Knowledge

First Presbyterian Church (Stillwater, New Jersey)

Source 📝

31: 165:
valley and the surrounding area in the middle of the eighteenth century. In 1823, with the area's German population either dying off, migrating to territories in the American West or assimilating into English-oriented American culture, the congregation petitioned the Presbytery of Newton to affiliate
196:
It is likely the third structure used by this congregation—the first presumed to be a rudimentary log building erected circa 1745–1750 that occupied the site in the Stillwater Cemetery of the fieldstone structure which succeeded it. Local tradition asserts that the fieldstone wall of Stillwater
118:. As the area's population grew and the village of Stillwater developed, its Christian community was served by clergymen who travelled a circuit of churches in remote, sparsely inhabited regions. Clergymen were provided as "stated supply" by the Dutch Reformed or Calvinist 102:, John George Wintermute, Johan Peter Bernhardt and their families. The first few families likely held prayer services in their homes with their neighbors. Early Stillwater families are mentioned in the records of the Dutch Reformed congregations in the 197:
Cemetery was built with stones from the abandoned stone structure when it was dismantled in 1847. A stone with "1771" carved into its face (likely the cornerstone from the former structure) is incorporated into the cemetery gate.
363: 17: 66:. It was a member of the Presbytery of the Highlands. Founded in 1769 as a union church shared by members of the Reformed and Lutheran faiths, the parish, now Presbyterian, closed in 2019. 417: 407: 173:
By the 1830s, the stone church was beginning to become structurally unsound, and the current structure, an frame structure that is an example of
402: 437: 412: 312: 432: 427: 329:
History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers
206: 243: 185:) windows, was erected in 1837–1838 at a cost of $ 2,000. Additions to this structure, largely to support the church's " 55: 422: 115: 178: 174: 131: 127: 59: 47: 285:
Memoirs and Reminiscences: Together with Sketches of the Early History of Sussex County, New Jersey
123: 51: 231: 190: 30: 8: 232:"The Presbytery of the Highlands, NJ Encompasses Churches in Four Counties of New Jersey" 211: 142: 111: 254: 244:
https://www.historicstillwater.org/timeline-history-of-churches-in-stillwater-township/
87: 182: 95: 167: 79: 74:
This congregation was formally organized in 1769 as a union church shared by the
355: 107: 396: 378: 365: 350: 186: 158: 99: 63: 162: 91: 272:
The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches, and Genealogies
138: 134:. The congregation did not have a permanent clergyman until the 1780s. 98:
immigrants in the 18th century, beginning in 1741 with the arrival of
344: 83: 103: 75: 351:
Baptisms at the Stillwater Presbyterian Church (roughly 1780–1825)
347:(oversees Stillwater and other surrounding Presbyterian churches) 137:
From 1769 to 1771, a church building was constructed from local
308: 306: 130:
or the Lutheran Church (Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium) in
119: 287:. (Hackensack, New Jersey: Privately Printed, 1907), passim. 274:. (Dover, New Jersey, Dover Printing Company, 1895), 631 ff. 323: 321: 303: 356:
Stillwater Presbyterian Church at New Jersey Churchscape
318: 313:
First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater – Church History
331:. (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881) (page number) 27:
Church building in New Jersey, United States of America
18:
Stillwater Presbyterian Church (Stillwater, New Jersey)
266: 264: 262: 255:
https://church-trends.pcusa.org/church/4999/overview/
90:
was finished in 1771. Stillwater and the surrounding
259: 34:
First Presbyterian Church in Stillwater, New Jersey
