TheStelton Baptist Church is in theStelton section ofEdison,Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is the second oldest Baptist Church in New Jersey and the tenth oldest in theUnited States.[1][2][3]
The congregation was formed in spring 1689, and among its original members was the Stelle family, after whom the Stelton section ofEdison, New Jersey is named. Until 1875, the church was known as theFirst Baptist Church of Piscataway.[4] The land occupied by the church and cemetery at Stelton was purchased in April 1731. The first church was erected in 1748, and that building was taken down and rebuilt in 1825. This building was destroyed by a fire on January 1, 1851.[5] In 1870, portions ofPiscataway, New Jersey andWoodbridge, New Jersey were used to formRaritan, New Jersey. The site of the church later becameEdison, New Jersey.[2][3] The building which took its place was destroyed in a fire in 1924. The present building was erected in 1925.[3]
The cemetery contains hundreds of early burials, including Andrew Drake.[6]
The first female pastor of the congregation, the Rev. Kathleen Tice, was installed in 1999. After 10 years of service at the congregation, Pastor Tice retired during the summer of 2010.
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