First Presbyterian Church (Pennington, New Jersey)

The First Presbyterian Church of Pennington, originally known as the Hopewell Presbyterian Church, is a historic congregation founded in 1709 in the borough of Pennington in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The current church building, located at 13 South Main Street, dates to 1875 after an 1847 Gothic structure burned down the previous year.^[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 2011 for its significance in architecture.^[2] The red brick building was designed by architect James Bird and features Victorian Gothic architecture. The listing also includes the cemetery on the south side of the church.^[5]

Church and cemetery in 2024

Pennington Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church of Pennington
A historic, pre-1923, postcard of Pennington Presbyterian Church
Location	13 South Main Street, Pennington, New Jersey
Country	United States
Denomination	Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Churchmanship	Mainline Protestant
Membership	378 (2022)
Weekly attendance	82 (2022)[1]
History
Founded	May, 1709
Dedication	1724 (original building), 1847 (second building), 1875 (current building)
Events	British occupation (1776), Burned down (1874)
Administration
Synod	Northeast
Presbytery	Coastlands
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)	Rev. Nancy Mikoski Associate Pastor. Rev. David Hallgren
First Presbyterian Church of Pennington
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Coordinates	40°19′38.9″N 74°47′26.2″W
Architect	James Bird
Architectural style	Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No.	11000591[2]
NJRHP No.	1727[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 24, 2011
Designated NJRHP	June 2, 2011

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey