Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church

Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church was a former Methodist church located at 135 West Fourth Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York. It was built in 1860, became a United Methodist church and closed in 2004 when its diminished congregation rented space in Trinity Chapel, New York University (1964). The church was also known as "The Peace Church" resulting from the congregation's opposition to the Vietnam War.[1] Paul Abels, New York City's first openly gay clergyman, served as the church's pastor from 1973 to 1984 and promoted acceptance of the gay and lesbian community.[2] The church could not be demolished as it was located in the Greenwich Village Historic District and was instead converted into "Novare", a condominium apartment building.[3][4]

The former Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church
General information
Town or cityNew York City, New York
CountryUnited States
Completed1860
ClientMethodist Episcopal Church of the United States
Technical details
Structural systemMasonry

See also

References
  1. Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7. p.291
  2. Lambert, B. March 14, 1992) [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/14/nyregion/the-rev-paul-abels-dies-at-54-gay-pastor-lead-peace-church.html The Rev. Paul Abels Dies at 54; "Gay Pastor Lead 'Peace' Church", The New York Times
  3. Russiello, J. (2008) A Sympathetic Planning Hierarchy for Redundant Churches: A Comparison of Continued Use and Reuse in Denmark, England and the United States of America MSc, Conservation of Historic Buildings, University of Bath, pp.351, 353.
  4. Amateau, Albert. (July 27, 2005) "Washington Square Church Is Sold", The Villager


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