Make a Gift Give Here Thank you for supporting The Brick Presbyterian Church! Your gifts provide much-needed support to all programs of the church, including worship, education, mission outreach, grants, fellowship programs, and the Day School. To contribute to annual stewardship, a capital campaign, Women’s Association programs, the Day School, or other activities, please select the appropriate fund on the form and provide a note in the memo section with special instructions if desired. Ways you can give: 01 In Person Give your offering during Sunday Worship and special services in the offertory plate. 03 By Text Text “Give” to (833) 921-6525 and select the appropriate fund to donate. 05 Matching Gifts If your employer matches gifts, follow your employer’s protocol and notify us here . 02 Online Give by credit card or ACH here or wire transfer by following the instructions here . 04 Stock Gift Give stock to The Brick Church by following the instructions listed here . 06 Fund or Trust Make your gift through a Donor Advised Fund, trust, or foundation and notify us here .

Ministers Reverend Dr. Thomas Evans Senior Minister & Head of Staff On July 26, 2020, Rev. Dr. Thomas Evans was approved as the 14th Senior Minister of The Brick Presbyterian Church. Before coming to The Brick Church, he served as Senior Pastor and Head of Staff for First Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, S.C., and prior to that, he served as Executive Presbyter for the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. Tom also served in pastoral roles in churches in Idaho (1994), Arkansas (1996), and upstate New York (2000), and as Executive Presbyter in Birmingham, AL (2005). He graduated with a Master of Divinity (1994) and Doctor of Ministry (2003) from Princeton Theological Seminary. Tom is also a graduate of The College of William and Mary (1989) where he earned an B.A. in Mathematics. Dr. Raymond Nagem Minister of Music Raymond Nagem is Minister of Music at The Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City, and a member of the organ faculty at Manhattan School of Music, where he teaches organ literature, service playing, and improvisation. He completed his D.M.A. at The Juilliard School in 2016, where he was a student of Paul Jacobs. A native of Medford, Massachusetts, Ray attended the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School and began organ lessons there with John Dunn. He earned his B.A. from Yale University in 2009, studying the organ with Thomas Murray, and his M.A. in 2011 from Juilliard. Prior to his appointment at Brick, he served for eleven years at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, where he was Associate Director of Music and Organist. His album Divine Splendor, recorded on the Great Organ of St. John the Divine, is available on the Pro Organo label. Reverend Caroline Unzaga Parish Associate Rev. Caroline Unzaga is the Parish Associate at The Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City and a former seminarian and interim associate minister. She brings a wealth of experience and a warm, compassionate presence to our congregation. Currently, Rev. Unzaga serves as the Manager of Spiritual Care at Morristown Medical Center, where she leads a multi-faith team of chaplains in providing spiritual and religious support to patients, families, and staff. An ordained Presbyterian minister, she is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Princeton Theological Seminary, and is a Certified Educator with the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). A cradle Presbyterian from Atlanta, Georgia, Rev. Unzaga has spent most of her adult life in the northeast, serving in both parish and hospital settings. Her diverse ministry roles have included global mission, youth ministry, congregational care, faith formation, and interim ministry. She lives in northern NJ with her husband, two teenage children, and their energetic Springer Spaniel. Dr. Charles Guth Theologian in Residence Dr. Charles Guth is Theologian in Residence and PC(USA)Candidate for Ordination. He received his Ph.D. in theology and ethics from Princeton Theological Seminary in June 2024, after earning his Master of Divinity there in 2017. During the 2021–2022 academic year, he was a Fulbright Research Fellow at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. The son of a Presbyterian pastor, Charles grew up in Calgary, Alberta; Sebring, Florida; and the Chicago suburbs. As an undergraduate he studied philosophy at Wheaton College. During that time, he began to discern a call to ministry and is currently an ordination candidate under the care of the Presbytery of Chicago. Before beginning his doctoral studies, he served as a teaching intern at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey, and completed his clinical pastoral education at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center. Rev. Beth Putney Interim Associate Minister Rev. Beth Putney joins Brick Church as Interim Associate Minister, supporting Youth, General Pastoral, and Deacon Ministries. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, Rev. Beth earned her Master of Divinity, Master of Christian Education and Formation (Ministry with Young People track), and Certificate in Theology, Women, and Gender from Princeton Theological Seminary in May 2023. While at Princeton, she participated in several grant initiatives focused on innovation in the church, including Teaching Spiritual Entrepreneurship (funded by Trinity Wall Street) and the Ministry Collaboratory for Young Adult Ministry (funded by the Lilly Endowment). She also served as research assistant to Rev. Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean and authored the companion workbook to Dr. Dean’s latest book, Innovating for Love: Joining God’s Expedition through Christian Social Innovation. Rev. Beth received the 2022 Covin Award in Youth Ministry and the 2023 Robert Boyd Munger Award in Youth Ministry. She is also a member of the inaugural cohort of the Polaris Young Adult Leadership Network, a grant initiative at Princeton Theological Seminary designed to connect and equip young adults innovating in the church.

