The parish prospered until the 1960s , when declining attendance led to mounting financial hardships . The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 , but the church and its adjacent cemetery fell into disrepair . In 2004 , the Episcopal Diocese of Newark leased it to Lamb of God Fellowship , a Renewal congregation , for what was intended to be a long-term stay , but the Fellowship left in 2009 due to the high cost of maintaining the property . The cross atop the structure was shaken loose in the 2011 earthquake and fell to the ground . The Diocese sold the property to another religious organization in early 2015
2011 earthquake
2011 Virginia earthquake
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (West Orange, New Jersey)