Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/First Presbyterian Church (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

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The result was keep. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 12:02, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

First Presbyterian Church (New Brunswick, New Jersey)[edit]

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Non notable church, doesn't meet criteria for a company or organization, all coverage seems to be a passing mention or trivial in nature Yaksar (let's chat) 05:29, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as per nomination. Prsaucer1958 (talk) 19:54, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:37, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:37, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. A congregation that dates back to 1726, that was the subject of a book as long ago as 1852[1], and whose fire in 1946 was covered by The New York Times (which described the church as "historic")[2] is obviously notable. --Arxiloxos (talk) 04:53, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Old things are not necessarily notable. Stifle (talk) 15:59, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, can't see evidence of the substantial coverage which our guidelines demand. Stifle (talk) 15:59, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How is a 52-page book about the subject not substantial coverage? Phil Bridger (talk) 21:55, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep "is one of the oldest churches in the Presbyterian denomination" says the lede and the New York Times. I love Stifle's sense of humor. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 23:48, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well now, everyone has the right to give their input and reasoning, there's no reason to be demeaning like that.--Yaksar (let's chat) 00:00, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Huh? --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 00:40, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - it appears to be a historic church and one of its pastors is even notable enough to have been included in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. But does it still exist as this name? Googling, I can't find any evidence of its continued existence, but I find http://newbrunswickpresbyterian.org/, which calls itself "The Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick, NJ" (not "First"). Are they one in the same? --B (talk) 01:28, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the name has changed as geography in New Jersey changed. It is earlier referred to as "Presbyterian Church" then "First Presbyterian Church" as a retronym when a second one was built in that Presbtyr. Then Presbyterian Church again after the second one disappeared. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 02:00, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as the article makes a more than credible claim of notability, supported by adequate sources. Alansohn (talk) 02:06, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep notability and sourcing look pretty good to me. The Interior (Talk) 02:46, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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