First Unitarian Church
121 Pierrepont Street | also 50 Monroe Place, 113 Pierrepont Street | Brooklyn Heights | built 1844
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- 1844
The First Unitarian Congregational Society dedicates its Minard Lafever sanctuary on Pierrepont Street
Founded in 1833 to spare members the ferry ride to Unitarian services in Manhattan, the society met in rented halls and bought a building on Adams Street before buying the present site. It hired Minard Lafever as architect, and the church was dedicated in 1844. Lafever's design is described as the start of the Gothic Revival in Brooklyn.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2024
Minister Ana Levy-Lyons leaves after 15 years to practice Judaism and train as a rabbi
Ana Levy-Lyons was the congregation's minister for 15 years. She discovered her Jewish background in her twenties, and in 2024 she left in order to practice Judaism and train as a rabbi.
“Ana Levy-Lyons served the congregations for 15 years as Minister. Levy-Lyons, who discovered her Jewish background in her 20s, left the congregation in 2024 to practice Judaism and train as a rabbi.”
Source: Wikipedia
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