User:Djflem/Churches of Weehawken

You mentioned you were going to be doing some work on churches in Hudson County.

On the website you list a which is listed as being in Weehawken. While on the city line at 3901 Park Avenue it is actually in Union City.
 * Grace Episcopal

http://www.graceparkave.org Brief history and foto http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/view_item.php?id=88159&back=0&category=People Mentions that John Erskine father helped to build the church after moving to Weehawken in 1879….

http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/WhkTunnelPromo/WhkTunnelPromo.pdf
 * survey of Weehawken.churches based on this 1930s promo for Weehawken.


 * 19th Street Methodist Church (?? appears to have been demolished)

This small church on 19th Street in the Shades that might have the criteria of being from 19th century or earlier. Before the construction of the Lincoln, Weehawken has a commercial corridor along lower Park Avenue (Bullls Ferry Road) heading toward The shades and Hoboken. (While uptown and the Heights was/is residential). Much of it was obliterated by the tunnel, plaza, and roadways. The church survived survived the millennium, i believe. http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/view_item.php?id=88375&back=0&category=Churches

Part of this building was the estate of the Brown family. It was at one point purchased by Grove Church and added on to. The home building is the oldest extant building in Weehawken and now has become a temple.
 * Clifton Chapel of Grove Church (1915)

http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/view_item.php?id=185&back=0&category= http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/08/steeple_to_be_returned_to_grove_reformed_church_thursday_morning.html http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/view_item.php?id=88037&back=0&category=Buildings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Swaminarayan_Mandir,_New_Jersey_(Weehawken) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grove_Church_Cemetery

http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/hudson/history/local/weehawken.txt, a 1930s history explains Above the “King Estate” came the estate of “James Brown” one of the pioneers of this part of the county and one of Weehawken’s early settlers, who lived in a large blue stone mansion which he named “Clifton” at what is now Louisa Place and First St. and which is now known as “Clifton Chapel” the parsonage of this chapel being the original Brown Mansion. Mr. Brown was a member of a prominent banking family of New York City, and a member of the Presbyterian Church of that city, and was known for the great work he had done in religious circles. His estate covered all that tract of land from about Fulton St. to Fourth St. from the river extending over into what is now Union City, the entrance to his estate was thru Fulton St. from what is now Park Ave. It is thru his most commendable zeal and liberality that the Grove Church in North Bergen was organized in 1843, he having purchased and donated the land for this church and with the aid of some friends erected the church and other buildings connected with it.In 1904 Mr. & Mrs. John Crosby Brown, descendants of James Brown, gave a deed for the old Brown Mansion and eight lots to the Grove Church. In 1908 a Sunday School was started in the parlors of this old mansion and workers of Grove Church living in the neighborhood took charge of this school. This school had grown steadily, until the enlargement of the work at Clifton Chapel called for a resident Pastor, and in 1913, the Rev. W. Dumont Conklin was ordained in the church and put in charge of this field. A latter gift of five more lots put into possession of Grove Church for future extension the finest church site on the west bank of the Hudson, overlooking New York City, at 50th St. In April 1915, plans were in operation for the erection of a Chapel at Clifton (this section of our township being known as Clifton Park). A generous offer of Mrs. John Crosby Brown of $10,000, or half the cost of the Chapel, was accepted by the consistory and congregation, and contributions from societies and individuals soon yielded the other $10,000, and the beautiful Gothic chapel soon was dedicated on January 9th 1916 with a notable service. The complete renovation of the Brown Mansion as a Church House at a cost of $7,000 was an added gift of Mrs. Brown.Among the generous gifts of former members of Grove Church were those of Mrs. A. D. Juilliard of New York and Mr. Thomas Underwood of Brooklyn.The beautiful organ in the chapel was a gift of the Carnegie Foundation.

This is described as *First Church of Chirst Scientist in one article, but as separate church in 1930s report (?)


 * btw, sadly the Grove Reformed Church on Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen itself burnt down in 1973 and was rebuilt in 1976 http://www.grovereformedchurch.org/page/reflections)

The Shades is also the home go St Lawrence RC, the original building of which was demolished and replaced in 1966.
 * St Lawrence RC (1966)


 * Armenian Brethen Church (early 1900s)

http://www.teaneck.org/virtualvillage/churchhistory/evangelical.htm Members of the church moved up on "the hill" to Weehawken and Union Hill and started an Evangelical Free Church during the pastorate of Rev. E. Brekhus who served both churches. This church later went over to the Lutheran denomination and is known today the St. Olav Lutheran Church of Weehawken, New Jersey. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NORWAY/2002-08/1029682891 http://abbcnj.webs.com/about-us "Another major milestone and a turning point came into the life of the congregation when some dedicated servants of the church persevered and searched for a church building to own. Their relentless search ended in 1973. The Holy Spirit led them to Weehawken New Jersey, right across the Hudson, at a stone's throw from N.Y.C. Thus, on August 19, 1973, The Armenian Brotherhood Bible Church congregation purchased the Saint Olaf Lutheran Church building and property at 88 Liberty Place, Weehawken New Jersey, and the church was already incorporated in the State of New Jersey, on July 10, 1973, under the name of "Armenian Brethren Church"."
 * Free Evangelical Church
 * Saint Olaf Lutheren
 * Armenian Brethen Church

98 Columbia Terrace at Park Avenue
 * Church of the Good Shepard (early 1900s)

This piece says that the organ was built in 1916….. http://www.pipechat.org/Archives/pipechat/2003/November/Digest4123.html https://www.nj.com/galleries/QQ3G2WNZYZB33DTEVFD53JKIIA/ https://www.nj.com/opinion/2023/07/congregation-steps-up-to-shepherd-their-church-faith-matters.html https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/07/step-into-the-past-in-this-architectural-treasure-on-the-hudson-legends-landmarks.html

51 Clifton Terrace at Potter Place
 * Park (United) Methodist Church (???) vernacular