Turning 345 doesn't mean you have to show your age – just ask First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Queens.
The same church that once harbored Connecticut Yankee soldiers during the Civil War is now celebrating its 345th anniversary by welcoming hundreds of students through the church's doors for leadership training and to hang out in the bowling alley or on the basketball court. Weekday Bible studies meet in the same building as a soup kitchen, clothing closet, and 12-step programs. The nation's oldest continuously serving Presbyterian congregation is also continuing work on a $7.5 million family resource center on the church grounds.
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