Boy Scout Troop 83 of Somerville, NJ 

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The Troop has been sponsored by the United Reformed Church
(pictured
above) since 1938

We are always looking for new Scouts and Leaders!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!!!

Please contact us on our website or e-mail us at 
Scoutmaster@somervilletroop83.com 
you may also write to us at
Troop 83
100 West Main Street
Somerville, NJ 08876



Brief History of the United Reformed Church
(This information was found and edited from)
http://www.unitedreformedchurchsomerville.org/about_history.shtml
 

The United Reformed Church was established in 1699 and has a 309 year history of unbroken ministry.  The first service was conducted by the Reverend Guiliam Bertholf on March 8, 1699.  On October 27, 1779, the church was burned down by Lt. Col. Simcoe and his Queen's Rangers who also burned down the county Court House in Millstone. In 1783, a building was erected in Somerville [on land now located on the northeast side of Main Street, opposite Hamilton Street] for the respective use of both the church and the county courts. This arrangement only lasted about a year before land was purchased on which to build a church further west on Main Street. Over the years, the Reformed Dutch Church of Raritan grew and prospered. In 1834, twenty-four members withdrew and organized the Second Reformed Church in Somerville. Both churches continued to grow and a cordial relationship was maintained between the First and Second Reformed Churches of Somerville throughout the next 140 years. In 1974, the two churches were re-united. Today, the congregation of the United Reformed Church worships in the beautiful edifice at 100 West Main Street, formerly the Second Reformed Church. The building was designed and constructed in 1893-94. Dedicated in June 1897, the former First Reformed Church sanctuary is located adjacent to the courthouse on East Main Street and is now part of Somerset County's courts and administrative complex.