Thrift Sale Organized To Benefit Restoration Of New Utrecht Reformed Church

A thrift sale is being organized at the New Utrecht Reformed Church to raise funds to help with the centuries old church’s restoration, according to a report by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

The sale will be held at the Parish House (18th Avenue and 84th Street) on Saturday, April 13, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. with parking available in the Church lot. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle described the almost ancient history of the church:

The New Utrecht Reformed Church was organized by Dutch settlers in 1677, according to the Friends website. Construction of the original church building was completed in 1700. The church originally stood on what is now 16th Avenue and 84th Street. The Old New Utrecht Cemetery, which was located next to the church, is still there today.

During the Revolutionary War, the church was used by the British as a hospital.

In 1828, the original church building was dismantled, according to historians in the Friends group. Stones from the church were used in the construction of a new church building on what is now 84th Street and 18th Avenue.

For more information on the church or the sale, you can call (718) 256-7173 or email mail@historicnewutrecht.org.