Central Presbyterian Church (New York City)
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| Central Presbyterian Church of New York City | |
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| 40°45′56.5″N 73°58′01.9″W / 40.765694°N 73.967194°WCoordinates: 40°45′56.5″N 73°58′01.9″W / 40.765694°N 73.967194°W | |
| Location | 593 Park Avenue, New York, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States) |
| Previous denomination | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Membership | 150 (2013) |
| Weekly attendance | 150 (2013)[1] |
| Website |
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| History | |
| Former name(s) | Park Avenue Baptist Church |
| Founded | 6 February 1821 |
| Founder(s) | William Patton[2] |
| Events | First service in current building, September 22, 1929 |
| Associated people | John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Harry Emerson Fosdick |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Allen & Collens[3] |
| Style | neo-Gothic |
| Completed | 1922 as Park Avenue Baptist Church |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Jason Harris |
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Central Presbyterian Church is a historic congregation on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.[4] It is a member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (United States).[5]
Central Presbyterian worships in the former Park Avenue Baptist Church, a Gothic Revival structure completed in 1922.
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- ↑ "2013 Annual Statistical and Financial Reports" (PDF). Evangelical Presbyterian Church. September 1, 2014.
- ↑ Parkhurst, Charles Henry (1906). A Brief History of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church and Its Activities. New York: Irving Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-1177528467.
- ↑ "Central Presbyterian Church". The New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
- ↑ "Our History". Central Presbyterian Church.
- ↑ "Central Presbyterian Church Celebrates the Installation of Jason Harris as Senior Pastor". Christian News Wire. April 14, 2014.
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