The Cornerstone Church of Christ is a Christian church in the Communipaw neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey. The church was originally founded as All Saints Church in 1906 and was the third oldest Roman Catholic Church building in Jersey City.[1]
| Cornerstone Church of Christ | |
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| Location | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | All Saints Church |
| Consecrated | September 9, 1906 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | John T. Rowland |
| Style | English Gothic |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Granite |
History
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The church's cornerstone was laid in 1906 and unveiled to a crowd of approximately 5,000 people.[2] The church and rectory, constructed with North Carolina granite in an English Gothic style, was completed in early 1908 for $290,000.[3] The church was built to accommodate a growing Catholic community.
In 1977, a four-alarm fire partially destroyed the original Cornerstone Church of Christ on Ocean Avenue in the Greenville area of Jersey City.[4] The high cost of repairs made rebuilding church impractical. In 1979, All Saints Church announced it would be merging with Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church due to a decrease in membership and increased in financial strain.[1] In 1980, a deal was finalized for All Saints to sell their church building to Cornerstone Church of Christ, resolving challenges for both congregations.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Foley, A. Elizabeth (23 July 1980). "All Saints church sold". The Jersey Journal. p. 2. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "BISHOP LAID THE CORNER STONE". No. 5172. The Jersey City News. 10 September 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "New All Saints Church Approaching Completion". The Jersey Journal. 30 January 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "2 big blazes, one block apart, raze church, rout 26 families". The Jersey Journal. 23 June 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Our Lady of Czestochowa Church". njcu.libguides.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.