Pastor Hoag' wedding to a socialite made the news 100 years ago for the parishioners at Trenton's First Baptist Church on Centre Street in downtown Trenton. One wonders if the parsonage illustated above is still at the West State Street location.MANY THANKS TO ALAN WILDBLOOD, GENEALOGIST AND HISTORIAN FOR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ABOVE GRAPHIC:
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The parsonage of the First Baptist Church of Trenton was at 1204 Riverside Avenue from 1946 to 1959. The church sold that home and purchased one at 3 Heights Terrace, Yardville, in 1959 or 1960 for Rev. Richard Mercer, who had three small children. In the 1970's Rev. Larry Dobson was accommodated at 125 Centre Street, across from the church. This building had also been the parsonage or Rev. John Wicker in 1900. in between, the site was the home of a physician, Dr. Carroll. In recent decades First Baptist pastors have received a housing allowance and hang their cloths where they choose. Rev. Roberson in the 1990s resided in Lawrence. The incumbent, Rev. Jim Coston, calls Centre Street home and can walk to church and serve his milieu on the Trenton City Council. My own parents married at the home of First Baptist's Rev. Milton Perry on Christmas Day 1937. Further research is required to pinpoint that location. A marriage certificate might help. I have always taken their word for it.
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The parsonage of the First Baptist Church of Trenton was at 1204 Riverside Avenue from 1946 to 1959. The church sold that home and purchased one at 3 Heights Terrace, Yardville, in 1959 or 1960 for Rev. Richard Mercer, who had three small children. In the 1970's Rev. Larry Dobson was accommodated at 125 Centre Street, across from the church. This building had also been the parsonage or Rev. John Wicker in 1900. in between, the site was the home of a physician, Dr. Carroll. In recent decades First Baptist pastors have received a housing allowance and hang their cloths where they choose. Rev. Roberson in the 1990s resided in Lawrence. The incumbent, Rev. Jim Coston, calls Centre Street home and can walk to church and serve his milieu on the Trenton City Council. My own parents married at the home of First Baptist's Rev. Milton Perry on Christmas Day 1937. Further research is required to pinpoint that location. A marriage certificate might help. I have always taken their word for it.
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