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Presbytery of New York City

Posted June 10th, 2016

New Worshiping community started by dwindling congregation creates hope In Manhattan, a new worshiping community is being formed, thanks to members of a nearly 140-year-old church who have taken seriously the belief that all God’s people are holy.

New worshiping community started by dwindling New York congregation creates hope

Posted June 3rd, 2016

In Manhattan, a new worshiping community is being formed thanks to a nearly 140-year-old church that has taken seriously its belief that all God’s people are holy. Founded in 1887, Jan Hus Presbyterian Church had always been eager to invite the most marginalized people in the city. But the congregation had dwindled in numbers, down to fewer than 12 worshippers.