Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Christ Church
The Rector, Church Wardens, and Vestrymen of Christ Church in the City of New Brunswick
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Church
Location of Christ Church
Middlesex County, NJ
LocationNew Brunswick, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
DenominationEpiscopal
Weekly attendance145 (2014)
Websitechristchurchnewbrunswick.org
History
StatusChurch
Founded1761 (1761)
EventsThird public reading of the Declaration of Independence (which occurred in New Brunswick, July 8, 1776
Associated peopleBrigadier General Anthony White, Patriot
John Antill, 2nd Battalion of the New Jersey Volunteers (a Loyalist force)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Philip French (1750 original)
Henry Dudley & Frederick Wills (1852 rebuild)
Architectural typeMission parish
Style
Years built1742–49
Groundbreaking1742
Completed1750
Specifications
Number of spires1
MaterialsSandstone rubble while the stone tower is composed of irregularly sized shaley sandstone rubble with a copper roof
Administration
ProvinceProvince II
DioceseEpiscopal Diocese of New Jersey
Episcopal areaEpiscopal Church in the United States of America
Clergy
BishopThe Right Reverend Sally French
RectorReverend Joanna P. Hollis
DeaconReverend Daphne Roberts
Laity
OrganistSuzanne McDonald
Churchwarden(s)Mark McMahon and Jonathan Gloster
Parish administratorBrittany Girault
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Church, from 1937 Buildings Survey
LocationNew Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates40°29′44.03″N 74°26′36.55″W / 40.4955639°N 74.4434861°W / 40.4955639; -74.4434861
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1750 (1750)
NRHP reference No.89000994
No parameter No.1857
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 1989 (1989-07-28)
Designated No parameterJune 20, 1989 (1989-06-20)

Christ Church or Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.