First Congregational Church of New Village

First Congregational Church of New Village is a historic church on the north side of Middle Country Road, west of Elliot Avenue in Lake Grove, New York, United States.

First Congregational Church of New Village
View of the church from the westbound NY 25 sidewalk, September 20, 2015
LocationN. side of Middle Country Rd. W. of Elliot Ave., Lake Grove, New York
Coordinates40°51′35″N 73°6′37″W
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1818
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.02000361[1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 2002

The building was likely constructed in 1818, with some sources saying with the original intent of being of a union meeting house.[2][3][4][5]

The congregation was formed in 1815, with the original title "Third Congregational Church of Brookhaven", and its first pastor was Jacob Corwin.[3][6] On March 5, 1845, the church was incorporated as the "First Congregational Church of New Village."[4]

In 1949 the church withdrew from the Congregational denomination, and it became an independent evangelical church; self-governed by its Board of Elders and Deacons. The congregation of the church moved to a new and larger facility in 1961,[7] and the property was taken over by the Town of Brookhaven around 1970.[8] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[7]

Today the church is known as New Village Church, and is located a block from the old church building at 3 Wildwood Street, Lake Grove, NY.

The church is depicted on the Lake Grove village seal.[7] "New Village", however, is the former name of the hamlet of Centereach, whose boundary now lies a few blocks east of the church's location.[8]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Bayles, Richard Mather. Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Suffolk County (Port Jefferson, New York, 1874) p.265 ("(The church) was built in 1812, and was originally intended as a union-meeting house. It has been occupied principally by a Congregational society, which was organized in 1815.")
  3. Prime, Nathaniel Scudder Prime. A History of Long Island (1845) p. 236
  4. Thomas R. Bayles (October 27, 1949). "Centereach's Historic Church". Patchogue Advance. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  5. James Warren (November 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Congregational Church of New Village". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
  6. Longwood's Journey, Jacob Corwin, Retrieved December 3, 2009
  7. About the Village, LakeGroveNY.gov Archived 2009-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved December 3, 2009
  8. WLIW, David Overton, Brookhaven Town Historian on Centereach Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, October 7, 1993
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