About Us

The Church of the Pilgrims # Construction on the church began in 1844 after a small group of individuals met early in that year and agreed to establish an ecclesiastical society that would become the Church of the Pilgrims. The group hired Richard Upjohn, a prominent architect well known for Gothic churches for Episcopal congregations, to design the church. In contrast to his Gothic-style work, Upjohn designed the first Romanesque Revival church in the United States, one which has been termed a medieval equivalent of a New England meetinghouse. The cornerstone was laid on December 22, which was the 224th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 71 people assented to the articles of faith and were recognized as a Church of Christ. Construction continued through 1845 and the church held its first public services on May 12, 1846.

The Cathedral is located on the corner of Henry and Remsen Streets in Brooklyn, NY. Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral 113 Remsen St Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA By car: # The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway offers you exits at Tillary Street (coming from the North), or Atlantic Avenue (if coming from the South). Follow Tillary Street to Cadman Plaza West, turn left and proceed to Montague Street. Turn right onto Montague, proceed two blocks, turn left onto Henry Street, and look for the Cathedral on the left-hand side of the street. From Atlantic Avenue (heading East), turn left onto Clinton Street, proceed to Montague, turn left again and proceed to Henry Street. Turn left onto Henry Street and look for the Cathedral on the left-hand side of the street.