Christ's/Third Episcopal Church
1847 - after 1957
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Christ Church was started before 1849 as a free mission at the
corner of Lafayette and Union Streets. The first reverend was Robert
T. L. Lowell. In 1849 the site at Congress and Prospect Streets
was purchased. The church was organized and incorporated on February
1, 1850. The next day, construction begun on the church building.
Remodeling to the church began in 1873 and ended in 1881 with a
dedication ceremony.
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June 23, 1907 - The
Vested Choir of Christ Episcopal Church
From: Social Services Directory of Newark 1912
Give relief to its own destitute members and in instances to nonmembers.
Helps conduct a mission for colored people.
| Reverend |
From |
To |
| Robert T. S. Lowell |
1849 |
1859 |
| J. N. Stansbury |
1859 |
1892 |
| W. H. C. Lylburn |
1893 |
1899 |
| J. O. Ferris |
1900 |
1904 |
| Edwin S. Lines (Bishop) |
January, 1904 |
Unknown |
| David N. Kirby |
February, 1904 |
May, 1906 |
| Charles F. Jackson |
November, 1906 |
June, 1907 |
| Almon A. Jaynes |
July 1907 |
September 1, 1910 |
| Edwin S. Lines |
1909 |
1915 |
| Frank H. Hallock |
1910 |
1916 |
| Howard W. Germand |
1917 |
1918/19 |
| Louis W. Pitt |
1919/20 |
1920/21 |
| William O. Leslie |
1921/22 |
1930/31 |
| Joseph Anastasia |
1924 |
1926 |
| J. Frederick Hamblin |
1933/34 |
1935 |
| Henry A. Link |
1936 |
1936 |
| Roy E. DePriest |
unknown |
unknown |
| Address |
From |
To |
| 96 Union Street |
1847 |
1851 |
| 25 N. Prospect Street, 76 Prospect Street (81,85 Congress Street) |
1851 |
after 1957 |
Archive Information (Last
Known location)
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