LAPC Youth

About the Fundraiser & Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church (LAPC)

Founded in 1857, LAPC is a historic church known for its abolitionist roots and continued commitment to social justice. The locally-beloved building is situated over the C train line running up Lafayette Avenue, and after years of subway vibrations, the tower wall is showing signs of separation from the main church structure.  Help us to Save the Tower!

The Save the Tower project is part of a very large restoration project. The church's youth are focused on helping fund the tower repair because it is a highly-visible, recognizable symbol of our church home!

How Does it Work?  Each youth is committed to participating a group walk in Fort Greene Park. As a sponsor, you determine how much you will donate, and complete your pledge online. The main event page and lots of photos can be found at https://www.mightycause.com/team/Lapcwalks. Thank you very much!

MORE ABOUT LAPC & OUR YOUTH

When the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church was founded in 1857, the issue of slavery dominated the national debate, and the congregation came together with racial progress at the core of its purpose. It continues as a multi-cultural, LGBTQIA-welcoming church family today. 

Known from its founding as a “temple of abolition”, LAPC was forever destined to be at the forefront of the social justice struggles of the day. The first woman to preach from a Presbyterian pulpit did so at LAPC in 1872. The church’s second pastor preached a sermon that challenged the religious premise of the expedition of Christopher Columbus. The church was responsible for the opening of mission work in Korea. And today, LAPC continues to serve those in need from the U.S.-Mexico border to the thriving, diverse communities right here in Brooklyn.

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Reverend David F. Telfort and the LAPC leadership have acted to protect our congregation by operating a robust offering of online worship services, Bible Study, prayer meetings and more. The church has supported communication and the needs of the community through its Mutual Aid Society and through the personal outreach of our church Deacons.

The youth of LAPC have maintained their Sunday School studies and connection to each other in virtual and socially-distant/masked/outdoor formats over the past year, and have also strived to express themselves in these turbulent times through meeting to stage their own protests in a safe manner. Our youth chose to produce and post art, and chalk up the sidewalk in front of LAPC with their reactions to ongoing events. The church is proud of our youth, their intentions with the "Restore Our Church" Walk-a-Thon, and the empowered way they seek to contribute to us all.

See our youth photo gallery at https://www.mightycause.com/team/Lapcwalks.