Old Tennent Church

The congregation was formed in 1692 by a group of Scottish Dissenters who had fled their homeland to escape James II's severe persecution for their beliefs. It has occupied the current building since 1751, and the structure has undergone little fundamental change. The church once served as a hospital during the Battle of Monmouth, which raged around it on June 28, 1778. ==Notable burials==

• Thomas Henderson (New Jersey politician) - soldier in the Battle of Monmouth, doctor, member of U.S. House of Representatives • Joshua Huddy – American Revolution patriot. • Nathaniel Scudder – Signer of the Articles of Confederation from New Jersey and delegate to the Continental Congress. == Soldiers and Sailors Monument ==

In 1920, the officers and members of the congregation erected a monument to those who had given their lives in The Great War. The monument has a stone with the names of the fallen as well as the following text... "This monument is dedicated to the memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of Monmouth County who sacrificed their lives in the World War 1914–1918. Erected by the Membership and Officers of the Old Tennent Church, 1920". An additional verse was engraved apparently years later: "This monument is erected by the Membership and Officers of the Old Tennent Church and Cemetery in grateful memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of Monmouth County who served in the Great War, many of whom lie in unknown graves in foreign lands, and in order that the names of the lamented fallen shall be preserved in this sacred and historic place, where their relatives, friends and visitors my see that, after having made the supreme sacrifice for their country, they are not forgotten." ==References==