Affiliated with New Dover United Methodist Church, Edison, NJ. New Dover Methodist Episcopal Church was founded 12 years before the Civil War. The original few farm families of "Dumplingtown" had attended churches in Rahway and Woodbridge. Under the leadership of Samuel Wood and Joseph Toms, the present sanctuary was built in 1849 and included a picket fence and horse shed at a cost of $2,700.00. The first pastor was the Reverend George Jeffry who walked every week from Perth Amboy to conduct services. In 1855, the Reverend Jeremiah Cowins arrived as the first assigned minister. Over the years, grounds and buildings have been added and the church has been modified, but the sanctuary retained the basic design of the farm community church built 168 years ago.