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‘Doing Church in a New Way’

Scenes of rock and roll at Ridgewood Presbyterian

Stone Circle Theatre is located at 59-14 70th Avenue, in Ridgewood 10

‘Doing Church in a New Way’

Scenes of rock and roll at Ridgewood Presbyterian

‘Doing Church in a New Way’

Last weekend, rock music could be heard reverberating through a church in Ridgewood. Framed by a stained glass window depicting Jesus with a flock of sheep, Iyare Osarogiagbon was singing from the stage, backed by Alphabet City, a “throwback rock” band of young musicians from Queens and Brooklyn. The concert, hosted at Ridgewood Presbyterian Church, was a part of the Stone Circle Theatre, the church’s nonprofit production arm, which has set its sight on becoming a spot that elevates and empowers artists in Ridgewood. 

In early 2022, Ridgewood Presbyterian began renovating. As staff at the church planned out the new space, they decided to try something new: instead of redesigning it to speak to…

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