The Riverside Church in the City of New York is an interdenominational (American Baptist and United Church of Christ) church in New York City, famous not only for its elaborate Gothic architecture—which includes the world's largest carillon—but also as a center for the promotion of progressive causes. It is located in Harlem between Riverside Drive and Claremont Avenue and between 120th Street and 122nd Street.
The tallest church in the United St...
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The Riverside Church in the City of New York is an interdenominational (American Baptist and United Church of Christ) church in New York City, famous not only for its elaborate Gothic architecture—which includes the world's largest carillon—but also as a center for the promotion of progressive causes. It is located in Harlem between Riverside Drive and Claremont Avenue and between 120th Street and 122nd Street.
The tallest church in the United States and the 26th tallest in the world, it was described by The New York Times in 2008 as "a stronghold of activism and political debate throughout its 75-year history ... influential on the nation’s religious and political landscapes." The church received New York City Landmark status in 2000.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Christian churches in New York City and their members were in debate over the future of their faith. Some preached a fundamentalist interpretation, made famous previously by thinkers such as William Jennings...
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