Church of the Messiah (New York City)

The Second Congregational Church in New York
The congregation's first church
General information
Architectural style	Greek Revival
Location	NW corner of Mercer and Prince Streets
Inaugurated	Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, December 7, 1826
Destroyed	Sunday morning, November 26, 1837 (burned to ground)
Design and construction
Architect	Josiah R. Brady

The Church of the Messiah
The congregation's second church
General information
Architectural style	"Semi-Gothic"
Location	728-30 Broadway, at Waverly Place, New York City
Inaugurated	May 2, 1839
Destroyed	December 23, 1884 by fire
Cost	$90,000

The Church of the Messiah
The congregation's third church
Alternative names	Community Church of New York (as of 1919)
General information
Architectural style	Victorian Romanesque
Location	NW corner Park Avenue and 34th Street
Inaugurated	1867
Demolished	1930
Design and construction
Architect	Carl Pfeiffer

The Second Congregational Church in New York, organized in 1825, was a Unitarian congregation which had three permanent homes in Manhattan, the second of which became a theater after they left it. In 1919 the congregation became non-denominational and changed its name to Community Church of New York. The same year, its church on 34th Street was damaged by fire. Since 1948 the congregation has been located at 40 East 35th Street, in a sanctuary shared with the Metropolitan Synagogue of New York.

The Church of the Messiah at 728-730 Broadway, near Waverly Place, was dedicated in 1839 and operated as such until 1864. In January 1865 it was sold to department store magnate A. T. Stewart and converted into a theater which subsequently operated under a series of names, ending with The New Theatre Comique. It burned down in 1884.

Coordinates: 40°43′45.8″N 73°59′35.3″W / 40.729389°N 73.993139°W / 40.729389; -73.993139