christ church newton christ church newton known christ christian house worship located corner church street main street route newton new_jersey parish overseen newark diocese united_states_of_america congregation met december granted charter new_jersey royal governor behalf britain king george iii christ church oldest church newton oldest parish diocese newark current church building erected second structure built site example mode architecture patterned medieval english parish churches interior nave features stained glass windows depicting scenes life jesus fabricated september christ church newton included newton town plot historic district approved entered national_register_of_historic_places november history establishment letter rector provincial capital elizabeth reported visited northwestern province new_jersey november found families belonging church_of_england region reported frequently assemble private houses read anglican clergyman parts families met newton county seat december establish anglican parish august christ church formally incorporated rector christ church new town county sussex province new_jersey colony royal governor granted signed charter behalf britain king congregation petitioned colonial land agency asking assistance establish church board granted warrant acres land serve income generating support church tract chosen congregation located approximately miles south newton present day conveyed church december colony royal attorney general landowner merchant lands surveyed town plot congregation december encouragement episcopal religion maintenance support said church early history congregation called clergyman sent missionary lay reader area behalf rector according local historian built circa local land agent tenure held services newton sunday month served area roughly square miles km2 divided sundays congregations services held built described serves perform revolution supported cause american independence according tradition sheep basement use continental_army left christ church assistant new_york_city later served rector newark father served warden listed christ church rector late preached area newton remained clergyman appointment years services held irregularly court house era described long period dissolution congregation reported time operate school beginning december assisted english teacher taught classics remained charge son law assumed pulpit congregation church building erected beginning consecrated months later november building located corner church main streets tract land conveyed congregation local attorney gothic structure described small accommodated end tenure congregation compelled build new church building current building unstable unsafe construction congregation met county courthouse building located near courthouse newton town green current church present according year statistics aggregate marriages growth membership necessitated new larger fund construction new church building congregation sought permission state legislature sell lands granted warrant permission given congregation sold property congregation sold accompanying lands prominent lawyer october loan support construction provided warden generous financial contributor parish hamilton prominent political figure serving new jersey general assembly year speaker represented new_jersey 4th congressional district covering northwestern new_jersey united_states house_of_representatives year hamilton death widow sarah loan left church debt free construction local historian writes episcopal church adherence english gothic style late 1840s influence powerful bishop parish newton state adhere style diocese contracted building new church site old church building contractor newark new_jersey design architect service held july building consecrated october today structure boasts story bell tower previously tower topped foot high foot high cross removed struck lightning occasions built purpose thirty years renovated activity space church organizations fellowship october authorised purchase new located liberty street central facility parish activities constructed estate daughter law fourth rector reside completion architecture fittings september christ church newton placed newton town plot historic district approved entered national_register_of_historic_places november acre historic district comprises contributing structures built surveyed town plot town newton designed architect current church building erected example mode architecture designed simple style nave flanked shed patterned medieval english parish churches cornerstone laid august building constructed native blue limestone newark sandstone roof patterned black slate newton christ church contribution historic district includes church building gothic revival style built site includes eighteenth century federal style home colonel deputy assistant general continental_army american revolution parish original elected warden christ church newton attorney statewide prominence anderson sussex county appointed served home built originally located park place half block north church property faced newton town green relocated adjacent church property main street purchased christ church serves parish office marked historical plaque new_jersey completed church interior accommodate featured glass chancel window today interior adorned style window altar dedicated stained glass windows dedicated nave featuring scenes associated life jesus nave windows works oldest continuously run decorative arts firm include work designed stained glass artist including depictions eighteen served rector christ church newton son newark merchant began serve northwestern new_jersey addition newton covered area square miles including new_jersey founded lack bishop britain north american colonies traveled england ordained jurisdiction parishes church_of_england north_america departure pulpit remained time including reverend john later occasion second rector served newton congregation died honored town newton naming streets frame property parish old year tenure son law resigned superintendent schools served rector years resigned pulpit accept appointment president american minister essentially ambassador greece current rector received bachelor degree psychology studied university_of_oxford completing master degree yale_university
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