Orange Town Resolutions
In 1775, Robert Burns was our Minister. On July 17 of that year, he was one of 391 signers of a Resolution declaring,
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Our Old Church
An historic memory from Bob Greenhalgh Church records say that our original church meeting house was a frame building with board siding and roofed with shingles split and shaved by hand. It stood north of our present building 25 feet, with its gable ends facing north and south. When it was torn down in 1827 to make way for the building we
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Just in time for Flag Day, our flagpole has been replaced. The previous pole went over during a winter storm, in part because we were flying a flag that was too large for conditions. Thanks to Ed, Walter, Mark, et.al. who helped in this effort.
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An historical update from Bob Greenhalgh. Did you know that New Hempstead Presbyterian Church has a cemetery associated with it? Many of the church founders from the 18th and early 19th centuries are buried in a small cemetery not a mile away from the church. This is a map of the area drawn from when The Reverend Donn Jann (a former pastor at NHPC) and Bob Greenhalgh visited the cemetery … Continue reading →
Presbyterians on an American Crossroads
This summary of our church history was written in 1978 to celebrate the church
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