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Unusual New York - Churches of New York. Part 2.
Unusual New York - Churches of New York. Part 2.
Judson Memorial Church, New York
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55 Washington Square S,
New York, NY 10012
The church was founded in 1890 by Edward Judson in honor of his father, Adoniram Judson, the first foreign Protestant preacher. At first, the church was supposed to be a meeting place for the ever-increasing number of immigrants in lower Manhattan. But gradually the church grew, and it was not only a place of worship to the Lord, but also a place where one could receive protection and guardianship. The church had many social projects. The Judson Health Center was founded in 1920. Within four years, it became one of the largest medical institutions in the country.
Often the interests of the church were unusual for the average man in the street.
So in the 1960s and 80s, Judson Church was actively involved in local and national movements for peace, civil rights, women's rights and gays. During the 1980s, the Judson Church ran several health and nursing projects. More importantly, Judson was one of the few churches that recognized the problem of AIDS and organized a support group for people with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers. The church also made it possible to organize funerals for such people, while other churches completely refused them.
From the late 1950s to the present, Judson has also been known as the home of innovation, the avant-garde, and artists of many genres, be it dance, painting or theater. In the 1950s-60s, the Art Gallery was founded, in which several now famous artists (Yoko Ono, Allen Kaprow, etc.) found a place to show their unconventional and unconventional works. The Judson Church was one of the three founding members of the Off-Off Broadway Theatre, and the Judson Dance Theatre.
The Judson Memorial Church building and Tower were built in 1892. John Rockefeller Sr. was the main "sponsor" in the 1880s and 1890s and this made the construction possible.
Our Lady of Pompeii Shrine church, New York
Our Lady of Pompeii Shrine Church
25 Carmine St,
New York, NY 10014
In the beautiful and cozy Greenwich Village area of New York, there is a beautiful church with the long name Our Lady of Pompeii Shrine Church.
This Church, majestic on the outside and with a very delicate interior inside, in addition to conducting the traditional church service, pays a lot of attention to the issues of immigrants. The church is still unofficially called the "House of Hope for Immigrants".
Here you can get legal assistance on immigration issues, assistance in obtaining the necessary package of documents, you can translate documents or consult in English.
The church was originally created to protect Italian immigrants. Bandini's father arrived in New York in 1890 to serve migrants and help them with social issues - getting a job, legal protection. Services in the church are conducted in English, Italian, Portuguese.
Continuing the idea of its founder, the church fulfills its mission - the creation of social and legal assistance to migrants, thus protecting human rights.
Church of the Guardian Angel, New York
Church of the Guardian Angel
193 Tenth Avenue at 21st Street
New York, NY 10011
New York, NY 10011
The parish was founded in 1888 in the Chelsea area to enable sailors and wharf workers along the busy Hudson River waterfront to attend services.
In the 1930s, an agreement between the Central Railroad authorities and New York City authorities needed to "elevate" busy rail traffic above the city's streets. As a result, the High Line road appeared. But during construction, the first Church of the Guardian Angel had to be demolished. And the railroad company sponsored the construction of the current church on 10th Avenue. The exterior of the church has been described as "Southern Sicilian Romanesque with a touch of Moorish influence".
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