Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church - Princeton NJ - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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"Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church
OUR HISTORY
On March 10th 1836, colored members of the First Presbyterian Church (Nassau Presbyterian Church) in Princeton, New Jersey were dismissed to form "The First Presbyterian Church of Colour of Princeton". Four years later, Col. John Lowrey, an elder at the First Presbyterian Church, gave special permission for the colored members to receive communion at their own church. The Sacrament of the Holy Communion was given on the 2nd Sabbath of October 1840. This date marked the official beginning of the church that was later referred to as the "Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church for Colored People in Princeton."

Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church began during a time of social, political and religious upheaval in the Princeton Community as well as the nation. The church emerged as a determined congregation of slaves, servants and free people who challenged the basics of the African Colonization Society and the weight of the Fugitive Slave Laws. Nurtured by the hope of the Underground Railroad and the challenges of the 1818 and 1837 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church responses to the sinfulness of slavery, the equality of all God's creation, and the period of Reconstruction, Witherspoon, along with other African American religious institutions, sought diligently to bring consciousness to the theological and social attitudes of the times.

Today Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church holds a significant place in Princeton with members from many communities, occupations and interests. The church has an open and diverse congregation who seeks to be stewards for peacemaking and racial reconciliation."

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Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 10/01/1840 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:00 AM Street address of Church: 124 Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ United States 08542 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Not listed If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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