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Siloam Hope First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth (Old First of Elizabeth and formerly known as the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth) is a historic church at 14–44 Broad Street in
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, Union County,
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, United States. It was built in 1783 and added to the
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in 1977 for its significance in architecture. With The churchyard dates from 1687 and has over two thousand graves, many from the
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, including the Reverend
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. In 2013, a Bible dating from 1699 belonging to founder
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was returned to the congregation. In 2019, the First Presbyterian Church merged with the Siloam Hope Presbyterian Church, becoming the Siloam Hope First Presbyterian Church. The newly merged congregation would remain at its original Broad Street location.


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* History of Elizabeth, New Jersey Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Gothic Revival church buildings in New Jersey Churches completed in 1783 Churches in Union County, New Jersey Presbyterian churches in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Jersey Buildings and structures in Elizabeth, New Jersey 18th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States {{NewJersey-church-stub