Reformed Church of Bronxville

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Reformed Church of Bronxville
Reformed Church Bronxville sun jeh.jpg
View from the intersection of Pondfield Road and Midland Avenue
40°56′11.5″N 73°49′56.9″W / 40.936528°N 73.832472°W / 40.936528; -73.832472
Location180 Pondfield Rd,
Bronxville, New York
DenominationReformed Church in America
Previous denominationDutch Reformed Church
Websitewww.reformedchurch.org
History
StatusParish church
Founded1850
Dedicated1926
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harry Leslie Walker
StyleNorman
Completed1926

The Reformed Church of Bronxville is a parish church of the Reformed Church in America, and previously the Dutch Reformed Church, located in Bronxville, New York.

History[]

The Reformed Church of Bronxville was founded in 1850 in its present location, on a two-acre hill[1] above the corner of Midland Avenue and Pondfield Road in the village of Bronxville. The first church building was a smaller, New England-stye, wooden clapboard building, and was dedicated on April 9, 1850. Though the original belfry was constructed simultaneously with the rest of the church, it was not outfitted with bells until money was raised by Sunday school children in 1872.[2]

The church was eventually replaced with the current Norman-style[3] stone and granite structure in 1926, following a vote of the congregation in 1923 to construct a larger church. The architect of the new building was Harry Leslie Walker, a member of the church and the designer of the other institutions constituting the village's "Four Corners:" Bronxville High School in 1924 and the Bronxville Public Library in 1942.[4] Upon its completion, the church was consecrated in 1926. The stained glass windows were designed by the prominent artist Charles Jay Connick.[1]

In the twentieth century, due to increasing membership, the church underwent further expansion. Following a seven-year fundraising campaign, a lot on the corner of Midland and Kraft Avenues was purchased.[1] On this land was added a nursery school, a 40-foot expansion of the chancel to accommodate a larger pipe organ, an usher's parlor adjacent to the narthex, a chapel, a social hall, a glass enclosure of the cloister, and a parking lot in 1955.[2] This complex was dedicated in September 1957.[1] With the disestablishment of the Dutch Reformed Church in 2004, the Reformed Church of Bronxville joined the Reformed Church in America.[5]

Basketball Teams for Class of 2028[]

18-19 The RCB Basketball team had a rocky start in the 18-19 basketball season posting a record of 3-13. That was expected because it was the first season that they had been playing together. Bright spots included point guard Teddy White, shooting guard Connor Mestl, and big man in the paint Nicholas Zubko. The three games that were won were against the same team. The biggest win was by a score of 30-17 and they were playing a team that was missing its best shooters EVERY single time. 19-20 The RCB Basketball team made big changes during the offseason and that started with upping the practices to twice a week and suicides after every practice. (Suicides are when you start on the base line, touch the foul line closest to you then run back, next run to half court and run back, then the next foul line, and finally the full court.) The coaches (Mark Liggitt and Mark Zubko) made the team run them twice a practice. The team was confident and they added William Busker who was a great rebounder and Anthony Civale had improved his shooting for mid range. The RCB Basketball team of 19-2020 were a different team than the previous years. They easily crushed their first opponents 36-19. At mid-season, their record was 7-0 and they had beaten the leading scorers of the previous year, Chapel twice and each by a margin of 12 points and up. The last game of the season came quickly with the seemingly unbeatable RCB team being 13-0. Their last game was against a team from Ossining. It was the closest game of their season but they managed to pull off with a 7 point run in the last 3 minutes. The final score was 47-43. RCB had its first C level championship trophy, and its first winning season but also undefeated with a boasting record of 14-0. After the last game, Anthony Civale who pulled had 14 points of the 47 said about those last three minutes "Those (3) minutes were the roughest that we ever played and I'm proud of our guys for pulling through. Look out for us next year!" Fellow player Teddy White with 16 said, "I'm honestly just happy that after last season, we got a winning season." Mestl acknowliged the fact that everyone had improved and noted "We are going to come back next year stronger and better."

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "About Us: Our History". The Reformed Church of Bronxville. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Semendoff, Josh (September 22, 2011). "Bronxville Then and Now: The Reformed Church of Bronxville". Bronxville Patch. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Our Towns; Minister Teaches The Almighty Isn't Republican". The New York Times. May 24, 1988. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "About Our Village". Village of Bronxville, New York. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Reformed Church of Bronxville Senior Minister". Vanderbloemen Search Group. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

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