Old Dutch

22 Sep Youth Choirs starting Oct 14th and Nov 4th

Posted at 11:59h in General News, Music, Old Dutch

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="3873" img_size="large" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Starting Oct 14th 3:45-4:15 students K-6th can meet for our free youth choir led by our youth music director, Nell Macdonald. Starting November 4th, any...

21 Sep Old Dutch Schedule for October 2026

Posted at 07:12h in General News, Music, Old Dutch

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="3866" img_size="large" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]October 2026 has many opportunities to join us at the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow. On Fridays at 4:30 you can join us for...

26 May 250th American Revolution Celebration ODC June 27th

Posted at 12:34h in General News, Music, Old Dutch

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="3849" img_size="large" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Join us June 27th for a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with a full afternoon of activities. 11am memorial service of...

Woman playing guitar and singing near a large window in a cozy room.

12 Jul “Come to me. . . and I will give you rest.”

Posted at 15:37h in Music, Old Dutch

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]For the past eleven years at the Old Dutch Church, worship has featured the “Seven Sundays: A Celebration of Music in Worship”. Today was our first Sunday in the 2023 series and our featured artist was singer/songwriter Fred Gillen...

Historic stone church with a fortified structure in front, surrounded by green grass and trees.

06 Jul Our Little Church – July 4, 2022

Posted at 09:57h in General News, Old Dutch

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] [caption id="attachment_3597" align="alignright" width="768"] Photo: Deb McCue, Dean Family Tomb, Old Dutch Church[/caption] One of the things that surprises most visitors today is that the Old Dutch Church is still functioning in the capacity for which it was built...

People planting a tree sapling in a memorial garden outdoors.

31 May Youth group spruces up Old Dutch Burying Ground in advance of Memorial Day

Posted at 16:52h in General News, Old Dutch, Youth

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] An annual church event to prepare for Memorial Day: Pastor Jeff invited the youth group members to replace old flags for veterans tombstones at the Old Dutch Church Burial Ground.[spacer height="20px"] This year he also gave the youth group...

Autumn scene with a small chapel and people walking on a path.

14 Jul A Mid-Winter Tale of Churches

Posted at 19:15h in General News, Old Dutch

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Old gravestone with a sun and moon carving in a grassy cemetery.

01 Jun Cuffy’s Church – Enslaved Africans and The Old Dutch Church

Posted at 15:43h in Old Dutch

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Person dressed as St. Nicholas on a black horse at night.

24 Nov SInterKlaas is Coming to Town

Posted at 16:58h in General News, Old Dutch

Intricate horse sculpture set against lush greenery.

22 Nov Reading the Legend of Sleepy Hollow in Sleepy Hollow

Posted at 03:00h in Old Dutch

This past Saturday I ventured forth from the Old Dutch Church and Burying Ground to our neighbor, just to the north, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, for a pop-up book club evening held in the Washington Irving Memorial Chapel. Under the auspices of the Warner Library and the Historical Society...