Churches and other houses of worship of Rockland County, NY, past and present

Current Addresses

History and Predecessors

African Methodist Episcopal Zion

845-429-2552

1906, built new church after the landslide, on West Street.

845-446-3734

845-353-0971

1865, Carteret Avenue (Central, or Piermont, or Rt 340)

1897, new church and parsonage. (4), (H33).

Now, St Charles A. M. E. Zion Church.

"The Mountain Church" (AME), NJ

ca. 1860 (4)

845-359-3509

1897, re-built.

1910, merged with Methodist-Episcopal Church of Colored People.

1992, new addition. (H29), (H33).

845-356-3585

Assemblies of God

845-425-8013

1954, Pearl River American Legion Hall.

1963, built church in Spring Valley.

845-947-1208

Baptist

1912, When the Presbyterians moved to Hudson Avenue, the Baptists bought the church on Clinton Street. (10).

1915, moved to former St. Luke’s Church on Rockland Avenue.

1973, New church, Division Street, partially destroyed by fire during construction, re-built.

1805, built first church.

Seceders built a new Baptist Church on Middletown Road at (now) Gilbert Avenue.

1868, the old church was bought by the Methodists (q.v.), who used it until 1894. Just west of this site is the old Baptist Cemetery.

845-623-3897

1798, Baptist Church in Rockland County.

became The Rockland Baptist Church

1802 became Middletown Baptist Church.

ca. 1805, built first church, Middletown Road, at Gilbert Avenue (Pearl River). Oldest Baptist cemetery in Co, nearby.

1803, branch in Haverstraw.

1808, branch in Masonicus (now Hempstead), separated 1811.

Branches at Piermont (1839), Spring Valley (1867), and Nyack (1857); Viola (1811).

1817, new church building, half mile south of original church (cemetery next door).

1820, new church, half mile S of old church.

1858, congregation split, half moving to Nanuet (Nanuet Baptist Church). Other half went south, to form the Middletown Baptist Church, on the NE corner of South Middletown Road and Gilbert Avenue. Land donated by James J. Blauvelt. Ceased a few years later, (ca. 1870), leaving no records. Building became a private house.

Grace Conservative Baptist Church Est 1860 (first located in Nanuet (1859), est as Nanuet Baptist Church).

Church left the Northern Baptist Convention in 1947 to join the Conservative Baptist Association of America, resulting in it’s present name.

1996, Grace Baptist Church. (2), (3), (11), (18) (R28).

20 Demarest Avenue
Nanuet, NY 10954

845-624-5429

Independent Baptist Church

845-354-8333

845-358-3978

845-358-3312

When Peter DePew gave ground for a church to the Presbyterians, he stipulated that they share it with the Baptists.

1838, a room was rented for services, then private houses.

Rented space in new Union Hall

Org, 1854, as First Baptist Church of Nyack.

1857, church built and dedicated.1881, church enlarged.

Defunct ca. 1998

Catherine Dodge has church records

Historical Society of Rockland Co

American Baptist Convention

1808, Rockland Baptist Church was organized.

1817, meetings in schoolhouse, pastor from Middletown (Nanuet) Baptist Church

1819, church dedicated, as Salem Baptist Meeting House, site of present Piermont Village Hall.

1839, Independent, as First Baptist Church of Piermont.

1866, church re-built and enlarged. (18), (H33).

845-359-4690

Odd Fellows Hall converted into church.

1976, new church, corner of Piermont and Paradise Avenues. (H33).

845-425-8676

845-578-9232
845-352-0022

1867, Old Dutch Church Meeting House of the Reformed Church of Spring Valley was purchased as an outpost church of the Nanuet Baptist Church.

1870 formed by members who left Nanuet Church, as a separate church.

1875, last sermon and church was sold. (1), (2), (18).

The present church is a new organization.

845-357-2154

Suffern Baptist Church

corner of crossroads, Tallman to Sherwoodville and New City Road.

Viola, NY

Est. 1815, church built about that time.

1823, permanent minister.

1853, church burned.

1853, liberal-conservative split in congregation.

1853, new church, N side of New City Road, half mile nearer Suffern, known as Liberal Baptist Church of Viola.

1857, church built on site of burned church, called "Old School" Baptist Church of Viola. Both ceased ca. 1890. (18).

Baptist Independent Fundamentalist Churches

845-947-2871

Bible Churches

845-358-8429

845-357-1941

Christian Churches

845-429-9696

Rented space at Lederle Union Hall.

1959, disbanded.

Some members transferred to Fairlawn, NJ church

Christian and Missionary Alliance

845-735-8163

First services, Lederle Union Hall.

1959, church built.

845-634-3141

Korean congregation.

