The archives of the First Presbyterian Church of Newtown provide fascinating insight into the history of one of the oldest Presbyterian churches in America. Our holdings include:

• a list of church members dating back to 1708
• a book of minutes from Session meetings dating back to 1724
• an extensive collection of Sunday School attendance books from the 19th century to the 1980s
• financial records, especially from the 20th century
• a few old photographs of Newtown, dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries
• a blueprint of the church's cemetery, which was located across Queens Blvd. from the current brown stone sanctuary
• copies of published FPCN histories from 1902 and 1925

The archives are not open to researchers. For research requests, please contact the Historical Committee using the Contact Us form on this site. Note that due to our limited resources we are not able to fulfill all research requests. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Other Sources of FPCN History

The most definitive source of history on Newtown is James Riker's book Annals of Newtown, published in 1852. In addition, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society has some of FPCN's marriage records. These were published in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 56 (January 1925). The Long Island Division of the Queens Borough Public Library (Jamaica, NY) has a good collection of newspaper clippings related to FPCN and Newtown. The Brooklyn Historical Society has information about the FPCN graveyard. The James Riker Collection at the New York Public Library has some information about Newtown.