On July 7, 1963, a dynamic young minister from Terrell, Texas by the name of Dr. Eugene Lawton, became the new minister of the Newark Church of Christ. Brother Lawton was a commanding force for the gospel of Christ, and he boldly preached “one Lord, one faith and one baptism,” to save souls and keep souls saved.
That same year, 80 persons were baptized, and the word continued to spread that there was a Church in the heart of the community where the truth, and nothing but the truth was being preached. The following year 146 people were baptized, the highest number of baptisms in one year in the congregation’s history.
In 1993, an elevator was installed in the building. A year later the Church was blessed with a Cable Television Program on Jersey City Cable. The 30-minute program debuted on Sunday, April 3, 1994. Dr. Lawton fought the good fight of faith, overturning erroneous doctrine and the religious dysfunction of denominationalism.
