The historic Shandaken Reformed Church is located in Mount Tremper, New York. The church is situated on Route 212, across the road from the Esopus Creek, and just off Route 28.

Shandaken Reformed ChurchThe historic Shandaken Reformed Church is located in Mount Tremper, New York. The church is situated on Route 212, across the road from the Esopus Creek, and just off Route 28.

The original church was located west of Mount Tremper at a place that was then known as The Corner. Research conducted by Reverend Harvey Todd in 1954 placed the church near “the former Goldman estate on the Onteora Trail further to the west.” (Kingston Daily Freeman. December 7, 1954.)

On April 3, 1854, a committee chosen by the Classis Ulster organized the current Shandaken Reformed Church. Trustees of the original church included James A. Simpson, Benjamin D. Longyear, A. D. Ladew, John R. Devall, Davis Winne and Solomon Hudler.

The Shandaken Reformed Church was officially established on May 13, 1854 with 33 members. The legal certificate to establish the church was executed on June 19, 1853. Many of the original members had previously worshiped at the church at Shokan. Original elders of the church included Christian Winne, William C. Longyear, Abram D. Ladew and Christian Happy. Original deacons of the church included Benjamin D. Longyear, James Delamater, Abram J. Longyear and Davis Winne.

The Shandaken Reformed Church was disbanded in 2023 by the Reformed Church in America (RCA). The building and property were sold in early 2024.

Shandaken Reformed Church, Mount Tremper, New YorkThe historic Shandaken Reformed Church is located in Mount Tremper, New York. The church is situated on Route 212, across the road from the Esopus Creek, and just off Route 28.

The original church was located west of Mount Tremper at a place that was then known as The Corner. Research conducted by Reverend Harvey Todd in 1954 placed the church near “the former Goldman estate on the Onteora Trail further to the west.” (Kingston Daily Freeman. December 7, 1954.)

On April 3, 1854, a committee chosen by the Classis Ulster organized the current Shandaken Reformed Church. Trustees of the original church included James A. Simpson, Benjamin D. Longyear, A. D. Ladew, John R. Devall, Davis Winne and Solomon Hudler.

The Shandaken Reformed Church was officially established on May 13, 1854 with 33 members. The legal certificate to establish the church was executed on June 19, 1853. Many of the original members had previously worshiped at the church at Shokan. Original elders of the church included Christian Winne, William C. Longyear, Abram D. Ladew and Christian Happy. Original deacons of the church included Benjamin D. Longyear, James Delamater, Abram J. Longyear and Davis Winne.

The Shandaken Reformed Church was disbanded in 2023 by the Reformed Church in America (RCA). The building and property were sold in early 2024.

Shandaken Reformed Church, Mount Tremper, NYThe historic Shandaken Reformed Church is located in Mount Tremper, New York. The church is situated on Route 212, across the road from the Esopus Creek, and just off Route 28.

The original church was located west of Mount Tremper at a place that was then known as The Corner. Research conducted by Reverend Harvey Todd in 1954 placed the church near “the former Goldman estate on the Onteora Trail further to the west.” (Kingston Daily Freeman. December 7, 1954.)

On April 3, 1854, a committee chosen by the Classis Ulster organized the current Shandaken Reformed Church. Trustees of the original church included James A. Simpson, Benjamin D. Longyear, A. D. Ladew, John R. Devall, Davis Winne and Solomon Hudler.

The Shandaken Reformed Church was officially established on May 13, 1854 with 33 members. The legal certificate to establish the church was executed on June 19, 1853. Many of the original members had previously worshiped at the church at Shokan. Original elders of the church included Christian Winne, William C. Longyear, Abram D. Ladew and Christian Happy. Original deacons of the church included Benjamin D. Longyear, James Delamater, Abram J. Longyear and Davis Winne.

The Shandaken Reformed Church was disbanded in 2023 by the Reformed Church in America (RCA). The building and property were sold in early 2024.

The original church was located west of Mount Tremper at a place that was then known as The Corner. Research conducted by Reverend Harvey Todd in 1954 placed the church near “the former Goldman estate on the Onteora Trail further to the west.” (Kingston Daily Freeman. December 7, 1954.)

