New York City Church Extension and Missionary Society
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The New York City Church Extension and Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
was an organization whose mission was "... to promote Churches, Missions, and Sunday-schools in the City of New York." It built or purchased churches, missions
, and Sunday school
s, mostly in Manhattan
and the Bronx
, and primarily in poor areas, or areas that were being developed. Founded in 1866, by 1895 it ran 24 congregations.
The Church Extension and Mission Society owned a number of landmark buildings in Manhattan that later became synagogue
s. These included, from 1878 to 1885, the building subsequently purchased by Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, and from 1889 to 1902, the building subsequently purchased by the First Roumanian-American congregation.
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
was an organization whose mission was "... to promote Churches, Missions, and Sunday-schools in the City of New York." It built or purchased churches, missions
Mission (Christian)
Christian missionary activities often involve sending individuals and groups , to foreign countries and to places in their own homeland. This has frequently involved not only evangelization , but also humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged...
, and Sunday school
Sunday school
Sunday school is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations.-England:The first Sunday school may have been opened in 1751 in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Another early start was made by Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in...
s, mostly in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and the Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, and primarily in poor areas, or areas that were being developed. Founded in 1866, by 1895 it ran 24 congregations.
The Church Extension and Mission Society owned a number of landmark buildings in Manhattan that later became synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
s. These included, from 1878 to 1885, the building subsequently purchased by Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, and from 1889 to 1902, the building subsequently purchased by the First Roumanian-American congregation.