St. John's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, N.J.
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St. John's Episcopal Church was founded by missionaries of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, London, England, in 1706. Located in the historic heart of Elizabeth, New Jersey, it is the burial site of the youngest signer of the US Constitution, US Senator Jonathan Dayton, and is the marriage site of the parents of the first American Roman Catholic saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton.
The current church building, consecrated in 1860, has five of the largest Tiffany stained glass windows in the US. It is neo-Gothic style, with a 126-foot tower right on Broad Street at the center of the Elizabeth National Historic District, and is designed after St. Mary's University Anglican Church (interior) in Oxford, England, and Merton College, Oxford (exterior). It seats approximately 700 and is the largest Episcopal worship site in New Jersey. St. John's is a part of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey headquarted in Trenton, New Jersey.
The church founded the Habitat for Humanity affiliate for eastern Union County in 1993. It is known as a lively sponsor of community social services and feeds as many as 80 persons a free meal each Sunday afternoon following Vespers. Its three worship services are at 10:00 AM, Holy Eucharist with Choir and Organ; 12:15 PM with contemporary music; 1:45 PM Alpha Bible study; and 2:30 PM Jazz Vespers. Sunday School is at 10:00 AM for children. Adult Christian Education is at 11:30 AM Sundays. The Rector is the Rev. Joseph R. Parrish, Jr., who has served there since 1989. The church telecasts its church services each Sunday at 9:00 AM on Cablevision Channel 18.
The church physical address is 61 Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07201-2205, phone message center, 1-888-490-3008, and its mailing address is P.O. Box 278, Elizabeth, NJ 07207-0278. The church web site is at http://sjnj.org.