Mission Outreach Just as the church is not the community it is called to be until it reaches out and offers itself to the world, we will not grow into the men and women God calls us to be until we reach out and offer ourselves to the service of others. This section provides information about mission outreach work being done by our congregation. We hope it will spark your interest and imagination to reach beyond yourself. Check out our Volunteer page to find out how you can get involved. 1/8 Day of Discipleship The Day of Discipleship is a church-wide annual event that provides a rewarding service and fellowship opportunity to church members and their families. Spend a Saturday helping others at any of our partner sites including Church of the Living Hope, Urban Outreach, Little Sisters of the Assumption, New York Common Pantry, Search and Care, and others. Learn More Prison Ministry Brick Church members and former inmates are volunteers in The Brick Church’s “re-entry for former prisoners” program. There are many ways members of the congregation can help, including writing letters to present and former inmates, sending holiday and birthday cards, or meeting and mentoring recently-released men and women in a safe and welcoming environment. Learn More Deacon Ministries Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter provides New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with a home, a community, and access to the services that they need to thrive. They create innovative solutions and engage community partners to provide housing and support that can transform lives. Brick Church deacons host a weekly Tuesday Night Dinner Party for residents of NCS. New York Common Pantry New York Common Pantry reduces hunger and promotes dignity, health and self-sufficiency. They focus on providing individuals and families with healthy life-sustaining food, fresh produce, whole grains, and lean proteins. Brick Church Deacons plan, market, and execute volunteer opportunities for our congregation to serve at NYCP as well as help lead food and toiletry drives. Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center The Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center is a non-profit, multi-service organization located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan focused on the needs of children and low-income families, out-of-school and out-of-work youth, and aging New Yorkers, including our isolated and homebound elderly neighbors. Brick Church Deacons work together to help children and low-income families celebrate Christmas through our annual toy drive. Search and Care Search and Care’s mission is to seek out older people in the community who need help in managing life's daily activities or accessing essential services, and to provide them the support and companionship they require to live with security and dignity in the manner they choose. Brick Church Deacons coordinate ways for our congregation to help vulnerable older New Yorkers feel loved and cared for through activities, cards, and other ways. Urban Outreach Center The Urban Outreach Center's mission is to create spaces of justice-centered hospitality where low-income New Yorkers can access the necessities and connections they need to thrive. Brick Church Deacons plan, market, and execute volunteer opportunities for our congregation to serve at the Urban Outreach Center such as pantry organization and preparation of community dinners. East Harlem Tutorial Program East Harlem Tutorial Program began in 1958 as a children's reading group and has since grown into a multi-site after-school program for public school students and a network of charter schools focused on significantly increasing the college graduation rate in East Harlem. Brick Church Grants The Grants Committee and the Women's Association support our mission partners financially, through commitments of volunteer resources, and in advisory roles. Supporting our mission partners is an important way that we spread God's love and fulfill our responsibility to help those in need. Your financial support of the church allows us to directly serve these mission partners.

