Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
| Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church | |
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| Location | New York City, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
| Churchmanship | Liberal Protestantism |
| Membership | 2,088 (2012) |
| Website | fapc |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Cedar Street Presbyterian |
| Founded | June 28, 1808 |
| Consecrated | May 9, 1875 |
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| Status | Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Fifth Avenue |
| Presbytery | Presbytery of New York |
| Synod | Synod of the Northeast |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | The Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston, Senior Pastor The Rev. Dr. J. Oscar McCloud, Associate Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Katharine C. (Kate) Dunn, Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care and Outreach The Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell, Associate Pastor for Christian Education The Rev. Randolph L.C. (Randy) Weber, Associate Pastor for Administration and Discipleship The Rev. Helen Jackson, Parish Visitor |
Coordinates: 40°45′43″N 73°58′30″W / 40.7620°N 73.9751°W
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (FAPC) is a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) church in New York City. The church, located in Midtown Manhattan, is one of the largest PC(USA) congregations in the country. The church, which was founded in 1808 as the Cedar Street Presbyterian Church, has been located on Fifth Avenue at 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan since 1875.
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; the 1965 recording of A Concert of Sacred Music by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, broadcast nationally by CBS television in 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.”
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