First Presbyterian Church of Englewood
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First Presbyterian Church of Englewood
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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 Harrison.
Dwight Chapel belonged to the First Presbyterian Church. The Church cornerstone was laid on February 22, 1869. It was finished in 1883 on Palisade Avenue and William Street. It was later moved to Palisade and Lafayette Avenues. The first Reverand of the chapel was James Eells. He was succeeded on May 2, 1897, by Reverand Samuel Munce Hamilton. Reverand Bruce S. Wright was the third leader of the church from October to December 1918. Reverand Robert Davis served as minister in 1919. Reverand Carl H. Elmore began that same year and served until 1944. Reverand Sr. Edwin O. Kennedy succeeded him.
Dwight Chapel belonged to the First Presbyterian Church. The Church cornerstone was laid on February 22, 1869. It was finished in 1883 on Palisade Avenue and William Street. It was later moved to Palisade and Lafayette Avenues. The first Reverand of the chapel was James Eells. He was succeeded on May 2, 1897, by Reverand Samuel Munce Hamilton. Reverand Bruce S. Wright was the third leader of the church from October to December 1918. Reverand Robert Davis served as minister in 1919. Reverand Carl H. Elmore began that same year and served until 1944. Reverand Sr. Edwin O. Kennedy succeeded him.
Source
"Englewood's First Presbyterian Church Oldest of This Denomination In Country." The Record, 17 Oct. 1949, p.11.
"Presbyterians in Englewood Start Jubilee." The Record, 3 Oct. 1934, p.8.
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1859
1860
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Citation
“First Presbyterian Church of Englewood,” Englewood Makes History, accessed October 2, 2026, https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/497.
