Roslyn Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
140 East Broadway
Roslyn, NY 11576
Roslyn Presbyterian Church is a small church located in Roslyn, NY. Our church was founded in 1851 and is Presbyterian.
What to Expect at Roslyn Presbyterian Church
Leaders:
Natalie Naylor, Clerk of Session
Rev. Marjory Roth, Pastor
Service Times:
Sunday 10:00am
Service Details
- Formal and informal attire most common
- Blend of traditional and contemporary worship style
- Printed worship bulletin
- Communion
- Congregational readings
- Location: Nassau County
- Parking: Private lot
- Wheelchair accessible: Yes
- Saturday evening service: No
- Multi-site church: No
- Primary language used: English
Ministries and Programs
- Nursery
- Missions
- Counseling services
- Choir
- Childcare or daycare
- Weekday preschool
- Community service
- Food pantry
- Recovery group
- Weddings/receptions
- Funerals
Additional Info About Our Church
The Roslyn Presbyterian Church is located in historic Roslyn, NY, nestled in beautiful Roslyn Pond (Gerry) Park. Established in 1851, it has a strong foundation of nearly 170 years of ministry. The Church building includes the main sanctuary, social hall, kitchen, church offices, classrooms, and a large windowed meeting hall. The Church is wheelchair accessible.
Our voluntary Church Choir led by the Music Director, Dr. Gary de Sesa (Juilliard graduate), consists of professional and non-professional singers. Sunday School runs concurrent with church services.
We are a "boutique" church with a relatively small but loving and vibrant congregation. We experience a closeness and personal support that may not be found in a larger congregation.
Roslyn is located on the North Shore of Long Island about 20 miles from Manhattan. We draw members and friends from the diversity of our surrounding communities.
The minister oversees and conducts Church services on Sunday morning from 10:00 a.m. Our Church service is followed by a coffee/fellowship time. The Church is governed by a Session with committees and groups including: Fiscal Management/Property, Worship and Music, Christian Education, Nurture, Stewardship, Growth, Local Causes, Personnel, Nominating, and the Women's Association. Members volunteer to serve in official positions including the Clerk of Session, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Commissioner to Presbytery, and Flower Chairperson.
The Church hosts a number of organizations including Al-Anon, Alcoholics Anonymous, Growing Tree Nursery School, and the Kalam (Taiwanese/Lutheran) Church which holds services on Sunday afternoon. Church activities have included: Easter Hat Contest, Christmas Pageant, collecting Christmas gifts for disadvantaged children, Fall and Summer Church picnics, collection of donations for the Long Island Council of Churches' Food Pantry and other missions, joint Thanksgiving service and dinner with the Kalam church as well as Christmas dinner.
Mission:
The Roslyn Presbyterian Church as embodied by its members and pastor will strive to achieve the following mission. We communicate the Word of God from the Scriptures to ourselves and others in order to impart and spread our Christian faith. To attain a more happy, productive and successful life the Church encourages us to follow the principles of our Christian faith in our personal and work activities. In this time of cultural change we strive to offer a ministry of compassionate understanding and counsel to reduce personal and family stress and to resist the temptation of young and old into spiritually disturbing patterns of living. In doing so, we communicate the relevance of the scriptures to our day to day lives to facilitate success in marriage, child rearing, work and other interpersonal relationships. To those in our immediate reach who suffer in mind, body and spirit we offer support and guidance according to the scriptures. To demonstrate to others the presence of Christ in our lives we seek deeper faith and spiritual insight through fellowship, Church programs and activities. To provide a sanctuary for comfort and joy we welcome all people as our neighbors and as children of God consistent with the teachings of the scriptures. To these ends the Church will offer Sunday services, religious programs and social activities in a creative and inspiring form. Our Church facilities will be available for the care and education of children, weddings, funerals, community organization meetings and entertainment consistent with our mission and Christian principles.
Vision:
The Church mission will help to attain the following vision for the Church. The Church seeks to substantially increase its membership in order to more strongly achieve our mission and in turn, by pursuing our mission, we seek to increase our membership. The Church seeks to bring in young families into the Church that will enable continuity of the Church across time as well as enhance the Presbyterian Church as a whole.
Purpose:
Through the sermons and Church activities our goal is to communicate to people in the surrounding communities the importance of Christian faith in the pursuit of successful personal, professional and business lives. To meet the needs of a broad membership, our services and the music have both contemporary and traditional aspects.