About Bay Ridge United Methodist Church
Bay Ridge United Methodist Church is a Methodist church located at 7420 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11209. You can reach Bay Ridge United Methodist Church at +17182384517.
Bay Ridge United Methodist Church is one of 863 churches we list in Brooklyn, among 12,739 across New York. It falls within Kings County and the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area. It is counted among 28 Methodist churches in Brooklyn, part of 1,208 in the Methodist tradition across New York. Its design is attributed to George W. Kramer.
Bay Ridge United Methodist Church
Bay Ridge United Methodist Church, originally known as Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, was a historic Methodist church at 7002 Fourth Avenue and Ovington Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by architect George W. Kramer. It was built in 1899 in the Romanesque Revival style. It was built of green serpentine stone and trimmed in brown stone. It featured a four-stage, crenelated clock tower. Also on the property was the contributing Sunday School building built in 1926–1927.
Where is Bay Ridge United Methodist Church located?
Bay Ridge United Methodist Church is located at 7420 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11209. The building sits at coordinates 40.63113, -74.02532, placing it in Brooklyn, NY 11209.
Location is approximate — drawn from the public street address.
- Address
- 7420 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11209
- Coordinates
- 40.631125, -74.025318
- Latitude
- 40.631125
- Longitude
- -74.025318
- Directions
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What to expect at a service at Bay Ridge United Methodist Church
Methodists worship with a blend of structured liturgy and heartfelt singing — a Wesleyan inheritance.
- Service length is about an hour. Expect hymn singing, readings, prayers, a sermon, and often Holy Communion.
- Communion is an "open table" — anyone seeking Christ is welcome to receive.
- Dress is casual to business-casual.
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Bay Ridge United Methodist Church on the National Register of Historic Places
Bay Ridge United Methodist Church is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places under reference 99001132, added to the Register on 1999-09-09.
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Churches sharing the architectural tradition of Bay Ridge United Methodist Church
5 other US churches in the Romanesque Revival architecture tradition are indexed in Churches List.
- Sacred Heart Church Tampa, FL · est. 1905
- Old St. Patricks Chicago, IL
- St John Neumann Shrine Philadelphia, PA · est. 1847
- Saint Peter's Cathedral Scranton, PA · est. 1884
- Ascension Catholic Church New York City, NY · est. 1897
Bay Ridge United Methodist Church by the numbers
Questions and answers about Bay Ridge United Methodist Church
- What denomination is Bay Ridge United Methodist Church?
- This church is part of the Methodist tradition.
- Where is Bay Ridge United Methodist Church located?
- Bay Ridge United Methodist Church is located at 7420 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11209.
- Is Bay Ridge United Methodist Church on the National Register of Historic Places?
- Yes — NRHP reference 99001132, added 1999-09-09.
- What is the architecture of Bay Ridge United Methodist Church?
- Bay Ridge United Methodist Church is a Romanesque Revival architecture building, designed by George W. Kramer.
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