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Old Bergen Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Old Bergen Church in 2020
Location in Hudson County, New Jersey Show map of Hudson County, New Jersey Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Bergen and Highland Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1841
Architect	William H. Kirk and Company, Clark and Van Nest
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	73001103
Added to NRHP	August 14, 1973

The Old Bergen Church is a historic church congregation in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1660 in what was then the Dutch colony of New Netherland, it is the oldest continuous religious congregation in what is today the State of New Jersey. The congregation is jointly affiliated with the Reformed Church in America and the Presbyterian Church (USA). The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1973. The original church building was constructed in 1680 and the current edifice was built in 1841.

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The congregation was formed in the Dutch colonial village of Bergen in 1660, located across the Hudson River from the town of New Amsterdam in what is today Lower Manhattan. The first services were held in a log schoolhouse. In 1680 an octagonal, sandstone church was built by William Day. The church was located on Vroom Street, between Bergen and Tuers Avenues. The congregation outgrew the original church and a second church was erected in 1773. This church was also made of sandstone and was located at the corner of Bergen Avenue and Vroom Street. The third and current church was built in 1841 by William H. Kirk and Company and Clark and Van Nest.