We're situated at the corner of
Springfield Ave and
New England Ave in
Summit NJ, diagonally across the street from the
Grand Summit Hotel.
(Scroll down this page for
driving directions
and
parking instructions.)
Springfield Ave is the main shopping street of Summit, and we're one
block West of the shopping district. (Springfield Ave continues
West to become the "main street" of New Providence and Berkeley Heights.)
The main entrance to the church complex, both for the Church and resident organizations,
is around the corner on New England Ave, across a small patio and through a pair of
glass doors.
(Click map for zooming, panning & directions from Yahoo! Maps.)
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(You can click
here to see the Grand Summit Hotel's driving instructions and map --
the hotel is diagonally across the street from us. Their instructions include
routes from more directions.)
If you're driving to Christ Church you'll be interested in
parking at Christ Church.
TRAINS:
You can reach Summit by
train on
New Jersey Transit
from New York City's Penn Station (34th St and 7th Ave).
Choose "New York Penn Station" and "Summit" as departing and destination stations,
and select Weekday, Saturday or Sunday. On that site you can also obtain
itineraries to Summit from other cities, including direct service from
certain NJ towns such as Newark, Millburn, Short Hills, Chatham, Madison, Morristown,
New Providence, and Berkeley Heights.
If you take the train to Summit
you can walk to Christ Church from the train station in 10-12 minutes (it's 1/2 mile) --
but you need walking directions!
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When you get off the train in Summit, walk to the
center of the platform, and ascend a flight of
stairs or elevator to a small concourse.
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There's an exit at each end of the concourse.
Walk out through the exit marked "East Broad Street".
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Cross the service road in front, and walk a short block straight ahead.
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Turn right onto Broad Street.
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Walk four blocks to a 7-Eleven store and traffic light, and bear right onto Morris Ave.
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Walk one block to another traffic light and turn left onto Springfield Ave.
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Walk one more block to the traffic light at New England Ave.
Christ Church is the red sandstone church on the near-right-hand corner.
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The main entrance is around the corner, up 5 steps, across a small patio, and through a pair of glass doors.
Walking route from Train Station to Christ Church:
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BUSES:
There are also buses to Summit from NY City and many locations in New Jersey,
also run by NJ Transit. You can check out their bus schedules here:
NJ Transit.
Most buses make a stop across Broad Street from
the Summit Train Station. (See walking direction above.)
Driving Directions to Christ Church
561 Springfield Ave, Summit, NJ
(908) 273-5549
[ Click here
for a printable version ]
a) From New York City / George Washington Bridge / Lincoln
Tunnel / Holland Tunnel:
Take NJ Turnpike (I-95) North, South or West to Exit #14,
then take Interstate 78 West.
(*)
Traveling on Interstate 78 West, keep to the local lanes.
After about 7 miles, bear right to exit onto Route 24/124 West.
Take the next exit #9A (Millburn/Summit/Springfield). As you exit, bear
right and follow the signs to Summit. Go straight onto Broad Street for
approximately one mile through 6 traffic lights until intersection of
Morris Avenue. Turn right at the 6th traffic light onto Morris Avenue
(7 Eleven will be on your right). Go to 1st traffic light and make a
left onto Springfield Avenue. Proceed one block to next traffic light
at New England Ave.
Christ Church is the red sandstone building on
the near right-hand corner. (For reference, The Grand Summit Hotel is on
the far left corder). The main entrance is around the corner on New England Ave.
b) From the NJ Garden State Parkway (GSP) North and South:
From the North: Travelling South on the GSP,
take Exit #142 to Interstate
78 West, then pick up the directions above at (*).
From the South: Travelling North on the GSP,
take Exit #142 to Interstate 78 East (because there is
no West-bound exit!). Go one exit and make a U-turn onto Interstate
78 West, then pick up the directions above at (*).
c)
From Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia:
Take the NJ Turnpike North to Exit #14 (at Newark Airport),
then Interstate 78 West. Then follow directions above at (*).
d)
From the West on local roads:
Get to the center of Berkeley Heights or New Providence
and take Springfield Ave east into Summit. Just before reaching the
shopping district, you'll see the Grand Summit Hotel on the right
followed by an intersection with a traffic light.
Christ Church is diagonally across the street.
(Note: Springfield Ave connects Berkeley Heights to New Providence
to Summit, and is the main shopping street of each town.)
e)
From other directions:
Consult the Grand Summit Hotel's
driving directions.
They're at a traffic light on a corner that is
diagonally across the street from us.
Parking
Christ Church is situated on the corner of Springfield Ave (which is Summit's
main business street) and New England Ave (a side street lined with condos).
We have a small parking lot off of New England Ave (behind our complex)
which holds perhaps 20 cars.
During daytime on weekdays that lot and the entrance from it are reserved
for the Cornerstone Preschool use, including parent drop-offs and pick-ups.
We also have a short semicircular driveway in front
of our patio & main entrance on New England Ave which
has two handicapped parking spots.
Beyond that, we rely on curbside parking, which is allowed
on both streets. Usually there are only a handful of free spots
on Springfield Ave, so for services & large events,
most people park along New England Ave. The condos on both sides of
New England Ave have their own parking, so there are always plenty of spaces
available on the street – but you may have to walk a few paces, so
come early.
(Note: A short driveway behind the church off Springfield Ave has two parking spots,
but they are reserved for church staff.)