On April 3, 1854, a committee chosen by the Classis Ulster organized the current Shandaken Reformed Church. Trustees of the original church included James A. Simpson, Benjamin D. Longyear, A. D. Ladew, John R. Devall, Davis Winne and Solomon Hudler.

The Shandaken Reformed Church was officially established on May 13, 1854 with 33 members. The legal certificate to establish the church was executed on June 19, 1853. Many of the original members had previously worshiped at the church at Shokan. Original elders of the church included Christian Winne, William C. Longyear, Abram D. Ladew and Christian Happy. Original deacons of the church included Benjamin D. Longyear, James Delamater, Abram J. Longyear and Davis Winne.

Reverend John W. Hammond (1819-1876) was the first pastor at the Shandaken Reformed Church. Reverend Hammond was serving at the Shokan Reformed Church at the time of the founding of the Shandaken Reformed Church, and thereafter served both locations. Reverend Hammond was born at Esopus, New York in 1819. In 1848 he was licensed as a pastor by the Classis of Ulster and would go on to a distinguished career in the priesthood. He served at Shokan (1848-1849); Grahamsville (1849-1852); Shokan (1852-1856); Mohawk (1856-1859); Queens (1859-1863); Grahamsville and Stated Supply, Upper Neversink (1863-1867); Shokan and Shandaken (1867-1873); and Roxbury (1873-1875). Reverend Hammond passed away on November 23, 1876 “after a useful and faithful ministry.” He is buried at Wiltwyck Cemetery in Kingston, New York.

In June 1856, while under the leadership of Reverend Hammond, and according to reports from the Reformed Church in America, the Shandaken Reformed Church had 35 member families and 100 total members in the congregation. There were four infants that were baptized in the prior year.

By November 1856, the Shandaken Reformed Church was under the leadership of its second pastor, the Reverend William R. S. Betts (1800-1883). Reverend Betts was born at Troy, New York on October 23, 1800. On November 12, 1856, Reverend Betts was installed by the Classis of Ulster to serve as the pastor of the Shokan and Shandaken churches. Reverend Betts would serve the Shandaken Reformed Church for approximately five years from November 12, 1856 to May 29, 1861. In June 1857, the church reported 25 member families and 80 total members of the congregation. Reverend Betts, “a man of prayer, and sound in the faith,” died on September 28, 1883. He is buried at Manalapan Presbyterian Cemetery in Manalapan, New Jersey.

The history of pastors at the Shandaken Reformed Church includes:

• John W. Hammond, 1854-1856
• William R. S. Betts, 1856-1861
• Alonzo P. Peeke, 1862-1865
• Alfred H. Brush, 1865-1867
• John W. Hammond, 1867-1873
• Adrian Westveer, 1874-1876
• Abraham J. Beekman, 1876-1882
• W. McGibbon, 1884-1886
• John T. Bergen, 1886-1889
• Irving P. Emerick, 1889-1890
• Charles W. Kinney, 1891-1893
• George Niemeyer, 1893-1899
• Charles L. Palmer, 1899-1902
• Clinton W. Clough (Clowe), 1903-1905
• Henry W. Brink, 1906-1914
• George W. Gulick, 1915-1916
• Frank D. Blanchard, 1917-1920
• Benjamin C. Ross, 1924-1926
• August Pfaus, 1929-1940
• Harvey I. Todd, 1940-1958
• Osterhoudt Phillips, 1957-1968
• Vacant, 1968-1976
• John Van Reyendam, 1982-1987
• Debra L. Jameson, 1984-1987

Special services were held on December 11, 1954 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the church. The service was followed by a reception and a cafeteria supper. Reverend Harvey I. Todd (1890-1977) presided at the church in 1954, as he had for the previous 14 years. The special service was conducted by Reverend Daniel Y. Brink, pastor of the First Reformed Church of Scotia and vice president of the Reformed Church Synod of America. Reverend Brink’s father, Reverend Henry Brink, was pastor of the Shandaken Reformed Church from 1906 to 1914.

The Shandaken Reformed Church was disbanded in 2023 by the Reformed Church in America (RCA). The building and property were sold in early 2024.