| 词条 | Readington Reformed Church |
| 释义 |
| name =Readington Reformed Church | image =Readington Reformed Church, south view.jpg | imagesize = | imagelink = | imagealt = | caption = | pushpin map =USA New Jersey Hunterdon County | pushpin label position = | pushpin map alt = | pushpin mapsize = | relief = | map caption = | coordinates = {{coord|40|34|5|N|74|44|7|W|display=inline,title}} | osgraw = | osgridref = | location =124 Readington Road Readington, New Jersey | country = | denomination = Reformed Church in America | previous denomination = | churchmanship = | membership = | attendance = | website = {{URL|http://www.readingtonreformed.org/}} | former name = | bull date = | founded date = {{start date|1719}} | founder = | dedication = | dedicated date = | consecrated date = | cult = | relics = | events = | past bishop = | people = | status = | functional status = | heritage designation = | designated date = | architect = | architectural type = | style = | years built = | groundbreaking = | completed date = | construction cost = | closed date = | embedded = {{Infobox NRHP | embed=yes | nrhp_type = cp | nocat = yes | partof = Readington Village Historic District | partof_refnum = 91000827 | designated_nrhp_type = June 24, 1991 }} The Readington Reformed Church is a historic church located at 124 Readington Road, Readington Village, an unincorporated community located within Readington Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[1] It was known in colonial times as the Dutch Reformed Church of North Branch.{{sfnp|Thompson|1882|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mmssAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA7 pp. 7–9]}} It is the oldest Dutch Reformed Church in the county. The current building was built in 1865.[2] The churchyard is known as the Readington Reformed Church Cemetery.[3] The church was added as a contributing property of the Readington Village Historic District by the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1991.[4] HistoryThe first church was organized in 1719 by a local congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church. They constructed a log church located near the confluence of the North Branch and South Branch into the Raritan River, about three miles east of Readington, in what is now Branchburg in neighboring Somerset County.[1]{{sfnp|Thompson|1882|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mmssAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA7 pp. 7–9]}} On February 21, 1720, Reverend Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen preached the first sermon there.{{sfnp|Snell|1881|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=AdMwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA496 pp. 496–97]}} In 1738, the congregation left its original site and built its second church, a new frame building in Readington.[1]{{sfnp|Thompson|1882|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mmssAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA7 pp. 7–9]}} Frelinghuysen was pastor until 1748 and was succeeded by his son, Reverend John Frelinghuysen.{{sfnp|Thompson|1882|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mmssAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25 pp. 25–27]}} The Reverend Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, later the first President of Queens College (now Rutgers University), was ordained in 1757 and served the congregation for twenty five years.[1]{{sfnp|Snell|1881|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=AdMwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA496 pp. 496–97]}} The Reverend Peter Studdiford served from 1787 until 1826.{{sfnp|Thompson|1882|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mmssAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25 pp. 25–27]}} In 1825, the congregation was large enough to form a new church at North Branch village.{{sfnp|Thompson|1882|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mmssAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA87 p. 87]}} Two church buildings were constructed during the pastorate of Reverend John Van Liew, who served over forty years, from 1828 until his death in 1869.{{sfnp|Snell|1881|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=AdMwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA496 pp. 496–97]}} The first was a new church dedicated on December 22, 1833, which burned down on March 22, 1864.{{sfnp|Thompson|1882|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mmssAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA19 pp. 19–20]}} The second was the construction of the current building, dedicated on July 20, 1865.{{sfnp|Snell|1881|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=AdMwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA496 pp. 496–97]}} The tall church steeple was blown over by a cyclone on January 3, 1913 and replaced by shorter version.[5] After a restoration project one hundred years later, a new steeple was dedicated on October 27, 2013.[6] {{Infobox cemetery| name = Readington Reformed Church Cemetery | image = Readington Reformed Church Cemetery - south view.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | established = | website = | findagraveid= 1985085 }} Notable burials
See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=History of the Readington Reformed Church|url=http://www.readingtonreformed.org/churchlife/church-history.html}} 2. ^{{cite sign|title=Readington Church Information Sign|publisher=Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Readington Reformed Church Cemetery|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1985085|publisher=Find a Grave}} 4. ^{{cite journal|url={{NRHP url|id=91000827}}|title=NRHP Nomination: Readington Village Historic District|last1=Brecknell|first1=Ursula C.|date=June 24, 1991|publisher=National Park Service}}{{cite journal|url={{NRHP url|id=91000827|photos=y}} |title=Accompanying 32 photos, from 1991.}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Readington Township Historic Preservation Commission|title=Images of America: Readington Township|date=2008|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-5679-6|page=22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hdUoRow9dfwC&pg=PA22}} 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Staff|title=Readington Reformed Church holds steeple restoration dedication|url=http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/10/readington_reformed_church_hol.html|publisher=The Hunterdon County Democrat|date=October 2, 2013}} Bibliography
External links{{Commons category}}
10 : Readington Township, New Jersey|Reformed Church in America churches in New Jersey|Churches in Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Cemeteries in Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Historic district contributing properties in New Jersey|National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey|1719 establishments in New Jersey|19th-century Reformed Church in America church buildings|Religious organizations established in 1719|Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。