Brick Presbyterian Church (New York City)

The Brick Presbyterian Church
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LocationNew York City, New York
CountryUnited States
DenominationPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Websitewww.brickchurch.org
History
StatusChurch
FoundedJune 28, 1808 (1808-06-28)
ConsecratedJanuary 1, 1768
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
SynodSynod of the Northeast
PresbyteryPresbytery of New York
Clergy
Minister(s)The Rev. Dr. Thomas Evans, Senior Minister
The Rev. Adam D. Gorman, Associate Minister
The Rev. Michael L. Lindvall, Pastor Emeritus[1]

The Brick Presbyterian Church is a large congregation at Park Avenue and 91st Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. A congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), it is known for its Day School and music programs. It was founded as an offshoot of First Presbyterian Church. Its first building, in Lower Manhattan, opened in 1768.[2] The Park Avenue location opened April 14, 1940.[3]

  1. ^ "Brick Presbyterian Church Staff". Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Miller, Samuel (1840). Memoir of the Rev. John Rodgers, D.D. late pastor of the Wall street and Brick churches, in the city of New York, Abridged from the original 1813 edition. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication.
  3. ^ M'Dowell, Rachel K. (April 13, 1940). "New Brick Church Opens Tomorrow – Three Services in Dedication to Mark First Use of the Park Ave. Building – St. George Communion – Protestant Police Group Will Attend Breakfast Later — Mission Meeting Monday" (PDF). The New York Times. p. 14. Retrieved July 31, 2013.