First Corinthian Baptist Church

Saint Cecilia’s Church East Harlem (El Barrio) schedule hours   explore visiting   favorite add to favorites Church Built in 1883 St. Cecilia’s Church was built in 1883 and was originally the church of the Irish community. It’s first pastor was the Very Reverend Hugh Flattery. Who served in that capacity for over 37 years.(See…

Church of Mount Carmel: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine of East Harlem East Harlem (El Barrio) explore visiting   favorite add to favorites The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 115th Street is the first Italian Parish. At one time more than 500,000 people attended the feast of Our Lady of Mount…

Mount Olivet Baptist Church Central Harlem explore visiting   favorite add to favorites There are many large churches in Harlem and several of them were originally synagogues, built about a century ago when German Jewish families moved to Harlem. Mount Olivet Baptist Church at 120th and Lenox was originally Temple Israel. The synagogue was built…

Abyssinian Baptist Church Central Harlem schedule hours   explore visiting   favorite add to favorites In 1808, a few African-Americans, armed with their faith in Jesus and strengthened by mercies already seen, left the worship service of the First Baptist Church of New York City. These African-Americans, accompanied by a group of Ethiopian merchants, were…

Saint Michael’s Episcopal Church Morningside Heights explore visiting   favorite add to favorites St. Michael’s Church was founded as a summer church on its present site in 1807 by New York City residents who lived “in town” five miles to the south. What is now the northern end of the Upper West Side was then…

Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church Manhattanville schedule hours   explore visiting   favorite add to favorites St. Mary’s Church, Manhattanville, the first free pew church in the city of New York and one of the first in the United States, has reached its 125th anniversary. Lawrence Street, on which the church is located, has become West…