Bay Ridge United Church
636 Bay Ridge Parkway | also 638 Bay Ridge Parkway | Bay Ridge | built 1930
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- 1976
Pastor Lyle Rozeboom leads the new Bay Ridge United Church formed by a merger of two congregations
Bay Ridge United Church, later located at 636 Bay Ridge Parkway, was created in 1976 when the South Reformed Church merged with Bay Ridge United Presbyterian Church. Lyle Rozeboom was South Reformed's pastor, and the Presbyterian congregation had no minister, so he was called to serve the combined congregation. He led it for its first decade, until he resigned in 1985 for a pastorate in upstate New York.
“The Bay Ridge United Church was formed by a merger of the South Reformed Church and the Bay Ridge United Presbyterian Church in 1976.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1991
The church rebuilds its front facade so it stands out on Bay Ridge Parkway
In 1991, during Howard Ashley's ministry, Bay Ridge United Church had the facade at the front of the church rebuilt. The account of the church's history says the work helped the building stand out from its neighbors on Bay Ridge Parkway.
“In 1991, during Pastor Ashley's ministry, the facade on the front of the church was rebuilt. This helped the church stand out…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2008
The congregation adopts a Navy chaplain serving in Afghanistan and sends care packages
In October 2008 Bay Ridge United Church took on Navy chaplain LCDR Yolanda Gillen through the Adopt-A-Chaplain program. She was serving with a Marine unit in Afghanistan and caring for 370 troops. The church, at 636 Bay Ridge Parkway, said it was collecting snacks, toiletries, CDs and DVDs for her, and baby dolls for a class she planned for new fathers.
Source: brooklynpaper.com
- 2016
With few members left, the church sells its building to Iglesia Cristiana Fuente de Luz
Falling membership led the congregation in 2014 to vote to merge with nearby Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church, and most members joined it on January 24, 2016. The board allowed the building to be sold to Iglesia Cristiana Fuente de Luz, and the sale closed on May 6, 2016. The Bay Ridge United Church corporation was dissolved by court order in March 2017.
Source: Wikipedia
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