South Schraalenburgh Church Explained

South Schraalenburgh Church
Location:Prospect Avenue and West Church Street, Bergenfield, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.9289°N -74.0028°W
Built:1799
Architect:Westervelt, Aaron I.
Added:December 6, 1975
Refnum:75001116
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:September 26, 1975
Designated Other1 Number:435[1]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

South Schraalenburgh Church, also known as South Presbyterian Church, was founded 1723 in Bergenfield, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as a Dutch Reformed church, as an alternative place of worship, as the nearest church was located in Hackensack. The square sanctuary was completed in 1728, with a new sanctuary (still currently in use) completed in 1799. Opposing elements within the congregation split with the mainstream and founded the North Schraalenburgh Reformed Church in 1801.

In 1913 the church joined the Presbyterian Church, and changed their name to the South Presbyterian Church.

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  1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 19 . July 7, 2009 . February 25, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081030005640/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf . October 30, 2008 .