Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Christ Church or Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
| Christ Church | |
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| The Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestrymen of Christ Church in the City of New Brunswick | |
| Christ Episcopal Church | |
Christ Church Location of Christ Church Middlesex County, NJ | |
| Location | New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Episcopal |
| Weekly attendance | 145 (2014) |
| Website | Christ Church New Brunswick |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 1761 |
| Events | Third public reading of the Declaration of Independence (which occurred in New Brunswick, July 8, 1776 |
| Associated people | Brigadier General Anthony White, Patriot John Antill, 2nd Battalion of the New Jersey Volunteers (a Loyalist force) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Philip French (1750 original) Henry Dudley & Frederick Wills (1852 rebuild) |
| Architectural type | Mission parish |
| Style |
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| Years built | 1742–49 |
| Groundbreaking | 1742 |
| Completed | 1750 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Materials | Sandstone rubble while the stone tower is composed of irregularly sized shaley sandstone rubble with a copper roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province II |
| Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey |
| Episcopal area | Episcopal Church in the United States of America |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | William H. Stokes |
| Rector | Reverend Joanna P. Hollis |
| Deacon(s) | Venerable Pete S. Cornell (Archdeacon for Deacons) |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | John Sheridan, DMA |
| Churchwarden(s) | Paul Ambos |
| Business manager | Jonathan Gloster |
| Youth ministry coordinator | Andrew Murphy |
| Music group(s) | Andrea Cunnell |
| Parish administrator | Terry Ann Schwartz |
Christ Episcopal Church | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
New Jersey Register of Historic Places | |
Christ Church, from 1937 Buildings Survey | |
| Location | New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°29′44.03″N 74°26′36.55″W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1750 |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000994 |
| NJRHP No. | 1857 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1989 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 20, 1989 |
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