Mission Statement
We seek God in this time and place.
We practice a welcoming faith, work for peace and justice, and enjoy sincere fellowship.
We are becoming the people God calls us to be.
Mission Study Report
Our 2020 Mission Study Report is available here.
Alexander Robertson School
Three decades before the public school system was instituted in New York, the Scotch Presbyterian Church, as our congregation was then called, founded the first co-educational elementary school in the city, in the belief that everyone in the new republic should be able to read. Alexander Robertson, a linen merchant and church elder, provided a house and lots on Pine Street in 1789. Ever since, supporting and maintaining the school was the primary mission of the church.
In 2020, the church ended its management of the school and was thrilled when a new not-for-profit was formed in order to continue this important legacy. Today, Alexander Robertson School is a co-educational Junior Kindergarten through 5th Grade community of creative learners. It continues to welcome families of every configuration, ethnicity, and religious tradition, in the belief that empowerment and education go hand in hand.
Social Witness
We support and collaborate with a number of local, national, and international organizations in the quest for peace, social justice, and environmental sustainability, including:
Church of Gethsemane, Brooklyn
Church World Service, Jersey City, NJ
Jacaranda School for Orphans, Malawi
New York Interfaith Power & Light
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
Syria Lebanon Partnership Network of the Presbyterian Church, USA
West Side Campaign Against Hunger
Women's Press Collective