845-358-3125

845-359-4124

1963, officially org by Christian and Missionary Alliance. (5)

845-268-2116

Christian Science

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Christian Science Church

On hill, South Main Street and Central Avenue (Rt 59), Spring Valley

1919, Org.

1924, first services in church.

Church of God

845-578-1741

Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints

845-362-8280

Eastern Orthodox Churches

845-623-4023

1962, first service, Lederle Union Hall.

1967 church completed.

845-735-7024

Orthodox Church in America.

Services in English for all orthodox groups.

1968, first services in West Nyack Fire House.

later in Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church, after Temple Beth Am.

845-623-4023

Greek Orthodox

845-425-0259

845-356-0425

845-356-5257

Episcopal Churches

845-753-5338

Trinity Episcopal Church
28 Chapel Street
Garnerville, NY 10923

845-947-1090

1846, first service in Methodist Church

then edifice of German Lutheran Society, then owned by Protestant Methodists.

after years of languish, first service in "yellow school house", opp West Haverstraw RR station, 1854.

1856, Incorporated and church dedicated.

Oldest P. E. Church in Rockland Co.

Church built on Chapel Street (Garnerville).

1869, congregations at Benson’s corners and Warren village joined. Became St Luke’s Church in the Village of Warren and the Town of Haverstraw. Church building purchased from the Baptist society. Ministers later supplied by Trinity Church, Garnerville. (1)

Haverstraw

Owned building bought from Baptists, on Rockland Street.

1930, New church on Gurnee Avenue.

After 1950, merged with Trinity Parish, Garnerville. (18).

845-634-3601

1867, wooden first church begun, Main Street at Second, New City, on site donated by Charles W. Root.

ca. 1967, new Strawtown Road church. (18).

845-358-1297

1861, regular services, Rutherford’s Academy, church organized.

1862, Chapel completed, on Franklin St, between First and Third Avenues.

1878, First service, new stone church, included old church.

1882, church dedicated. (1), (H4), (18).

845-735-8888

1887, cornerstone laid, first service.

north side of West Central Avenue, just east of Pearl Street.

Mission church of NY Diocese.

church moved to site on top of hill, East Central Avenue and John Street (now Sitzmark Ski Shop).

1952. Independent Parish.

1958, new church built on Ehrhardt Road, added to, 1966. (3), (11).

The Protestant Episcopal Church at Piermont - Christ Church

Valentine Avenue

Sparkill, NY 10976

(alter is in Piermont, rest of church is in Sparkill)

1848, organized as Christ Church.

1849, Piermont Episcopal Church, now Christ Church, Sparkill. First Episcopal church organization in Rockland Co. Served Nyack.

1864, stone church built on land presented by Thomas E. Blanch, Valentine Avenue.

1866, church consecrated.

1880’s, church enlarged. (18), (H33).

Rustic stone church built 1880 on property bought from John Conklin. Contains Tiffany windows. Graveyard next to church.

The village was flooded by Lake Welch.

began as a chapel of St. Mary’s, Tuxedo, NY

last 20 years, a mission church of Diocese of NY. Many members transferred to Suffern. (6)

845-356-1857

1872, conerstone laid for new church. (1), (18).

1871, services begun at Tomkins Cove.

1877, services held at Caldwell’s Landing.

1881, church begun on site donated by Charles H. Jones, Caldwell’s Landing.

1882, first services in church.

1883, consecrated.

1884, org. as "The House of Prayer". (1), (18).

845-357-1615

Services by minister from Piermont, as early as 1850, services held in private homes, including that of George W. Suffern.

Est. 1860, at Suffern’s home.

1860, church begun, consecrated, 1864. (1), (18).

845-786-5203

845-351-5122

845-268-9542

Evangelical Churches

845-623-2045

Evangelical Free Churches

845-634-3353

Friends Churches

845-359-4192

1792, First meeting

First worship in privates houses around Ladentown.

1809, Preparative meeting

1816, Frame building on Quaker Road, on land given by Benjamin Secor.

1833, members joined Smith’s Cove Preparative meeting

1849, meetings discontinued, but later revived.

After 1935, become private home, now of Francis and Phoebe Senn. (15), (18), (H30).

Full Gospel Churches

845-947-1218

later in St. Luke’s Church on Gurnee Avenue.

1975, cornerstone laid on new church, Rt 45, north of New Hempstead Road. (10).

845-634-7828

845-425-2639

Jehovah’s Witnesses

845-429-3631

845-354-4099

845-623-4448

Lutheran Churches

1861, German United Society

1867, German Lutheran seceded and formed separate group - church on Division Street;

German Evangelical Church worshiped in Protestant Methodist Church.