Our Instruments Sanctuary Org an From May through August 2005, a new pipe organ was installed and voiced in the sanctuary by Casavant Frères of St.-Hyacinthe, Québec. This instrument of four manuals and 118 ranks, with 6,288 pipes, is designed to reproduce faithfully the rich, vibrant, and thrilling sounds of 19th-century French organs, especially those of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The sanctuary organ is the gift of an anonymous donor in honor of former Senior Minister Dr. Herbert B. Anderson and his wife, Mary Lou S. Anderson. To view the complete specification, click here . Chapel Organ In November 1994, Guilbault-Thérien of St-Hyacinthe, Québec, was commissioned to build a new organ for our chapel of two manuals, 19 stops, and 26 ranks. By May 1996, the organ had been completely assembled, voiced and tuned in the chapel. The organ’s design was influenced by small French organs of the 19th century, especially the “orgues de choeur” whose purpose was to accompany choral singing. To view the complete specification, click here . 1/4

Seminarian Chris Smalley 2025-2026 Seminarian Intern Chris Smalley is a seminarian intern at Brick Presbyterian Church for the 2025-2026 year. Prior to discerning a call to ministry, Chirs spent 15 years in consulting and finance. He has a MBA from the University of Michigan and BA in Economics from Adelphi University. Chris is excited to channel God's grace and love in the New York City community, learning from Brick Church's ordained ministers, lay staff and congregation during his placement year. Raised on Long Island, Chris was introduced to Brick Church at the annual tree lighting in 2013 and became a member earlier this year. In his free time, Chris pursues his passion for the outdoors, deriving inspiration in the splendor of God's creation, hiking national parks across the United States with his dog Captain.

Youth Choir Led by Liz Richter, the Youth Choirs offer advanced musical training and extraordinary leadership opportunities for children. They sing in worship on Sundays as well as signature Brick events such as the Park Avenue Tree Lighting. Rehearsals are on Wednesday afternoons. Come join us – everyone is welcome! Register 1/3

Make a Pledge Pledge Here Help us reach our $2 million goal for the 2026 program year! Your contributions are vital in sustaining our beautiful worship services, providing education and faith formation for all ages, and supporting our mission work to help those in need. Our church relies on the generous support of our community, with stewardship contributions accounting for over half of our financial resources. We are incredibly grateful for your support, now and always. Ways you can pledge: 01 Online Submit your pledge online and choose to give one time or create recurring payments here . 03 By Mail Mail your pledge card to The Brick Presbyterian Church at 62 East 92nd Street, New York, NY 10128 02 By Email Email stewardship@brickchurch.org to pledge your support. 04 In Person Place your pledge card in the offertory plate during Sunday Worship or special services.

