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Bethel Chapel
East Fifth Street and Washington Street


The Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church organized the Bethel Chapel in 1884, as a traditionally African-American chapel.  It was built in 1887 at the Corner of East Fifth Street and Washington Street (later known as Roosevelt Avenue).

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Bethel Chapel
Circa 1920s-1940s
Paul R. Collier, photographer

 

Bible Truth Hall
209 / 331 East Front Street


During the 1880s, Bible Truth Hall was usually called the Front Street Meeting, denoting its location in downtown Plainfield on East Front Street.  It appears in the city directories in 1916 at 209 East Front Street.  By 1925, the street address changed to 331 East Front Street.  The congregation later moved to Fanwood.

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Bible Truth Hall
Circa 1900s-1910s
Paul R. Collier, photographer

 

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Bible Truth Hall
Circa 1920s-1940s
Paul R. Collier, photographer

 

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