1875, re-united as German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Synod of Hartwyck. Church on Middle and Third Streets (former church of Methodist separatists(Protestant Methodist Church). Disbanded after WW I. (1), (10), (18).

845-623-5866

1964, building completed.

Norwegian Evangelican Lutheran Free Church

1975, became Nanuet Lutheran Brethren Church (2)

845-634-5574

Nanuet True Reformed Church

Left the DRC of Clarkstown, 1825.

1826, Church Street and Middletown Road, later Citgo Service Station. Returned to DRC by reconciliation, 1980. (R9).

1826, cemetery opened

Church was bought by St. Pauls Lutheran Church. Building burned in late 1950’s - early 1960’s.

St. Paul’s moved to New City, NY. Cemetery became St. Paul’s Highview Cemetery. (2)

845-358-2068

210-768-8691

845-735-2243

"The First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pearl River, NY".

1903, large wooden church dedicated.

1923, the church was moved a few blocks away and a new church begun on the old site. The old church burned a few yaers later.

1925, new church dedicated. In the 1960s, it was the largest Protestant congrgation in Rockland County. (3), (11).

1740-55, organized

known as the "Island Church"

845-942-0121

845-357-1003

Services first held in homes and barns, by ministers from Mahwah, and Saddle River, NJ.

Est. 1855.

1856, church built, at Masonicus on site donated by Mrs. Margaret Straut. (1), (18).

Nazarene Churches

845-578-1542

New Testament Churches

845-352-7930

Non-Denominational Churches

845-358-8429

Pentecostal Churches

845-425-8013

845-429-8903

845 429-8850

Main Street between Third and Liberty

845-348-0401

845-356-5806

845-352-8829

845-425-9709

845-356-4016

845-356-2120/

845-352-9473

845-356-5304

845-356-4947

845-358-3446

Wayne Avenue, West Haverstraw.

Presbyterian Churches

845-359-4666

1823, built, 1824, church dedicated.

1835, First church destroyed by fire.

1837, Second church dedicated.

1882, church destroyed by fire.

1883, Third church built and dedicated.

1896, bell tower completed. (H9), (18), (R29).

845-268-4015

1891, first services. At this time, the original Presbyterian Church was a Methodist Church.

Record books include the Rockland Lake Presbyterian Church (org. 1847) which became the Waldberg Presbyterian Church (in 1861) and closed in 1877. (9), (H11).

Donated building to residents.

Became Methodist mission congregation. (18).

845-429-5111

Used church of the Methodist Protestant Church

1846, built church on Clinton Street on land given by George S. Allison and Rev Edward Hopper; enlarged 1860.

1907, church on Hudson Avenue built on land donated by Clarence Eckerson.

1909 first services.

1960, new manse, on New Main Street. (1), (10), (18).

845-623-9191

Building still survives in Nanuet (1976). (2)

845-354-2372

1754, bought property of Samuel Coe.

original meeting house (frame building) down, 1827 and replaced by present structure.

Early records probably lost during the American Revolution. (1), (18), (R31).

845-623-2120

1860, Inc. as "Dutch Evangelical Church".

1860, site purchased from Henry Screver.

1869 or 1879, name changed to "German Presbyterian Church".

during WW I, changed to present name. (1), (18).

845-353-3630

1816, Land deed by Mr. De Pew.

controlled by Greenbush Presbyterian Church (Rev Andrew Thompson).

1816, sand stone church built.

1835, original brick church on present site.

Presbytery of NY.

1839, church torn down and rebuilt as wooden structure. (1)

1841, re-organized as a separate congregation.

Church enlarged several times.

Broadway and DePew Avenue, Nyack.

Last service, April 29, 1990. (R6), (H5).

Cemetery, W side Jefferson St, near Fifth Avenue. Removed to Oak Hill in 1869. (H5).

845-359-1550

Palisades Presbyterian Church
Washington Spring Road
Palisades, NY 10964

845-359-3147

1863, incorporated, first services in old Methodist Church (the steepless church).

1864, first service in new church, designed by Mr. Gilman. (4)

845-735-4565

1948 and 1951 additions to building.

1962, moved into new church on Sickeltown Road.

Old church rented to new Temple Beth-Am. 1968, lent to Eastern Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration. (11).

1810-12, Church built by Jeremiah H. Pierson.

1854, after flood destroyed the dam and many mills closed, church was shut down.

1867, re-organized.

operated 3 Sunday Schools, Ramapo, Hillburn, Brook Chapel (for coloreds, in the mountains). Near intersection of Routes 17, 59 and the NYS Thruway.

