Paradise Baptist Church

Church of the Intercession West Harlem / Hamilton Heights / Sugar Hill event events (2)   explore visiting   favorite add to favorites The Church of the Intercession on 155th Street and Broadway is the finest example of Gothic Revival or Neo-Gothic architecture in New York City. The present site of the Church is the…

Mother A M E Zion Church Central Harlem explore visiting   favorite add to favorites Mother A M E Zion ChurchMother Zion, as it is called, is the oldest Black church in New York State, founded in 1796 and charted in 1799 in lower Manhattan. During the years of the Underground Railroad, Mother Zion was…

Islamic Cultural Center of New York East Harlem (El Barrio) explore visiting   favorite add to favorites Welcome to Islamic Cultural Center of New York ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER Since the opening of the Mosque in 1991, daily prayers are held regularly. Jum’ah Service (the weekly congregational prayer), is held every week between…

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…

St. Thomas the Apostle Central Harlem explore visiting   favorite add to favorites This Harlem church, St. Thomas the Apostle, is an exquisite piece of neo-Gothic architecture, its spiky terra-cotta crown resembling a wedding cake. Finished in 1907, the church first served Irish parishioners and then a black congregation that waned and withered, its Sunday…

Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church Central Harlem schedule hours   explore visiting   favorite add to favorites Since 1809, St. Philip’s Church-through its clergy and congregation, its tradition and service, its goals and dreams-has been an institution of major spiritual and civic importance in the Harlem community. The current building is the fourth home of the…