Did you know there is a name for the creek that runs through Unionville? It is a tributary of the Walkill River that was once known by its Lenape name. Here is a list I’ve compiled of the different spellings of the creek’s name: Wokheakon Kill – 1753 in Journal of Richard Gardiner. Wackhehon –
Though the Unionville Presbyterian Church was built in 1825, it was not until 1831 that it was officially recognized as a church by the Hudson Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. The first entry in the minutes of the church lists all the founding members of the church. Unionville Sept
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Below are the notes for a series of 20 lessons on American Presbyterian Church History that I presented at Unionville Presbyterian Church (BPC) in 2025-2026. American Presbyterian Church History – Sunday School
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1955 was a notable year for Francis Schaeffer and for the Bible Presbyterian Church. It was the year in which Schaeffer left the Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions (IBPFM) to become an independent missionary and it was the last year Bible Presbyterian Church (BPC) held together before a major split. Schaeffer’s departure from
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On vacation the last two Sundays in Upstate New York, I searched for Reformed or Presbyterian Churches to attend with my family. This search shows the rough situation the state is in. Consider this map of United Reformed Churches. There are a few heading towards populous NYC, and some in Ontario. But really none in
I spent a few days on vacation at a Pastor’s Retreat in rural New York where I came upon some history of a church that once existed near the place. Being on White Church Rd., and in a small community called White Church, NY, I asked my host “Where is the White Church?” They
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The 88th General Synod of the Bible Presbyterian Church meeting in August of 2025 voted 37-5 to apply for membership in NAPARC (North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council). This decision may be a surprise to some who know the BPC for its history of ecclesiastical separation. But a review of Synod records shows that the
A couple years ago I researched extensively on “Meeker’s Meeting House” aka Westtown Meeting House which existed in the late 18th century and early 19th century near the border of New York and New Jersey and is the parent church of a few others in the area. The information I found was scarce but sufficient
I broke out the old excel to make some charts to better see the trends in the PCUSA (Presbyterian Church USA) since it took that name in a merger in 1983 and until today. Anyone who knows anything of American Presbyterianism knows that the PCUSA is a liberal group and has suffered massive declines over
In the title of this post I originally typed “Dr.” in front of “Dwight F. Zeller.” And indeed he had a doctorate in Greek Language from Eastern Baptist in Philadelphia. Yet, I don’t recall him hardly ever using the title “Dr.” He was not the sort to emphasize that. And so I removed it from
Just the other day, the bell was taken out of the “Our Lady of the Scapular” Roman Catholic Church here in Unionville, NY. I’m told the stainglass windows may be removed next. The church effectively closed some four years ago, leaving the church where I pastor, Unionville Presbyterian Church, as the only church in the
