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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. The building was likely constructed in 1818, with some sources saying with the original intent of being of a union meeting house.〔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.")〕〔Prime, Nathaniel Scudder Prime. ''A History of Long Island'' (1845) p. 236〕〔 ''See also:'' 〕 The congregation was formed in 1815, with the original title "Third Congregational Church of Brookhaven", and its first pastor was Jacob Corwin.〔〔(Longwood's Journey, Jacob Corwin ), Retrieved December 3, 2009〕 On March 5, 1845, the church was incorporated as the "First Congregational Church of New Village."〔 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,〔 and the property was taken over by the Town of Brookhaven around 1970.〔 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.〔 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.〔(About the Village, LakeGroveNY.gov ), Retrieved December 3, 2009〕 "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.〔(WLIW, David Overton, Brookhaven Town Historian on Centereach ), October 7, 1993〕 ==References== 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「First Congregational Church of New Village」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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