The Presbyterian Society of Bloomfield (now the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green) was formed in 1794 and named in honor of then-brigadier Joseph Bloomfield, commander of New Jersey troops in the Whiskey Rebellion.Knox, Charles Eugene. Origin and Annals of the 'Old Church on the Green': The First Presbyterian Church of Bloomfield, Being a Historical Sermon: Covering Comprehensively the Period 1668-1896, with Explanatory and Reminiscent Notes, p. 25. S. Morris Hulin, 1901. Accessed November 3, 2019. About the same time, the Dutch Reformed Church of Stone House Plains (now Brookdale Reformed Church) was established.Folsom, Joseph Fulford. Bloomfield, Old and New : An Historical Symposium by Several Authors, Bloomfield Centennial Historical Committee, 1912. Accessed November 3, 2019. The two churches became integral institutions of southern and northern Bloomfield, respectively.
The Presbyterian Society of Bloomfield (now the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green) was formed in 1794 and named in honor of then-brigadier Joseph Bloomfield, commander of New Jersey troops in the Whiskey Rebellion.Knox, Charles Eugene. Origin and Annals of the 'Old Church on the Green': The First Presbyterian Church of Bloomfield, Being a Historical Sermon: Covering Comprehensively the Period 1668-1896, with Explanatory and Reminiscent Notes, p. 25. S. Morris Hulin, 1901. Accessed November 3, 2019. About the same time, the Dutch Reformed Church of Stone House Plains (now Brookdale Reformed Church) was established.Folsom, Joseph Fulford. Bloomfield, Old and New : An Historical Symposium by Several Authors, Bloomfield Centenni.al Historical Committee, 19:12. Accessed November 3, 2019. The two churches became integral institutions of southern and northern Bloomfield, respectively.