Bells Are Ringing: Rutgers To Celebrate 250th Anniversary With Church Bells

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ— In celebration of Rutgers 250th anniversary, churches across New Brunswick and Piscataway will ring their bells for five minutes this Thursday.

Beginning at 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, six different churches will ring their bells alongside the bell at Old Queens. The Honors College at Rutgers New Brunswick will also chime in.

Rutgers was founded on Nov. 10, 1776, making it the eighth oldest college in the country, and one of just nine that was chartered before the American Revolution.

One church in Camden, and one in Newark, the sites of Rutgers' other two campuses, will also be ringing their bells.

Here's a full list of participating churches:

• First Reformed Church (9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick)
• Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick (100 College Avenue, New Brunswick)
• St. Peter the Apostle University and Community Parish (94 Somerset Street, New Brunswick)
• St. George Greek Orthodox Church (1101 River Road Piscataway)
• Christ United Methodist Church of Piscataway (485 Hoes Lane, Piscataway)
• St. Moses and Anba Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church (40 Davidson Road, Piscataway)

Image courtesy of Rutgers University/Photo by Dennis Connors