Category Archives: History

Town Clock CDC

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

This month, the board members were a bit overwhelmed with work as the proposals from three architectural firms responded to our Request For Proposal regarding the re-design of the sanctuary. Our struggle to comprehend and compare the three responses was aided by Tara Roche, a Continue reading →

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Historic Cemetery Tour

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Church Staff
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Once Again We Remember the Great Cloud of Witnesses Buried Here

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Rev. Susan Kramer-Mills

About every two years, we have hosted a “getting-to-know them” event amidst our cemetery. Typically in late October, we present about ten actual persons who are enjoying their eternal rest in our yard. Some of you might not know this, but we actually have several Rutgers Presidents, the “Father” figure of our RCA denomination, as well as congressmen and missionaries, all next to one another. Continue reading →

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It’s Your Turn to Raise Some $$$ for Historic Preservation

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Church Staff

Preservation By David W. Waanders

Have you noticed the scaffolding? If you’ve been anywhere near 9 Bayard Street in the last couple of weeks, you have probably let one eye follow the piping up to the roof line of the education building and kept the other eye trained on the ground to find your way into the building. It is exciting to see such clear evidence that the preservation work is going forward. Continue reading →

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There Is More in the Cemetery Than You Might Think!

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

September 13th marked an important day in the life of our church. That evening, we hosted the final presentation of a field school of Rutgers University. This field school had turned our need for a comprehensive Preservation Plan for our cemetery into a teaching opportunity at no cost to the church. We could not have been more grateful to the leadership of this Rutgers program, especially to its director, Prof. Archer St. Clair Harvey, and the field school instructor, Christine Miller Cruiess. Continue reading →

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Historic Cemetery Tour

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Church Staff
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Construction, Attendance and a Song as Gift

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Rev. Dr. Hartmut Kramer-Mills

Friends, there is no sense of beating around the bush – we had a hot summer, we will have a hot fall, and I am not speaking about global warming! Let me explain this real quick:
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