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Ahavath Torah
The Congregation Ahavath Torah is an Orthodox synagogue in Englewood. The synagogue was developed first in 1895 and evolved into the Ahavath Torah. In 1911 a location was purchased at 33 Humphery Street. It moved to Englewood Avenue in 1958. According to the synagogue, Rabbi Issac Swift became a leader of the synagogue in 1960 and was succeeded by Rabbi Shmuel Goldin in 1984. Rabbi Chaim Poupko succeeded him in 2017.Tags Religion -
Austin, Charles (?-?)
Charles Austin was a staff writer for The Record. He reported on religion. -
Brooklyn Boys' Work Council Conference, February 20th, 1926
The Brooklyn Boys' Work Council sponsored a conference from February 20th to the 21st in Englewood, New Jersey. It was held in the First Baptist Church of Englewood. -
Community Baptist Church
The Community Baptist Church was founded in 1932. The parishioners are majority African American. Under Reverand Joseph M. Wilson two plots of land were purchased to build a new church in the 1940s. In 1949, a cornerstone for the new church was laid. From the 1970s to the 1990s, Reverand Clarence Kenner improved the facilities. In the 1990s, Reverand Lester W. Taylor Jr. started a motion to create a new facility. Construction on the new church began in June 2008 and was finished in 2011. -
Ebenezer Baptist Church
The Ebenezer Baptist Church began in 1913 under Reverand Samuel Lightfoot. Reverand W. B. Booker was his successor. Reverand Clarence E. Richardson was the church's third pastor and a new church building was constructed on Fourth Street beginning in 1972. The other three pastors of the church were Reverand William Holt Hargrave, Reverand William Marcus Small, and Reverand Jovan T. Davis.Tags Religion -
First Baptist Church of Englewood
The First Baptist Church of Englewood was created in 1893. As more partitioners attended, the church moved to 61 William Street. The current church building was completed and opened on September 18, 1966.
According to the Church, Dr. J. Isaiah Goodman was one of the first pastors who had the church join the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNCB) and supported the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement. Goodman's Successor, John H. Spencer established a relationship with a church in Nyantanga, Rwanda. The church became the first African-American congregation in the American Baptist Churches of New Jersey (ABCNJ). SonRise House, a transitional home for homeless women and children, was next to the church.Tags Religion -
For churches, a day of song, prayer, and remembrance
A newspaper article that describes the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. in multiple churches in Englewood and Passaic including Ebenezer Baptist Church. -
Galilee Methodist Church Fire
In 1958 the Galilee Methodist Church burned down. The building was built in 1916. It was estimated that the damage was equivalent to 25,000 dollars. -
Galilee United Methodist Church
The Galilee United Methodist Church was founded in 1913 by Reverand Edward L. Pearson and Reverand Frank D. McQueen. They came from "Old Galilee" in Bennettsville South Carolina, founded in 1895. They began teaching in Englewood in 1905. A building was created in the 1910s. Another parsonage was bought on Forest Avenue in 1949. The original church was destroyed in 1958 due to a fire. In 1959, Galilee became the first African American church to enter the Newark Conference. In 1960, construction for a new building on Genesee Avenue was started. Merging with the Evangelical United Brethren Churches, Galilee became the Galilee United Methodist Church. -
Hebrew Men's Association
The Hebrew Men's Association was founded in 1935 by the Congregation Ahavath Torah at the Englewood Synagogue located on Englewood Avenue.Tags Religion