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Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (FAPC) is among the largest congregations of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in New York City and nationally. The church was founded in 1808 as the Cedar Street Presbyterian Church 〔(Our Church History )〕 and has been located on Fifth Avenue at 55th Street in midtown Manhattan since 1875.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church )〕 FAPC has long been noted for its high standards in preaching and music and has been at the forefront of many movements, from the development of the Sunday school in the 19th century to its current leadership in homeless advocacy. In 2001 the church successfully sued the City of New York for the right to shelter homeless individuals on its front steps. The church’s historic sanctuary was the site of the 1910 wedding of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., an event attended by his father, the former President, and 500 of his former Rough Riders;〔("Books: In T.R.'s Footsteps" ), ''Time,'' June 8, 1959〕 the 1965 recording of ''A Concert of Sacred Music'' by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, broadcast nationally by CBS television in 1966;〔("Churches: Excitement on the Tube" ), ''Time,'' Jan. 28, 1966〕 and dance legend Frankie Manning's "rollicking three-hour memorial service" in 2009. Architecturally and historically, “Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church is famed for its sloping auditorium, its fine acoustics, its old gas brackets and reflectors. Instrumental in founding Princeton Theological Seminary, Presbyterian Hospital (now New York Presbyterian Hospital) and many a mission church, this grand house of God is often called the Cathedral of Presbyterianism.” ==History== The congregation now known as Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church began on Nov. 6, 1808, on the north side of Cedar Street between Nassau and William Streets in lower Manhattan. Its first name was The Presbyterian Church in Cedar Street. In 1836, the congregation moved north to the corner of Duane and Church Streets and was renamed The Presbyterian Church in Duane Street. In 1852, the congregation moved northward again, renaming itself the Presbyterian Church in the Fifth Avenue at the Corner of Nineteenth Street. It moved to its current location, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street, in 1875, when it assumed its current name. Notable early members of the congregation included Oliver Wolcott, Jr., former Secretary of the Treasury and son of a signer of the Declaration of Independence; Archibald Gracie, whose Gracie Mansion is now the residence of the mayor of New York; and Betsey Jackson, an African American household slave. Church member Joanna Bethune (1770-1860) was a co-founder of the first benevolence association to aid poor women and children. Bethune is regarded as “the mother of the American Sunday School” for her work founding the first Sabbath schools for disadvantaged children. Among the first officers of the church was Richard Varick, an aide to George Washington and former mayor of New York City. The church was instrumental in founding such organizations as the New York Bible Society, the American Bible Society, Princeton Theological Seminary and various interdenominational mission boards. In 1815, members of the congregation established the first free schools, which later were expanded into the New York Public School System. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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