Fairfield Presbyterian Church Explained

Fairfield Presbyterian Church
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Cumberland County
Coordinates:39.3813°N -75.2212°W
Location:53 Main Street Church Lane, Fairton, New Jersey
Denomination:Presbyterian Church in America
Previous Denomination:United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
Churchmanship:Evangelical, Reformed
Founded Date:1680
Completed Date:1850 (existing church),
1780 (Old Stone Church)
Presbytery:New Jersey, PCA
Pastor:Rev. Michael Schuelke
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Old Stone Church
Built:1780
Architecture:Georgian, Builder Georgian
Added:May 12, 1977
Refnum:77000860
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:May 8, 1973
Designated Other1 Number:1042[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
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Fairfield Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian Church in America congregation in the Fairton section of Fairfield Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey.[2] It was founded in 1680 when a log church was built on the banks of the Cohansey Creek, and it is the oldest existing congregation within the PCA, which it joined in 1980 after leaving the UPCUSA in 1971.[3] [4] The log church was replaced by a New England style frame building sometime between 1713 and 1715.

In 1780, the Old Stone Church was built, which still exists a mile and half to the south of Fairton, and north of Cedarville, on County Route 553. The stone church was in use until 1850, when the present building in Fairton was completed.[5] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936.[6] The Old Stone Church has been preserved and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1977, for its architectural significance.[7]

In 2006 the church celebrated its 325th anniversary.[8] The church subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith.[9] The senior pastor Rev. Chris O'Brien, has served the congregation since 2022.[10]

Pastors

Source: Web site: Fairfield Presbyterian Church (PCA). Fairfield Presbyterian Church.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office . 3 . September 29, 2022 .
  2. Web site: Presbyterian Church in America: Church Directory . Stat.pcanet.org.
  3. Web site: Tri-Centennial Anniversary Celebration. Fairfield Presbyterian Church.
  4. Web site: PCA Historical Center: Fifty Oldest Churches in the PCA . Pcahistory.org.
  5. Web site: PCA Historical Center: Fairfield Presbyterian Church (PCA), Fairton, NJ. Pcahistory.org.
  6. Web site: Fairfield Presbyterian Church . 1936 . Historic American Buildings Survey.
  7. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=77000860}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Stone Church ]. National Park Service. George A. Chidley . March 1973 . With
  8. Web site: 325th Anniversary | Fairfield Presbyterian Church, PCA . Fairfieldpca.org.
  9. Web site: Our Beliefs | Fairfield Presbyterian Church, PCA . Fairfieldpca.org.
  10. Web site: Fairfield History | Fairfield Presbyterian Church, PCA . Fairfieldchurchpca.org.

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