1890s, new stone church built next to old church. 1893, dedicated, and old church torn down. Original records have not been found. Churchyard on property. (1), (14), (18), (R11).

Waldberg Presbyterian Church
Congers, NY

Also the Yellow Church (until 1860) then the Waldberg Presbyterian Church (1861).

1830, formed by a split from the Clarkstown Dutch Church, originally undecided as to whether it should be a Dutch or Presbyterian Church.

1831, church built.

1877, Church mortgage lost, property bought by A. B. Congers’ son and given to the Methodist Church.

Society re-activated as First Presbyterian Church (see above). (H11), (18).

845-786-2237

1844, meeting house built on property given by Richard Brewster, Esq. (1),

1855, Org as North Haverstraw Presbyterian Church,

West of Stony Point school.

Old White Presbyterian Church (wooden). (13).

845-357-0435

1789, Formed as English Protestant Society of Haverstraw.

1789, First church (meeting house), on lot on Calico Hill, sold by Thomas Smith, on road to Thiells Corners, "Old church on the hill", until 1847 (Garnerville).

1840, org as First Presbyterian Church

First ministers supplied by English Church of Kakiat. AM Services held at "old church on the hill", PM services held in the Protestant Methodist Society in the Village of Warren (now Haverstraw).

1847, sold to Elisha Peck, who moved it away and turned it into a barn, later destroyed by fire.

1849 new red brick church, near Mineceongo Creek, on Samsondale Avenue, in Samsondale, on a site donated by Elisha Peck. Burned, 1913.

1910, new church dedicated on Stony Point Road. (H10).

1920s, church built on Rt 9W, Haverstraw, later torn down. Now Ford dealer. (1), (10), (18).

Reformed Churches in America

see Spring Valley

see West Nyack

Church after 1847 was Presbyterian Church of Waldberg, and in 1886 became the Methodist Episcopal Church (now Congers United Methodist Church). (1), (9).

1913, church modernized.

1825, lot given by Judge Sarven, church finished 1827.

1/3/ mile north of Monsey where road from Spring Valley intersects road from Monsey to Mechanicsville. Later a cemetery.

1869, congregation moved to a site in village of Monsey, on lot donated by Samuel D. Haring.

The first building was sold to Mr. Haring who moved it to the village, where it was rebuilt and became the Union Church, later the Congregational Church. (1), (18).

Left the DRC of Clarksville (Clarkstown), 1824. Held services in barn and stone house. Church opened 1826.

Church Street and Middletown Road, later Citgo Service Station.

1826, cemetery opened

Church was bought by St. Pauls Lutheran Church. Building burned in late 1950’s - early 1960’s.

St. Paul’s moved to New City, NY. Cemetery became St. Paul’s Highview Cemetery. (1), (2)

845-358-5518

1811, attempt to organize at Greenbush by members of Tappan and Clarkstown (New Hempstead) DRC. First services in Presbyterian church, Nyack, 1830, then private homes and in parlor of the Mansion House.

Land given by Peter Smith.

Wooden frame church built.

1836, church dedicated, as branch of Clarkstown church. 1838, org as independent church.

1850, church enlarged.

1870, enlarged again. (1), (15), (18).

Rented a home at 271 North Middletown Road.

1965, Defunct.

845-359-4637

First Protestant Dutch Church

org 1839, first members from Tappan Church, with help of Eleazor Lord.

ca. 1840, first church on hill below hill station of RR of NJ

1850, new church, on Ferdon Avenue, old church sold to Methodists; 1873, enlarged, and again in 1879. (18)

1944, church burned, replaced by smaller church, 1946, fire in steeple, 1958. (H33)

Reformed Church of West New Hempstead

(The Kakiat Church)

220 Brick Church Road
Spring Valley, NY 10977

845-354-6131

1778 (or 1788), small wooden church and school.

1856, old church replaced.

True Reformed Church of Monsey formed by a split of this congregation. (1), (8), (18).

845-356-2863

1850, Spring Valley residents of the Brick Church made efforts to have preaching in the village.

1852, church organized.

Land donated by Samuel Lawrence.

1853, Built "The Preaching Place".

building built, supplied by pastor of the Brick Church

1863, building sold to Alfred Tallman and moved to his property.

Sold to Baptist Society. Later known as Van Houten Hall.

1865, new church completed, church separated from Brick Church. (18), (H17).

Org. 1830 by the Clarkstown DRC.

Building built, 1852.

Sold, 1864, proceeds to Spring Valley DRC. (1).

845-359-1694

1724, enlarged and re-built, 1784-8.

1835, present brick church. (1), (R32), (R33).

Erected frame church

1856, sold building to Methodists, and ceased to exist. (18)

845-358-4320

1752, church built, Germonds Road, only church in Clarkstown until 1824.

