Dec 25 2019. Only Church we could find offering free worship. They made us so welcome it was a pleasure to be there. Some churches wanted $20 entry fee. It was a wonderful service thanks to all concerned.
One of my favorite churches. Scott, Charline, and Wallace are great on the pulpit, and warm and inviting into this church home.
I've been coming here ever since I can remember. This place is amazing. Its so beautiful and has such a great service. Every sunday is amazing. Make sure you check it out just to see the design. The pastors are also great to . Make sure you bring you friends and family
Also a church bed they do so much for the homeless go check it out
Beautiful interior and architecture, I cannot speak for their services
Annual "Don't walk by" event held here. Very enjoyable! Great volunteers!
Went there during Open House NY for a organ tour and a clock tower tour. The organ tour was way beyond my expectations! We got to hear and watch the organ from the very close. Definitely worth going!
Not as ornate as some of the nearby churches, but still neat architecture.
Beautiful church on the corner of 55th street and 5th ave
A caring, inviting, diverse and stimulating faith-based community. They offer many opportunities to serve the community through their outstanding Outreach programs.
Love the church. the sermons are very touching and inspring. they have volunteer events that are great opportunity to join. Very open and accepting all. Their homeless shelter also well organized.
I love churches, and this is one of my favorites. Every time I walk down it I have to stop and look at it. Hopefully some time soon I ll get the chance to get inside to look at it or take a tour.
Thank you to this Church who brought Christ and the Presbyterian belief in Cebu, Philippines for more than a 100 years- Church is in Honored of your member namely. Matilda Bradford.
Forever grateful and thankful
Have been going on here with the kids for many years. Always a pleasure.
This has been my church home for many years, it's like an amazing love affair, I am always anxious to be there, it has the hugs, food for thought messages, old and new friends always happy you are there, something that would appeal to anyone looking for a place to belong, all are welcome. We have four of the most amazing Pastors, we are so full of love, happiness, peace, joy belonging. Come and visit, we are waiting for you!
Monumental temple on Fifth Avenue, to admire almost the entire interior carved in wood, from benches and pulpits to doors and balustrades. The arched layout is also surprising, as are the double-height stands and the organ.
You can get salvation here through a pledge all I want to know is where I'm going when I die
Went for a Deacon workshop plus other workshops that were there last Saturday was a little hot and crowded in the basement rooms but overall the workshops and service was supurve there was a lady dancing to one of the Hymns we sang she was great
In 1873, the congregation purchased the undeveloped site at Fifth Avenue and 55th Street for $350,000 for construction of a new sanctuary. Church leaders believed that the recently established Central Park would be a natural barrier against business and factory expansion. With its steeple rising 286 feet high, the church was the tallest building in Manhattan when it was dedicated in 1875.
A place for all in mid-Manhattan...we "breathe in" via worship & community...we "breathe out" via service to people in the city!
Attended the Christmas Mass and it was a surreal experience. The hour long Mass was spectacular and the choir singing was super. The whole church was dark with plastic candle lights st the end when everyone sang silent nights. Simply a wonderful, spiritual experience. One should attend if you are around the city during Christmas
I've been coming to this church for several years now. I came in through the very strong young adult ministry which is full of 20/30-something professionals from around NYC. That's something it seems many churches simply don't have.
One of the other things I love about it is the diversity both in members and in thought. You can find some very liberal and some very conservative members that somehow get along very well. The theology is definitely more on the progressive side as we have 2 female pastors and openly welcome the LGBT community. The services are very traditional with organ music and a full choir. But the sermons vary from academic and thought-provoking to enlightening and energizing, depending on which of our 4 pastors is preaching. It's also nice to be in a place that has a regular attendance of 700-1000 each Sunday.
Finally, I appreciate that we practice what we preach (literally) and have a 12 bed homeless shelter in the church and a long-term relationship with the Bowery Mission here in NYC.
Sunday corporate worship at FAPC offers a traditional service with unconventional elements, especially on special liturgical days like Pentecost when tongues of fire descend from the sanctuary's ceiling. Stories (personal, literary, Biblical, pop culture) woven into the sermons can elicit both my tears and laughter in the same 20 minutes. The sermons, like the adult ed classes taught by pastors, community and faith leaders, well known authors and scholars, always offer me something to think about. FAPC has a large, diverse congregation that plays together (softball, brunches, theater, etc.) and serves together, like the 60 volunteers who help prepare and serve the annual Christmas dinner for 120+ of our homeless neighbors. FAPC is a safe place to be no matter where you are in your life or in your faith journey. If you expect to be in NY for just a short time, it is easy to plug into a small group to help connect Bible study with your life or show up whenever you can for a service opportunity, like helping prepare or deliver meals for 30-some homebound seniors every Saturday. Now that I have made NY my permanent home, I have found that FAPC offers countless opportunities, especially with the hungry and homeless, to hear with my heart and find and share God's unconditional love.
Can't speak to the services but this church is really beautiful. There are lots of tourists that visit but you can still find a quite area to just reflect or pray.
A place that makes you feel warm and welcome and shows the love of Jesus Christ.
the preacher was boring, and in a place like new york you can definitely find more exciting/engaging preaching. claimed to be diverse, but about 90% of the people sitting around me were white. the inside of the place is huge but there weren't many people in attendance. overall, a pretty lame experience.
I feel that any church in this city has historical features.
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