St. George's-by-the-River Episcopal Church is a historic church at 7 Lincoln Avenue in Rumson,

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. It was built in 1907 and added to the National Register in 2007. The tower contains a

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of 26 bells, cast by John Taylor & Co in 1934 and 2001.

Notable clergy

* John Andrew; curate from 1959–1960, later Rector of Saint Thomas Church, New York * G. P. Mellick Belshaw; rector from 1963–1973, later ninth Bishop of the

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