Englewood Makes History

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  • The Englewood Volunteer Corps (EVAC) was founded in 1954. It was a nonprofit emergency medical agency funded by the city and medical billing donations. The organization stopped service on April 1, 2024, due to declining membership and operational constraints.
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  • The Entertainment Fund is a non-profit organization that supports entertainers. The organization was established in 1882 and provides numerous services including financial assistance, affordable housing, health care, senior care, and career development.
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  • The First Baptist Church of Englewood was created in 1893. As more partitioners attended, the church moved to 61 William Street. The current church building was completed and opened on September 18, 1966. According to the Church, Dr. J. Isaiah Goodman was one of the first…
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  • The First Presbyterian Church was the first church in Englewood and the first of its denomination in Bergen County. The congregation began in 1859 and met at John M. Deuel's schoolhouse. A chapel was completed on March 25, 1860. The first pastor was Reverand James…
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  • Franklin School taught grades kindergarten through sixth. It was founded in 1907. 
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  • Galilee United Methodist Church stands as one of Englewood’s most enduring African American religious institutions, rooted in migration, education, and community building during the early twentieth century. Its origins date to 1906, when the congregation began as a small mission…
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  • Hackensack B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge #658 was instituted in 1901.
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  • Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) is a labor union for medical professionals. The Englewood Professional Nurses' Association was created in 1974 by the nursing staff at Englewood Hospital, led by Ann Twomey. Local hospitals and medical centers asked for the…
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  • The Hebrew Men's Association was founded in 1935 by the  Congregation Ahavath Torah at the Englewood Synagogue located on Englewood Avenue.
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  • Helicon Home Colony was an experimental community and societal framework. Political activist Upton Sinclair founded it. The plan was for the community to be run democratically with a board of directors. The community would farm to supply its food source and the children would be…
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