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Except for the Dutch Reformed and Lutheran churches in northern New Jersey, few of the earliest church records have survived.  
Except for the Dutch Reformed and Lutheran churches in northern New Jersey, few of the earliest church records have survived.  
===Online Resources===
===Online Resources===


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*''New Jersey Historical Manuscripts: A Guide to Collections in the State'' (described in [[New Jersey Archives and Libraries|New Jersey Archives and Libraries]]). To locate a copy nearest you, use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/new-jersey-historical-manuscripts-a-guide-to-collections-in-the-state/oclc/15489310&referer=brief_results WorldCat].
 
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=JB7SAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false '''"Church Records in New Jersey," ''Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society'','''] Vol. 2, No. 4 (March 1904):173-188; Vol. 2, No. 5 (June 1904):251-266. This is very helpful for determining all denominations that existed prior to 1800. {{FHL|337209|item}}.  
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=JB7SAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false '''"Church Records in New Jersey," ''Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society'','''] Vol. 2, No. 4 (March 1904):173-188; Vol. 2, No. 5 (June 1904):251-266. This is very helpful for determining all denominations that existed prior to 1800. {{FHL|337209|item}}.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/384019-redirection '''''Guide to Vital Statistics Records in New Jersey, Vol. 2''''']. Newark, N.J.: New Jersey Historical Records Survey, 1941. . Volume 2 contains the names and addresses of churches located in New Jersey in 1940.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/384019-redirection '''''Guide to Vital Statistics Records in New Jersey, Vol. 2''''']. Newark, N.J.: New Jersey Historical Records Survey, 1941. . Volume 2 contains the names and addresses of churches located in New Jersey in 1940.  
*''Historical Records Survey. Directory of Churches in New Jersey''. 21 Volumes. Newark, N.J.: Historical Records Survey, 1940-1941. There is a volume for each county; the Family History Library has volumes for Atlantic through Hunterdon, and Monmouth counties. {{FHL|244983|item}}.
*''Historical Records Survey. Directory of Churches in New Jersey''. 21 Volumes. Newark, N.J.: Historical Records Survey, 1940-1941. There is a volume for each county; the Family History Library has volumes for Atlantic through Hunterdon, and Monmouth counties. {{FHL|244983|item}}.
 
*''New Jersey Historical Manuscripts: A Guide to Collections in the State'' (described in [[New Jersey Archives and Libraries|New Jersey Archives and Libraries]]). To locate a copy nearest you, use [http://www.worldcat.org/title/new-jersey-historical-manuscripts-a-guide-to-collections-in-the-state/oclc/15489310&referer=brief_results WorldCat].
The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has nine volumes of church record inventories for the Baha'i, Baptist, Seventh-Day Baptist, Congregational Christian, Evangelical, Presbyterian, Protestant Episcopal, Salvation Army, and Unitarian churches. Each volume is cataloged separately but they have similar titles. Find these volumes in the FamilySearch Catalog Author/Title Search under the title Inventory of the Church Archives of New Jersey.
 
Some denominations have their records in central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located:


===Baptist===
===Baptist===
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