History & Archives The Brick Church in the City of New York has been in continuous operation since 1767, except for the years of the Revolutionary War, when the building was commandeered by the British forces for use as a hospital and later as a brig. The church was an expansion of the flourishing Wall Street Church, which had become so crowded that it was plain a second church was necessary. Its pastors, headed by the Reverend Dr. John Rodgers, and its officers administered both churches. The Brick Church did not become a separate and incorporated entity until 1809. The Brick Church has had three locations in New York City. Its first site was on Beekman Street. This spot is now occupied by Pace University’s downtown campus. The elders deemed a move necessary when it became apparent that most of the members were moving uptown. Two wars, three epidemics and three great fires changed the area from residential to a neighborhood of boarding houses and commercial operations. The church moved to Fifth Avenue and 37th Street in 1858, and remained there until 1940, when, again, in response to the migration of its congregation, it relocated to its third and present site at Park Avenue and 91st Street. Brick Church on Beekman Street Brick Church on Fifth Avenue Brick Church on Park Avenue Senior Ministers of The Brick Church John Rodgers (1767 – 1811) Gardiner Spring (1810 – 1873) James O. Murray (1865 – 1875) Llewelyn D. Bevan (1877 – 1882) Henry van Dyke (1883 – 1900) James H. McIlvaine (1894 – 1896) Maltbie D. Babcock (1900 – 1901) William R. Richards (1902 – 1910) William P. Merrill (1911 – 1938) Paul A. Wolfe (1938 – 1964) J. Reginald Thomas (1965 – 1970) James S. Stewart (1972 – 1977) Herbert B. Anderson (1978 – 2000) Michael L. Lindvall (2002 – 2017) Thomas E. Evans (2020 - Present) Thomas Evans On July 26, 2020, Reverend Dr. Thomas Evans was approved as the 14th Senior Minister of The Brick Presbyterian Church. Before coming to The Brick Church, he served as Senior Pastor and Head of Staff for First Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, S.C., and prior to that, he served as Executive Presbyter for the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. Rev. Evans also served in pastoral roles in churches in Idaho (1994), Arkansas (1996), and upstate New York (2000), and as Executive Presbyter in Birmingham, AL (2005). He graduated with a Master of Divinity (1994) and Doctor of Ministry (2003) from Princeton Theological Seminary. Tom is also a graduate of The College of William and Mary (1989) where he earned an B.A. in Mathematics. Michael Lindvall The Reverend Michael L. Lindvall was installed as the 13th Pastor of The Brick Presbyterian Church in the fall of 2002. Reverend Lindvall was raised in small-town Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. H e previously served as pastor to congregations in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Northport, Long Island. Rev. Lindvall is also a writer whose essays, book reviews, sermons and fiction appear in a variety of church-related and secular periodicals. He has written two novels, The Good News from North Haven, and Leaving North Haven, both published by Crossroad/Carlisle Books, an imprint of Herder and Herder. A volume of accessible theology entitled The Christian Life: A Geography of God, was recently released by Geneva Press. Henry van Dyke Henry van Dyke deserves our thanks not only for writing the text for "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" but for worship innovations that we take for granted today: celebrating Christmas Day as a church holiday, holding a special Good Friday service and adding the congregational Lord’s Prayer to regular worship. He was called in 1883; a time when the church was not in the best of health. The building was not in good repair and membership was low. Young, lively and personable, he reinvigorated the Church. Besides preaching, leading the congregation, editing the Psalter and writing much of the Book of Common Worship, he wrote poetry and stories, the best known of which is The Story of the Other Wise Man. Dr. van Dyke was also a popular speaker and teacher. After leaving the Brick Church to teach and preach at Princeton, he served as a diplomat, posted by fellow Presbyterian President Woodrow Wilson as minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg just before World War I. Look him up and prepare to be humbled by his extraordinary resume. Gardiner Spring Gardiner Spring, just out of seminary, accepted the call to Brick Church in 1810 after three others had declined. His was an era of uptown expansion of the city, social unrest, religious revivals, the War of 1812 against the British, passionate theological disputes about the nature of human sinfulness, and most profoundly, the issue of slavery. Dr. Spring tackled them all. He moved Brick Church to Fifth Avenue in 