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We're a historic Christian church in downtown NYC

Worship with us this Sunday at 11am. America's oldest United Methodist church welcomes you, live or online.

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Explore a place that has sparked history since 1766

Philip Embury started America's oldest Methodist church here. Fanny Crosby started writing world-renowned hymns here. (And Barbara Heck started it all by breaking up a card game.)

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You make a difference

Choose how you want to share Christian love in New York City: support our ministry downtown, help asylum seekers, fund clothing sustainability initiatives, or preserve American Methodist history.

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