1825, second (stone) church on Germonds Road

a chapel of the Tappan Church, next to old cemetery.

1830, separated from Tappan Church.

Until 1840, known as First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Hempstead, became First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Clarkstown.

1904, destroyed by fire.

1871, Present church on Strawtown Road. (1), (H12).

The Methodist Church at Nyack, Greenbush Presbyterian Church, the True Reformed Church at Nanuet and the Waldberg Church were formed by members of this congregation. (18), (R30), (R33).

see Spring Valley

Roman Catholic Churches

845-359-0542

1868, 4 acres donated by George M. Lediger; 1869, church dedicated.

1870, first full-time pastor, adjacent land purchased for Dominican school.

1964, church destroyed by fire.

1968, dedication of new church.

1993, church re-furbished.

845-268-4464

1891, ground broken, first mass in Congers, in a rented building.

1894, first mass. First Catholic Church in Clarkstown.

1899, purchased Post Office building and converted it into a rectory.

1905, established Gethesmane Cemetery.

1967, original church burned and was replaced. (9), (H14).

Garnerville, NY

1961, formed as separate parish, for West Haverstraw.

Church built on West/Burck property.

845-429-2245

Land donated by Michael Stecz.

Church and cemetery , followed by parsonage. (1), (10).

845-429-2196

1845, 4 lots purchased from George S. Allison, on west side of Ridge Street, church begun.

1847, first mass in new church. Cemetery on south side of church.

1869, new, larger church started.

1877, purchased property on RT 9W for cemetery.

Immaculate Conception Mission, Tomkins Cove, became a separate parish.

St. Joseph’s Church, Grassy Point was built.

St. Michael’s Church became a separate parish.

St. Paul’s, Congers, a mission.

1930, Mission chapel begun in Forrester’s Hall, on Railroad Avenue, Garnerville, became St. Gregory Barbarigo’s.

Comminicant’s in Centenary charged to St. Augustine’s, New City. (9), (10), (18).

845-623-2138

1904 became independent.

First Church built in Bardonia, burned in 1912.

1916, first services in basement of church at Nanuet. (2).

845-634-3641

First Church, (brick) Congers Road, now County Animal Hospital.

1945, bought Main Street property from Court New City, Forresters of America.

New Church, Main Street. (2)

845-358-4707

Services then in building at Main and Orchard Streets

1869, brick church built, 1870, first mass. (1), (18).

845-735-7405

1901, cornerstone laid for St. Margaret’s (of Antioch), on highest hill on Central Avenue.

1929, wooden church burned to the ground.

1931, cornerstone laid, then first mass held in basement.

Estab as a mission church to St. Margaret’s.

1953, land acquired.

1965, independent parish on Erhardt Road, from portions of St. Margaret’s, St. Anthony’s and St. Catherine’s parishes. 1966, re-named St. Aedan’s. (11), (H2).

845-359-0078

First mass in "Odd Fellows Hall".

1852, new church opened, opp Dutch Church, West side of Sparkill Creek.

1861, new church opened at north end of the village, on bank of the Hudson, (piermont Avenue), to better serve Nyack.

1962, fire totally destroyed building. 1964, new church built on same site.(1), (18), (H33).

1901, land purchased at Rockland Lake.

Empty church at Nyack was donated, dismantled and re-assembled at Rockland Lake, blessed, 1901.

1908, left St. Paul’s, to become a separate parish, including Gethsemane Cemetery.

1914, church burned.

1915, brick church re-built, completed, 1917.

1927, re-joined St. Paul’s as a mission church. (H14).

845-753-5239

1880, church completed. (1), (18).

845-356-0311

845-356-1634

1861, church erected.

Foot of Buckberg Mountain on W side of Buckberg Road (Tomkins Cove). (13), (18).

845-357-0035

Est. 1868 (wood-frame church built, on land from George Suffern), by missionary efforts from Piermont. Covered Suffern to Harriman.

1903, Sacred Heart stone church built, with funds from Mrs. Thomas Fortune Ryan. (1), (H1).

845-359-1410

Mission church of St Catherine’s

1957, dedication of present church. (4)

1999, new church being used for services.

then mass celebrated in Baptist Chapel on Lake Road, Valley Cottage.

1926, Tobin Property purchased and mass said in a tent.

Barn renovated as a chapel.

Consolidated with St. Paul’s, Congers. (H14).

5 Willow Tree Road

Wesley Hills, NY 10952

845-354-7307

845-639-6629

Salvation Army

845-352-9577

Seventh Day Adventist Churches

516-627-9350

845-358-6825

845-735-3676

Moved to St. Paul’s Episcopal Parish Hall, Spring Valley until 1952.

