The parsonage at Upper Freehold provided a home for Baptist ministers and was built in several stages, with its oldest section, dating to about 1740 and now forming the center, containing one first-floor room with an open-hearth fireplace and beamed ceiling, while the second floor, reached by a staircase on the eastern wall, also had one room and a fireplace; adjacent sections were probably added in the early 1800s. The Meeting House was served by traveling ministers until the church was formally organized in 1766, and long sermons were favored because members of the congregation often traveled great distances and wanted substantial services. David Jones became the church’s first resident minister and served until 1775; during the Revolution he became known as the “fighting parson” while serving as a chaplain in the Continental Army, and he gained fame for his sermon “Defensive War in a Just Cause—Sinless.” Early American ministers often supported themselves by farming during the week and preaching on Sunday, and a small barn once stood just beyond the tree line west of the parsonage. The parsonage now serves as a private residence.