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The first churches established in [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] were the [[Dutch Reformed Church in the United States|'''Dutch Reformed''']], [[Congregational Church in the United States|'''Congregational (Puritan)''']], [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|'''Society of Friends (Quaker)''']], and [[Lutheran Church in the United States|'''Lutheran''']]. Church membership waned in the early 1700s, but revivals rekindled interest around 1740. By 1775 the largest denominations in [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] were the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Society of Friends]], [[Dutch Reformed Church in the United States|Dutch Reformed]], [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], and [[Anglican Church in the United States|Anglican (Episcopal)]] churches. | The first churches established in [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] were the [[Dutch Reformed Church in the United States|'''Dutch Reformed''']], [[Congregational Church in the United States|'''Congregational (Puritan)''']], [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|'''Society of Friends (Quaker)''']], and [[Lutheran Church in the United States|'''Lutheran''']]. Church membership waned in the early 1700s, but revivals rekindled interest around 1740. By 1775 the largest denominations in [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] were the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|Society of Friends]], [[Dutch Reformed Church in the United States|Dutch Reformed]], [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], and [[Anglican Church in the United States|Anglican (Episcopal)]] churches. | ||
In the mid-1800s, the [[Methodist Church in the United States'''|Methodist''']] church was the largest, followed by the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|'''Presbyterian''']], [[Baptist Church in the United States|'''Baptist''']], Reformed, [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|'''Friends''']], and [[Episcopal Church in the United States|'''Episcopal''']] churches. The [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|'''Roman Catholic''']] Church has been the predominant faith since the beginning of the twentieth century, followed by the [[Jewish Genealogy Research|'''Jewish''']], [[Methodist Church in the United States|'''Methodist''']], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], and [[Episcopal Church in the United States|'''Episcopal''']] faiths.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | In the mid-1800s, the [[Methodist Church in the United States'''|Methodist''']] church was the largest, followed by the [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|'''Presbyterian''']], [[Baptist Church in the United States|'''Baptist''']], Reformed, [[Society of Friends (Quakers) in the United States|'''Friends''']], and [[Episcopal Church in the United States|'''Episcopal''']] churches. The [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|'''Roman Catholic''']] Church has been the predominant faith since the beginning of the twentieth century, followed by the [[Jewish Genealogy Research|'''Jewish''']], [[Methodist Church in the United States|'''Methodist''']], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|'''Presbyterian''']], and [[Episcopal Church in the United States|'''Episcopal''']] faiths.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | ||
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. | ||