The to Spring Valley Congregational Church.

1955, first services in new church in Pearl River. (11).

845-354-1789

Unitarian, Universalist and Unitarian-Universalist Churches

1859, used private houses.

1868, met in the wigwam.

1871, first services, church on Broadway.

after 1883, no pastor. (1), (18).

1853, first services at Van Houten’s Mills, Orangeville.

1856, wooden church built, on land donated by Tunis D. Cooper, on the south bank of the Nauraushaun Creek facing Orangeburg Road.

1900, dissolved. Church was leased to Greenbush Presbyterian Church for Sunday School.

1927, Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church founded in same building. (1), (11), (18).

845-354-1789

United Churches of Christ (Congregationalist)

In old True Reformed Church, 1/3 mile north of Monsey. Now only graveyard remains.

The church was purchased by S. D. Haring who moved it into town and re-furbished it.

1871, property purchased by Congregationalists. (1), (18).

201-391-5800

845-356-2863

Org. 1886.

1890, church dedicated.

1874, after building was begun as a Lutheran church, circumstances caused it to be finished and dedicated as a Congregational Church.

Hudson River Congregational Assoc. (1), (18).

United Methodist Churches

(between Mt Ivy and Ladentown.)

1831, building originally owned by First Presbyterian Church, built by former members of the Dutch Reformed Church. When it defaulted on mortgage, (1874) it was bought by Clarence, a son of A. B. Conger and given to the Methodist Church, with the provision that it always remain so. (H28)

1851, small building erected on old Caldwell Turnpike, for woodcutters.

Methodist services conducted by circuit riders from Jones Point and Johnsontown.

1889, new church erected on Caleb June’s land.

Methodist services continued until 1947, when PIP took property.

1960s, became a Community Church, congregation became Pentecostal.

1965, church razed, congregation purchased stone Episcopal Church (the House of Prayer), Jones Point.

1872, cornerstone laid, completed 1873, on Church Street.

1956, first service in new church on Wall Street.(10), (18).

1831, church erected on lot obtained from Samson Marks and wife.

1867, building and lot sold to German Evangelical Church. (18)

845-429-2192

Met in house of Peter DeNoyelles.

1805, land given by George Smith, and church built.

ca. 1811, first church built.

[1831, secession of Protestant Methodist Church (Methodist Protestant Society).

1847, Erected church on corner of Middle and Third Streets (Town lot 6.) 1867, sold to German Lutherans (German Evangelical Church)].

1840, old church sold for use as a barn, new church, Fourth Street, opposite City Hall, enlarged 1857, main church destroyed by fire, 1963.

1964, re-built as smaller church.

Presently (1976) services in English and Spanish. (1), (10), (18), (H20), (R21), (H23).

Johnsontown Methodist Church

1843, land given by David Johnson.

Church lost in 1930s, when PIP leveled it and created Lake Sebago.

Graveyard nearby. (13), (14).

Used building of Independent Baptist Church Society.

1866, after losing lease, meetings held in barn.

1866, leased Old Baptist Church building, then bought it (1867). (18)

Met in houses, then built a room in the loft of blacksmith shop.

1873, church completed on land donated by H. P. Dexter and wife.

At first, associated with Suffern ME Church.

(1), (18).

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1833, met in rented building.

1835-6, first building, St. John’s Church, off New Hempstead Road, at or near Phillips Hill Road. (1), (H14).

1857, connected with Mechanicsville charge.

1848, purchased property, from Abraham Hogencamp, second church built ca. 1849, , St. John’s Church, Main Street, New City,

1850, destroyed by fire.

sold 1906.

1868, land on Maple Avenue, New City, sold by Charles A. Root and wife, for third church, dedicated 1898, (later Alliance Church)

property purchased for fourth church, built 1964-5, Congers Road. (H14), (H25), (H26), (R15), (R22), (R23).

(closed)

South Mountain Road.

Established 1866, and church built on land deeded by John S. Trumper and William Hamilton Tremper and their wives.

Served by New City ministers.

Older than New City congregation.

Closed. (R15), (R22).

1813, organized, church built, by dissidents from Clarkstown DRC who were refused a DRC church in Nyack, land and stone donated by William Palmer. This is "The Old Stone Church", Upper Nyack, which was always supplied by circuit riders.

1870, church refurbished.

1843, members from first church who wanted a new church built a wood frame church. A few years later, additions were made.

[1842, The Second M. E. Church was formed. Nyack residents first met in building on Main Street, just off Broadway. Church built on Piermont Avenue near foot of Remsen Street. Completed, 1844. Group split form orig church. 1870, church refurbished. 1877, lot purchased on Broadway, S of Universalist church.