1858, instituted the first full choir and acquired our current church bell. He added prayer meetings, adult classes and mission-oriented Sunday Schools largely for the children of non-members, often poor, among many other accomplishments, while trying to remain moderate theologically and politically. But as the slavery issue became increasingly prominent, the time for moderation passed. Today he is best known for the Spring Resolutions of 1861 in support of the Union after the South had seceded. Dr. John Rodgers The church has been blessed with gifted and distinguished pastors. Our first pastor, Dr. Rodgers, regularly corresponded with George Washington, was moderator of the first General Assembly in 1789, and was chaplain to the New York State Legislature. He would deliver a short (60 minute) action sermon on Communion Sundays, and close the street in front of the church during services to eliminate noise. He has been followed by many notable clergy, three of whom were elected moderator of the General Assembly. General George Washington wrote to Dr. Rodgers acknowledging receipt of a printed copy of Divine Goodness Displayed, in the American Revolution “… The Thanksgiving Sermon which you did me the favor to send me I read with much pleasure, & pray you to accept my thanks for, & the favorable mention you have been pleased to make of me therein…” Washington had also attended the service that marked the evacua tion of the British from the City at the end of the war. Click here to read The Divine Goodness sermon . Read The Brick Presbyterian Church in the City of New York: A Fellowship of Kindred Minds Volume One: The Story Unfolds Volume Two: Building Blocks Congregation & Corporation The Brick Presbyterian Church was founded as an offshoot of First Presbyterian Church in 1767. The Corporation was chartered in 1809 and is governed by a twelve-person Board of Trustees elected by the Congregation. Annual Reports The Brick Church Annual Reports Audited Financial Statements The Brick Church Audited Financial Statements Celebrating 250+ Years Tumultuous Times: Early Presbyterians in New York Brick Church in the American Revolution: Kindred Minds Presbyterian worship in New York City began under the Dutch West India Company, which founded a trading post, New Amsterdam, in 1624. What mattered to the Dutch was trade, and New Amsterdam offered an ideal harbor for their worldwide mercantile empire. The North River, now the Hudson, led them to the riches of the interior. In contrast, Pilgrims from England had arrived in the New World in 1620, seeking religious freedom History & Archives Peter H. Brown More Kindred Minds: George Washington, Samuel Osgood and The Brick Church When New York City became the first capital of the United States in 1789 the newly elected president needed a house for his family while residing here. A stalwart of the Brick Presbyterian Church happened to be living in a very stately mansion at 1-3 Cherry Street, and he offered it to President Washington. The church member (later Clerk of Session, President of the Board of Trustees and Elder) Samuel Osgood (1747-1813), was originally from Massachusetts, had previously studi History & Archives Margaret Van Cott The Missing Records of 1937 and What They Revealed The Brick Presbyterian Church keeps bound records of Orders of Worship, financial statements, and important documents dating back to 1885... History & Archives Lucy Thorpe 1 2 3 4 5

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Weekly Events Brick Church recognizes that one of the challenges of living in a large city is creating a way to reach beyond the anonymity and live in community. One of the ways we seek to do this is by creating opportunities for men’s, women’s and coed ministries through specific events, but also through education, outreach, and worship programming. Below is a typical week at Brick Church between Labor Day to Memorial Day. Please check the full calendar for specific weekly events. Sundays 9:00 AM - 8th Grade Confirmation Class 9:00 AM - Sunday Child Care 9:45 AM - Adult Education 11:00 AM - Sunday Church School 11:00 AM - Sunday Worship 12:00 PM - Coffee Hour 12:30 PM - Prayer Partners 12:30 PM - Prayer Shawl Knitting (Quarterly) Mondays 12:00 PM - Women's Fellowship Lunch (Quarterly) 4:00 PM - Pickleball Group 6:00 PM - Pickleball Group 7:00 PM - Book Club (Monthly) 8:30 PM - Lectionary Bible Study for Men & Women (Weekly by Zoom) Tuesdays 9:30 AM - Parent's Morning Out 3:00 PM - Musical Theater After School Class 4:00 PM - Musical Theater After School Class 5:00 PM - Tuesday Night Dinner Party Wednesdays 3:00 PM - Cherub Choir 3:40 PM - Carol Choir 4:30 PM - St. Cecilia Choir Thursdays 7:45 AM - Men's Bible Study 9:15 AM - Women's Bible Study 4:0 0 PM - Musical Theater After School Class 4:00 PM - Pickleball Group Saturday 8:00 & 10:00 AM - Pickleball Group Full Calendar