New York Avenue Reformed Church

New York Avenue (Second) Reformed Church

May 23, 1848 - 1940 (Merged)

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The New York Avenue Reformed Church, formerly the Second Reformed Church was organized on May 23, 1848 by members of the First Reformed Church. The first meetings were held in a small chapel on McWhorter Street, near Ferry Street, and were conducted by Rev. George R. Williamson. The cornerstone of the church at the corner of Ferry and McWhorter Streets was laid on September 25, 1848, with the dedication being held on May 8, 1849. In 1857 an addition for a Sunday School was built. The church building was sold to Our Lady of Mr. Carmel Roman Catholic Church in 1889. The congregation moved to a new chapel on Pacific Street in 1888 and the cornerstone was laid on October 6, 1891. The dedication was held on December 5, 1892. The debt of the new church was paid off by Christmas Day in 1895. Merged with North Reformed Church in 1940

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Reverend	From	To
George R. Williamson	May 23, 1848	1849
Rutgers Van Brunt	1849	1849
Gustave Abeel	1849	1864
Matthew B. Riddle	1865	1869
Cornelius Brett	1870	1873
Francis V. Van Vranken	1874	1882
*John A. Davis	1883	1889
Andrew J. Sullivan	1890	1891
John S. Allen	1892	1906
Aike Peter Tulp	1907	1909
Edwin Emerson Davis	1910	1917
George H. Donovan	1918	1922
George C. Hock	1923	1928
Theodore H. Thielpape	1929	1932

Address	From	To
111 McWhorter (same address)	1848	1849
26 East Mechanic (same address)	1850	1852
35 Ferry Street (McWhorter Square) (same address)	1853	1888
36 Pacific	1889

Information	Starting Year	Ending Year	LDS Microfilm #
Church Register	1911	1934	1927823

ARCHIVE INFORMATION:

Baptisms, 1911-1934; Marriages, 1918-1934; Deaths, 1918-1932; Members, 1870-1932; Consistory minutes, 1849-1940. - RCA Archives

Further information on this church can be found in:

Historical Directory of the Reformed Church in America
by Russell L. Gasero