Did you know?
The Garwood Historical Committee
Garwood presently has 3 churches, St Anne’s Catholic Church on 2nd ave; the Unitarian Liquid Church on Center St (formally St Paul’s Episcopal); and The Garwood Presbyterian Church on Locust Ave. But did you know we also had 2 other churches in town for a total of 5 at one time?
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church built in 1907 was originally located at 431 Locust Ave.near the corner of West St and then in the mid-1920’s the building was physically moved to 400 Beech Ave. It was shuttered and demolished in the late 1950’s. The Pillar of Fire Christian Church with origins from Zarapath, NJ was built by the parishioners at 146 Willow Ave in 1929. It was active into the late 1950’s but sadly closed and was demolished by mid-1960’s. Homes now occupy both of those properties. Our little boro was certainly blessed. And now you know!
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