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The Valencia Theatre (formerly the Loew's Valencia Theatre) is a church building at 165-11 Jamaica Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City, New York. . Designed by John Eberson as a movie palace, it opened on January 11, 1929, as one of five Loew's Wonder Theatres in the New York City
The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York is an African Methodist Episcopal church located in Jamaica, Queens, New York. [1] [2] The congregation currently has over 24,500 members, making it one of the largest churches in the United States. [3] Its annual budget exceeds $72 million.
The community in Jamaica grew into Grace Church; the one in Flushing became St. George's; and the one in Newtown became St. James. Services were conducted in the old Guard House until 1746 when the first church building was constructed. A certain "John Aspinwall, Gentleman" donated £600 for a steeple and bell in 1760. [4]
St. Monica's Church is a historic former Roman Catholic parish church in the Diocese of Brooklyn, located in Jamaica, Queens, New York. It was built in 1856 and is a brick basilica -type building in the Romanesque style.
Grace Episcopal Church Complex is a historic Episcopal church complex at 155-15 Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, in U.S. state of New York. The complex includes the church, parish house, and cemetery. The church was built between 1861 and 1862.
Masjid Al-Mamoor, also known as the Jamaica Muslim Center, is one of the largest multi-purpose Muslim establishments in Jamaica, New York. [1] The center includes a mosque, a school, and a place for religious gatherings and eating facilities. The center has a religious Hifzul class called Jamiah Qurania Academy.
The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning in Jamaica, Queens, New York is a performing and visual arts center that was founded in 1972 in an effort to revitalize the surrounding business district. As of 2012, it serves more than 28,000 people annually via a 1,650 square foot gallery , a 99-seat proscenium theater, and art & music studios.
The First Reformed Church has been refurbished as part of the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning. The asymmetrical towers, round-arched openings, and corbel tables are examples of an architectural style known as Rundbogenstil. [3] The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, [4] and a New York City Landmark in 1996.