Armenian Evangelical Church of New York, Protestant church in Midtown Manhattan, United States.
The Armenian Evangelical Church of New York occupies a 1907 limestone building at 152 East 34th Street, designed by William Ralph Emerson as a branch of the 19th Ward Bank. Its facade carries Doric columns, and the 36-foot lot let it stand out among the brownstones on either side. The chancel holds a stained glass window supervised by Hovsep Pushman, with a central panel after a 16th-century Armenian manuscript Gospel and side panels of Saint Mesrop Mashtots and Saint Sahag Bartev.
The congregation was founded in 1896 and initially met at another location before moving to its current building in 1923. It ranks among the oldest Armenian institutions in New York and has shaped community life for more than a century.
The chancel's stained glass window, made by Howard, Geisler and Rowe under Hovsep Pushman's supervision, shows a scene from a 16th-century Armenian manuscript Gospel, flanked by panels of Saint Mesrop Mashtots and Saint Sahag Bartev. The church belongs to the Armenian Evangelical Union of North America.
Services are held in both English and Armenian, with special programs designed for children and people new to the area or country. The location on a main street makes it straightforward to find and the community welcomes visitors to join them.
The building was originally designed and constructed as a bank before the Armenian congregation acquired and transformed it into their spiritual home. This conversion shows how the community repurposed a financial institution into a vital center for worship and cultural life.
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