United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
Churchmanship
Evangelical, Reformed
Website
fairfieldpca.org
History
Founded
1680
Architecture
Completed
1850 (existing church), 1780 (Old Stone Church)
Administration
Presbytery
New Jersey, PCA
Clergy
Pastor(s)
Rev. Michael Schuelke
Old Stone Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Built
1780
Architectural style
Georgian, Builder Georgian
NRHP reference No.
77000860[1]
NJRHP No.
1042[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
May 12, 1977
Designated NJRHP
May 8, 1973
Fairfield Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian Church in America congregation in the Fairton section of Fairfield Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey.[3]
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.[4][5] 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.[6] It was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936.[7] 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.[8]
In 2006 the church celebrated its 325th anniversary.[9] The church subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith.[10] The senior pastor Rev. Chris O'Brien, has served the congregation since 2022.[11]
^"National Register Information System – (#77000860)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^"New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 3.
^"Presbyterian Church in America: Church Directory". Stat.pcanet.org.
^"PCA Historical Center: Fifty Oldest Churches in the PCA". Pcahistory.org.
^"PCA Historical Center: Fairfield Presbyterian Church (PCA), Fairton, NJ". Pcahistory.org.
^"Fairfield Presbyterian Church". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1936.
^George A. Chidley (March 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Stone Church". National Park Service. With accompanying two photos
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