Construction began, but stopped. Financial pressures caused dissolution of the Society.

1877, re-organized as St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

1890, site purchased at South Broadway and Division Avenue and a chapel built, 1892.

1910, cornerstone laid for new, expanded church, dedicated 1911.] (18), (H27).

Re-formed as St. Paul’s Society and continued in wooden church. (18), (H27).

1832, church dedicated, just North of the "Big House", became a house, property of the Palisades Church.

1859, new church, later (1884) store and post office, currently (1998) an Antique store. (1), (4), (18), (R27).

1830’s, supported by Nicholas Gesner.

Meetings held in private houses in Piermont and Sparkill.

Gesner Hall, a small steepless church was later built, near the present Post Office. (4)

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"First Methodist Episcopal Society of Middletown".

org. 1865.

1866, Rented Independent Baptist Church for services, Old Middletown Road to east of cemetery.

Bought in 1867, torn down, 1894, house built on site.

1893, Pearl River Methodist Episcopal Church.

1984, church on Franklin Avenue and John Street, on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. George W. Braunsdorf. (1), (3), (11).

1853, rented facilities at Odd Fellows Hall

minister from Rockland Lake.

Methodist Episcopal Sunday Association.

1854, Property purchased from Charles Tallman, church built, on Piermont Ave.

1857, church dedicated.

Church faltered when RR shops closed, closed in 1954. Later destroyed by fire. (H33).

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Est. 1865, as Methodist Episcopal Church.

1865, church built on land from John Secor.

(1), (17).

Rockland Lake, NY

1835, church built on property deeded by Benedict Wells.

ca. 1860, new church built.

Church dissolved after decline of ice industry. (1), (18), (R12), (R13), (R24), (R25), (R26).

Sherwoodville, NY

1805, First preaching by Rev Freeborn Garretson, presiding elder, in houses.

1813, stone house of Rev James Sherwood used..

Est. 1829, first Methodist group in Rockland County. Chapel built, 1829, on land given by Rev James Sherwood. (H18)

Church Cemetery (1)

A new church was built at Mechanicsville (Viola), about 1855, but the old one was kept. (1), (18), (H24).

1802, Circuit riders held services in homes. and in stone schoolhouse, on Orange Turnpike.

1837, Jacob Sloat gave property for a church, org in schoolhouse at Ramapo Works.

1843, church completed and dedicated. 1886, new church on land purchased from Henry Sloat, in 1864. (6), (18).

1955, church built on Lincoln Street by former pastor of Johnsontown Methodist (Austin W. Conklin). Church closed after he became ill. He had kept the church records in his attic, and the trunks were sold at auction after his death, and have not been found. (1), (14), (R14).

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1843, Second church built, as Second Methodist Episcopal Church, Piermont Avenue, foot of Remsen Street. Parsonage on Broadway. (1), (H14).

Lost 19^th Century records found in the Sloatsburg United Methodist Church.

The Sloatsburg minister rode the circuit which included Southfields and Sterling.

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1853, first services by visiting minister from New City, in Union Sunday School Building.

Est. 1859, as Methodist Episcopal Church.

1859, cornerstone laid, church completed 1860.

At first connected with Mechanicsville, separated 1861. (1)

1868, legally incorporated.

1872, cornerstone of new church laid, completed, 1880. (11), (18).

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1804, services in private houses, separate from Haverstraw, at home of Daniel Phillips.

1807, org St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church of North Haverstraw (1865, became Stony Point after town incorporated).

1834, Methodist Episcopal Church at Stony Point built and dedicated, on land donated by Matthew Gurnee and his wife.

[The Methodist Protestant Church

Stony Point (Tomkins Cove).

The Tomkins Cove Methodist Protestant Church.]

1841, first regular pastor, previously on circuit.

Org. 1843.

1882, church entirely re-built.

1889, became First M. E. Church

1940, First Methodist Church. (H22).

[1854, church dedicated, on land given by Calvin Tomkins and Company, on Church Street.]

1973, Moved to Route 9W. (R16), (R19).

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Stony Point Methodist Episcopal Church

Stony Point

The Creek Church, intersection of Reservoir Road and West Main Street.

1804, first circuit preachers.

1829, removed from DeNoyelle’s barn to church in Village of Warren, Town of Haverstraw, oldest church in Stony Point.

1799, known as St George’s Church of North Haverstraw, then St George’s Methodist Episcopal, finally First Methodist Church. (R20).

1834, new, larger church, on land given by Matthew and Adele Gurnee.

1882, church completely re-built.

Graveyard near church. (1), (13).

