South Schraalenburgh Church, also known as South Presbyterian Church, was founded 1723 in

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, United States, as a

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, as an alternative place of worship, as the nearest church was located in Hackensack. The square sanctuary was completed in 1728, with a new sanctuary (still currently in use) completed in 1799. Opposing elements within the congregation split with the mainstream and founded the North Schraalenburgh Reformed Church in 1801. In 1913 the church joined the

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, and changed their name to the South Presbyterian Church.

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SouthPresbyterian.net: History
Bergenfield, New Jersey Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Churches completed in 1728 Former Dutch Reformed churches in the United States Former Reformed Church in America churches 18th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States Dutch-American culture in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Bergen County, New Jersey New Jersey Register of Historic Places Reformed Church in America churches in New Jersey 1723 establishments in New Jersey {{NewJersey-NRHP-stub

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