South Schraalenburgh Church
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South Schraalenburgh Church, also known as South Presbyterian Church, was founded 1723 in Bergenfield
, New Jersey
as a Dutch reformed church
, as an alternative place of worship, as the nearest church was located in Hackensack
. The square church was completed in 1728. Opposing elements within the congregation split with the main stream 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.
Bergenfield, New Jersey
Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 26,764.Bergenfield was formed on the basis of a referendum held on June 25, 1894, from portions of Englewood Township and Palisades Township at the height of the...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
as a Dutch reformed church
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
, as an alternative place of worship, as the nearest church was located in Hackensack
Hackensack
-Communities:*Hackensack, Minnesota*Hackensack, New Jersey*South Hackensack, New Jersey*New Hackensack, New York-Train stations:*New Bridge Landing *Anderson Street in Haceknsack, New Jersey...
. The square church was completed in 1728. Opposing elements within the congregation split with the main stream and founded the North Schraalenburgh
Schraalenburgh North Church
Schraalenburgh North Church, also known as North Church and as The Old North Reformed Church or Old Reformed Church, was founded 1801 as a Dutch Reformed Church, in present day Dumont, New Jersey...
Reformed Church in 1801.
In 1913 the church joined the Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The Presbyterian Church , or PC, is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S...
, and changed their name to the South Presbyterian Church.