283:Schaeffer, Casper M.D. (and Johnson, William M.). 394: 193:activities, were built in 1910, 1959, and 1990. 300:. (Columbus, Ohio: The Champlin Press, 1900). 418:Greek Revival church buildings in New Jersey 408:Palatine German settlement in New Jersey 29: 189:" (children's Christian education) and 44:First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater 14: 395: 403:Churches in Sussex County, New Jersey 207:Harmony Hill United Methodist Church 438:Pre-statehood history of New Jersey 413:Presbyterian churches in New Jersey 24: 270:Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen. 86:) faiths. Construction of a stone 25: 449: 433:1769 establishments in New Jersey 338: 230:Presbytery of the Highlands, NJ. 155:Lutheran Congregation of Hardwick 151:Reformed Association of Hardwick 428:Stillwater Township, New Jersey 290: 277: 248: 237: 224: 94:valley was settled chiefly by 40:Stillwater Presbyterian Church 13: 1: 298:The Wintermute Family History 217: 110:), and likely journeyed over 161:population that settled the 145:. This church, known as the 46:) was a congregation of the 7: 200: 10: 454: 234:. Retrieved 30 April 2013. 175:Greek Revival architecture 132:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69: 296:Wintermute, Jacob Perry. 128:New Brunswick, New Jersey 60:Sussex County, New Jersey 48:Presbyterian Church (USA) 141:in the older section of 379:41.036506°N 74.878424°W 315:(accessed 23 June 2012) 114:to attend services in 35: 384:41.036506; -74.878424 177:, although featuring 52:village of Stillwater 33: 423:Presbytery of Newton 345:Highlands Presbytery 375: /  212:Stillwater Cemetery 157:, served the large 147:Dutch Meeting House 143:Stillwater Cemetery 112:Kittatinny Mountain 56:Stillwater Township 42:(also known as the 36: 16:(Redirected from 445: 390: 389: 387: 386: 385: 380: 376: 373: 372: 371: 368: 332: 327:Snell, James P. 325: 316: 310: 301: 294: 288: 281: 275: 268: 257: 252: 246: 241: 235: 228: 183:Carpenter Gothic 88:house of worship 21: 453: 452: 448: 447: 446: 444: 443: 442: 393: 392: 383: 381: 377: 374: 369: 366: 364: 362: 361: 341: 336: 335: 326: 319: 311: 304: 295: 291: 282: 278: 269: 260: 253: 249: 242: 238: 229: 225: 220: 203: 104:Minisink Valley 96:Palatine German 80:German Reformed 72: 50:located in the 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 451: 441: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 359: 358: 353: 348: 340: 339:External links 337: 334: 333: 317: 302: 289: 276: 258: 247: 236: 222: 221: 219: 216: 215: 214: 209: 202: 199: 179:Gothic Revival 108:Delaware River 71: 68: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 450: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 400: 398: 391: 388: 357: 354: 352: 349: 346: 343: 342: 330: 324: 322: 314: 309: 307: 299: 293: 286: 280: 273: 267: 265: 263: 256: 251: 245: 240: 233: 227: 223: 213: 210: 208: 205: 204: 198: 194: 192: 188: 187:Sunday school 184: 180: 176: 171: 169: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 135: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 100:Casper Shafer 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 67: 65: 64:United States 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 32: 19: 360: 328: 297: 292: 284: 279: 271: 250: 239: 226: 195: 172: 168:Presbyterian 163:Paulins Kill 154: 150: 146: 136: 92:Paulins Kill 73: 43: 39: 37: 382: / 106:(along the 397:Categories 370:74°52′42″W 367:41°02′11″N 218:References 191:fellowship 139:fieldstone 166:with the 84:Calvinist 62:, in the 201:See also 76:Lutheran 170:faith. 124:Classis 116:Walpack 70:History 159:German 153:, and 126:) in 120:Synod 122:(or 78:and 38:The 58:of 54:in 399:: 320:^ 305:^ 261:^ 149:, 181:( 82:( 20:)

Index

Stillwater Presbyterian Church (Stillwater, New Jersey)

Presbyterian Church (USA)
village of Stillwater
Stillwater Township
Sussex County, New Jersey
United States
Lutheran
German Reformed
Calvinist
house of worship
Paulins Kill
Palatine German
Casper Shafer
Minisink Valley
Delaware River
Kittatinny Mountain
Walpack
Synod
Classis
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
fieldstone
Stillwater Cemetery
German
Paulins Kill
Presbyterian
Greek Revival architecture
Gothic Revival
Carpenter Gothic

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.