About Us
You are on a journey.
We are on a journey.
Let's walk the road together.
Germonds Church in New City, NY was built in 1860 by a community of German immigrants. Throughout its history it has continued to reach out to care for its community, welcoming people from all different walks of life, seeking to be a home for love and justice and hope in the world.
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Germonds is a PC-USA church that has a rich history of worship, service, and connection, where we continue to strive to make a difference in our neighborhood, and in the lives of our neighbors local and worldwide.
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Meet Pastor Abbie
Rev. Abbie Huff has been at Germonds since 2017. Abbie hails from Philadelphia originally, though her family mostly resides in Texas. She was indoctrinated as a Cameron Crazie during her undergraduate at Duke. She has an MDiv. from Princeton Theological Seminary and spent some time developing a new worshiping community in Nyack, NY.
Abbie believes that worship services and particularly sermons are one of the ways we get to pause our busy lives and think about what is important and meaningful. We get to ask the deep questions and do some of the internal work to which God calls us.
In her spare time Abbie loves to visit Texas and Montana to spend time with family, or travel the world. Her 10 lb. miniature poodle, Marcus Aurelius, accompanies her on many of the domestic trips. Abbie is an avid reader, writer, adventurer, and extrovert.
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You can read some of Abbie's reflections on faith and life by visiting her Germonds Church blog page HERE.
Meet Our Music Team
Melissa Alexander works to make the music at Germonds Church a spiritual experience.
Melissa Alexander
Music Director
Adult and Children's Choirs
Melissa Alexander is our Music Director and leads both the adult choir and the Joyful Noise Choir (our children's choir).
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Melissa is a music educator and has been teaching piano and voice for over 25 years. She has a gift for teaching and getting people involved in and excited to participate in music as a form of worship and joyful living.
Susan Buffington
Pianist and Organist
Susan Buffington, a native New Yorker born into a family of musicians, has accompanied singers, dancers, instrumentalists and theatrical artists in the tri-state area for over 30 years.
With a background in liberal arts and music pedagogy, she continues to investigate a wide range of musical styles. In joining the Germonds family, Susan happily shares her love of music as a form of worship and reverence.
Our History
Germonds Church was built in 1860 by a community of German immigrants. Throughout its history it has continued to reach out to care for its community, welcoming people from all different walks of life, seeking to be a home for love and justice and hope in the world.
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More About What We Believe
Find out more about what we believe as Presbyterians (PC-USA).
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The PC-USA functions as a democracy, represented by regional bodies made up of local representatives. Our local body, or presbytery, is called Hudson River Presbytery.
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Our regional body is called the Synod of the Northeast.
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Our National body is called the General Assembly and meets every two years to discuss and vote on current issues relating to beliefs, practice, and governance.
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Within the local church, representatives are elected from and by the congregation to serve as the governing board called the Session.
Welcome to Germonds
Come check out our worship, fellowship events, and service opportunities. Find out a little more about who we are and how we can walk together on this wild and joyous journey we call life.