EVANGELICAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 1391 LIBERTY AVENUE, UNION, NEW JERSEY WAS FOUNDED IN 1915 IN THE CITY OF NEWARK WITH A MINISTRY OF MANY DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES.
WITH THE RIOTS OF 1966, THE CHURCH PURCHASED LAND IN UNION AND BUILT A NEW SANCTUARY IN 1972.
OVER THE YEARS, THE CHURCH CONTINUES TO MINISTER TO A BROAD RANGE OF NATIONALITIES. DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON THE SONG “SlLENT NIGHT” IS SANG IN EIGHT DIFFERENT LANGUAGES!
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MANUEL FIGUEIREDO, MAYOR OF THE TOWNSHIP OF UNION IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, CONGRATULATE EVANGELICAL BAPTIST CHURCH AS THEY CELEBRATE THEIR 100TH ANNIVERSARY AND WE COMMEND THE DR. GEORGE BOLTNIEW AND ALL THE PASTORS FROM THE PAST FOR THEIR DEDICATED MINISTRY AND FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY.