First Congregational Church of New Village is a historic church on the north side of

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, west of Elliot Avenue in Lake Grove, New York,

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. The building was likely constructed in 1818, with some sources saying with the original intent of being of a union meeting house.Bayles, Richard Mather. ''Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Suffolk County'' (Port Jefferson, New York, 1874) p.265 ("(The church) was built in 1812, and was originally intended as a union-meeting house. It has been occupied principally by a Congregational society, which was organized in 1815.")Prime, Nathaniel Scudder Prime. ''A History of Long Island'' (1845) p. 236 ''See also:'' The congregation was formed in 1815, with the original title "Third Congregational Church of Brookhaven", and its first pastor was Jacob Corwin.Longwood's Journey, Jacob Corwin
Retrieved December 3, 2009 On March 5, 1845, the church was incorporated as the "First Congregational Church of New Village." In 1949 the church withdrew from the Congregational denomination, and it became an independent evangelical church; self-governed by its Board of Elders and Deacons. The congregation of the church moved to a new and larger facility in 1961, and the property was taken over by the Town of Brookhaven around 1970. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Today the church is known a
New Village Church
and is located a block from the old church building at 3 Wildwood Street, Lake Grove, NY. The church is depicted on the Lake Grove village seal.
, Retrieved December 3, 2009 "New Village", however, is the former name of the hamlet of

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, whose boundary now lies a few blocks east of the church's location.WLIW, David Overton, Brookhaven Town Historian on Centereach
, October 7, 1993

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First Congregational Church of New Village, Lake Grove (Bygone, Long Island)
{{Authority control United Church of Christ churches in New York (state) Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Federal architecture in New York (state) Churches completed in 1818 19th-century United Church of Christ church buildings Churches in Suffolk County, New York Cemeteries in Suffolk County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Suffolk County, New York