Trinity Methodist Church

Hudson and Main Streets

Stony Point, NY

1884, first church was present parsonage.

1889, church completed. (13).

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Est. 1867, as Methodist Episcopal Church, as a branch of the Mechanicsville (Viola) Church. Services held in houses, then the old schoolhouse.

1870, church dedicated, associated with Mechanicsville, then Monsey, Wesley Chapel and Ladentown, before existing on it’s own. (1), (18).

1856, bought church building (built 1826) of True Reformed Church Society.

Building purchased by the German Methodist Episcopal Society.

Tappan, NY.

Purchased the above church building.

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1830’s, chapel built on land donated by John Thiell

1850’s, addition to original chapel built.

Pulpit supplied by Stony Point, known as North Haverstraw Church.

1855, inc as Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church in West Haverstraw, NY.

1872, union dissolved and the church, then known as West haverstraw Church joined with Garnerville. (18).

1900’s, known as Thiells.

1973 fire destroyed sanctuary.

1975, new church, (H19).

1853, land given by Calvin Tomkins & Co., and church erected through his support.

1854, church dedicated.

1814, dedicated,

Methodist Episcopal Church.

Still standing (1998). (15).

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(Mechanicsville church).

1856, church dedicated. (1), (18).

Other Denominations

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1860, org of Sunday School.

1867, stone building, ded. 1869. (1).

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Multidenominational. (1)

Mosques

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Synagogues

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Services in private homes before Civil War.

1877, Simon Building.

1889, Temple on Cove Avenue

1966, temple destroyed by fire.

1968, new temple dedicated.

Oldest Congregation in Rockland Co. (H31)

1973, synagogue completed.

Also used by North Rockland Jewish Center (which dissolved in 1981). (H31).

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1960’s, expanded. (H31).

Orthodox.

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ca. 1968, built synagogue across the street. (H31).

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(moved to Middletown Road, New City)

1947, purchased land across from Nanuet Mall, on Middletown Road. (H31).

Cornerstone, 1961.

1998, Building torn down for shopping center.

moved to New City. (2)

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First met in New City Fire Hall, then in Kelleher house on Old Schoolhouse Road.

1965, built modern synagogue.

Purchased Loveland House.

1972, built temple next door.

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Meets in formr casino of Sunrise Bungalow Colony.

1982, new addition. (H31)

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1965, formed by 13 families from Congregation Sons of Israel.

1966, built temple on Rt 9W.

Reformed Synagogue.

1982, Temple enlarged. (H31), (H32).

Aug 22, 1891, inc. as Congregation of Nyack, B’Nai Israel.

1907, leased second floor of building at Broadway and Main.

1925, as Congregation Sons of Israel, first synagogue, South Broadway and Hudson St.

(1955, Reform)

1964, bought old Lott property (3.5 acres) at 300 North Broadway. Sold old synagogue property to Berea Seventh Day Adventist Church; May 1965, reaffiliated with United Synagogue of America

Dec 1965, moved into renovated carriage house.

Sep 1967, first service in new sanctuary.

(Conservative). (H31), (H32) .

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1959, began meetings

acquired a Quonset hut at Camp Shanks.

1963, present synagogue site. (5)

In private home. (H31).

(see below).

1981, formed

bought present house, 1984. (5)

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1963, first met in American Legion Hall

rented old Nauraushaun Presbyterian church.

1968, first services in new home.

1980, new sanctuary. (H31).

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1968, synagogue completed.

Pomona Road, opp. Pomona JHS.

Conservative. (H31).

1922, larger synagogue, purchased from Methodist Church, Metropolitan Avenue (now Memorial Park Drive). (12), (H31)

Orthodx shul, util destroyed by fire (1970’s).

New synagogue, Williams Ave, Hillcrest.

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Congregation Sons of Zion

1928, dedicated synagogue in large home on North Main Street.

Moved to Punch Estate, 250 North Main Street, Hillcrest.

late 1950’s, synagogue completed. (12) (H31).

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1951, built synagogue on Jackson Ave (now North Madison Ave.).

Built on site of old Fairview Hotel.

1956, purchased fromer Epstein Hotel, Viola Road, and built present temple.

Largest synagogue in Rockland Co. (H31)

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1960, built temple on Union Road. (H31).

meets in home of rabbi. (H31).

Synagogue is converted high ranch.

Not associated with orthodox, conservative or reform.

Orthodox.

Orthodox.

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1916, established the Hebrew Benevolent Society.

1919, changed name to Congragation Sons of Israel, purchased lot on Suffern Place and began to build.

1920, first services.

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held services in Suffern presbyterin Church, and at Temple Beth El, Spring Valley.

Meets in converted private house on Rt 202.

(H31).

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