After twelve years of being closed to the public, the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green is reopening its historic Sanctuary with a benefit concert on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 7pm.
Produced on behalf of the church by NiCori Studios & Productions, the “Sanctuary on the Green” Benefit Concert will feature a host of local theatre, dance and musical groups as well as Broadway performers who call Bloomfield their home.
Proceeds from the concert will be used to pay for next steps in restoring this town treasure and equipping it to function optimally for church and community use year-round.
The Historic Sanctuary
A huge part of Bloomfield’s history, the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green takes its name from the Revolutionary War hero, Major Joseph Bloomfield. The original congregation was organized in 1796. Construction of the Sanctuary began the following year.
Built of local Belleville brownstone conforming to the popular Wren-Gibbs model used in most early American churches, the Sanctuary houses turn-of-the-century stained glass windows of opalescent and American Cathedral glass, as well as mouth blown antique glass painted in the traditional Trace and Matte technique.
The Sanctuary was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and is one of three buildings on the church campus to be included in the Historic American Buildings Survey of the Library of Congress of the 1930s.
CLICK HERE for more information on the history of the Sanctuary on the Green.
Features of the Benefit Concert
Tap dance sensation Karen Callaway Williams and Broadway’s Liz McCartney are scheduled to be the headlining special guests. Also scheduled to perform on the fundraising concert are the Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra, Broadway Performing Arts, NiCori Studios & Productions, Shooting Star Dance Center, Culture Connection Theatre, The Church on the Green Chapel Choir and more! All performers are subject to change.
Tickets
Tickets are $35 for adults and $20 for students/senior citizens in advance and $40 for adults and $25 for students/senior citizens at the door.
Join us for this public benefit for the Sanctuary!
Tickets are available by calling 973-743-1796.