Iglesia Christiana Refugio house of worship
Description
The congregation wants to use an existing two-story frame building at 680 Easton Avenue as a house of worship, needing a conditional use variance and site plan approval. The hearing was carried from May 21, 2026.
Impact summary
Brings a ten-year-vacant building back into use with capped attendance and carpooling to limit neighborhood parking impacts.
Applicant
- Name
- Iglesia Christiana Refugio, Inc
- Address
- 680 Easton Avenue, Somerset, NJ
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 3
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Board of Adjustment
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 17, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Franklin Township Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting - Sep 17, 2026
A memorializing resolution was on the agenda for the church's d(3) conditional use variance and site plan approval to convert an existing two-story office building into a house of worship.
Franklin Township Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting - Jun 4, 2026
A D(3) conditional use variance and site plan to use a vacant two-story building as a church with a 64-person prayer hall, two Sunday services, a carpool plan, and new evergreen buffering.
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