Second Baptist Church (1895), Freehold, NJ

The Second Baptist Church was birthed into ministry in 1895 in the house of Deacon David Paterson. Those dedicated to the ministry also included John Simmons, Marshall Simmons, Joseph Baskerville, Thomas Baskerville, John Jones, Richard Ward and many women who worked with them.  When the mission grew and a larger facility was needed, a building was rented on Mechanic Street.  By 1897, the Second Baptist Church was officially organized.  In July 1899, Brothers Walter A. Mosely, John Jones, Edward Lewis, Edward Simmons, and Joseph Smith filed for incorporation papers. In 1904, the first church building was erected on Throckmorton Street and the church called its first pastor, Reverend D.H. Mitchell.

SOURCE: SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH