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members incorporated themselves into the English service and remained with the congregation. Meanwhile, the Taiwanese ministry, led by the Rev. Bill H.C. Lee, soon outnumbered Newtown's white congregants, as the membership more than doubled from 1981 to 1982. The Taiwanese had entered in, not as a
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call to be "a house of prayer for all peoples" have thus resulted in a Taiwanese service, a Mandarin service, and an English service attended by Asians, Latinos, and white Americans each Sunday. In December 2017, Rev. Su retired after nearly three decades of service to the church, after which the
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The Reformed Church of Newtown has also produced several ministers for the Reformed Church of America in recent decades: the Rev. I. Douglas Estella (ordained 1986) and the Rev. Ben Lin (ordained 1997), both sons of Newtown Church.
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In 1980, as Elmhurst was changing complexion, Rev. Doak's hope for Newtown Church began to be fulfilled. His successor, the Rev. David Boyce, perceiving the changing needs of the community, initiated a worship service for
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in 1664, the village was renamed New Town, later simplified to Newtown. When Newtown was renamed Elmhurst in the late 1890s, the church retained its original name, a name still also carried by the
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The cornerstone of the original building can still be seen in the foundation of its present structure. The sanctuary and adjoining fellowship hall are, as noted by the
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distinct congregation, but as an additional ministry under the authority of Newtown's leadership. As full members, they voted and soon obtained seats on the church's
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immigrants and later another service for the increasing population of Tamil-speaking Indians in the area. The originally Dutch church now had services in
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The original Federal-Greek Revival style building, completed in 1735, had survived the struggles of the colonial days and the disruptions of the
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As the needs of the church and community changed, staffing was increased, structural improvements were made, and the preaching shifted from
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in 1731. The neighborhood had been established in 1652 by the Dutch as Middenburgh, a village suburb of
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Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Queens, New York
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A. Nelson Doak compiled a brief history of the parish and praised Elmhurst's ethnic diversity.
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seized it for use as an armory). It was replaced in 1832 by the present sanctuary, a
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Virginia Kurshan; Joan R. Olshansky & Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph (September 1979).
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In 1995, the Rev. David K.T. Su instituted a third worship service in
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The Reformed Church of Newtown is a congregation in the Queens
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of the Reformed Church in America (RCA). Founded in 1628, the
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Rev. Dr. Tien-Heng Chiu was installed as Senior Pastor.
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List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens
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Reformed Church of Newtown is located in New York
Reformed Church of Newtown is located in the United States
Queens, New York
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