
History
FoundedFebruary 14, 1843 (1843-02-14)
Dedicated1928
Architecture
Architect(s)Ludlow and Peabody

The Second Reformed Church is located at 100 College Avenue in the city of New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The Reformed congregation was founded on February 14, 1843,[1]: 19  having split from the first Reformed Dutch Church in the city.[2] The first pastor was Rev. David D. Demarest, who served until 1852.[3] The current church building was designed by Ludlow and Peabody and dedicated in 1928.[1]: 35 

Church welcome sign

References

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  1. ^ a b Demarest, William H. S. (1943). "The Historical Address". The One Hundredth Anniversary of the Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, N.J., 1843–1943. Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 18–39.
  2. ^ Steele, Richard H. (1867). Historical discourse delivered at the celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the First Reformed Dutch Church, New Brunswick, N.J. pp. 157–158. Address of Rev. D. D. Demarest
  3. ^ Raven, John H. (1943). "Rev. David D. Demarest, D.D., LL.D., 1843–52". The One Hundredth Anniversary of the Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, N.J., 1843–1943. Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 49–51.
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