A new MP3 sermon from New York Gospel Ministries is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: God's Design for Marriage

Subtitle: Tuesday Evangelistic Service

Speaker: Andy Woodard

Broadcaster: New York Gospel Ministries

Event: Special Meeting

Date: 9/2/2014

Bible: 1 Peter 3

Length: 35 min.

Overview: Marriages are broken but Christ offers hope for husbands, wives, and the unmarried.

How do representatives of Christ respond to a hostile world-

- 350 West 26th St.--- Chelsea District of Manhattan NY .. 'a destitute field' -1850s---- 1854- Mr. R. G. Pardee is burdened to start a Sunday School mission work in this area.--- NYTimes- 'How many inducements were held out to seduce the young to sin and misery. There were low dance-houses, gambling dens, drinking saloons, and palaces of infamy in their midst, whose emissaries were to be found on almost every street corner.'--- 1852- Commences as an outreach of Marble Collegiate Church.--- 1855- Manor Chapel Mission officially founded.--- 1857- Jeremiah Lanphier and the NYC Revival -North Dutch Church-.--- 1859- Ulster -Northern Ireland- Revival.--- 1866- Mission becomes arm of South Reformed Church.--- 1874- Current Church Constructed.--- 1931- Diamond Jubilee Celebrated.--- Drawing on its Dutch roots, the church had its new building designed in a Flemish Revival style with S scrolls and curved-stepped gables.--- NYTimes- 'The dedication of a handsome chapel to the worship of God will be hailed with gratitude by all interested in the progress of evangelization.'--- By 1880 there were 1000 pupils at the school-mission.--- The school subsisted on contributions from individuals and various religious institutions- however it was generally agreed among the officials not to ally the school with any single church.--- 1944- Separated from the Reformed Church in America -RCA-.--- 1961- Ten enormous apartment buildings are built -Garment Workers-. Suddenly the little Flemish building, now known as the Manor Community Church, sat essentially alone in a much-changed setting.--- Manor Community Church continues to survive, its charming and picturesque structure mostly over

We were able to get a phone update with Bill Jones who is 'on the ground' in NYC. Please consider supporting the New York Gospel Mission during this time of crisis.

We were able to get a phone update with Bill Jones who is 'on the ground' in NYC. Please consider supporting the New York Gospel Mission during this time of crisis. Please excuse the poor phone quality. It has been difficult to even get phone access to Bill.