Iglesia Pentecostal La Luz del Mundo

	New England Congregational Church and Rectory
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New York City Landmark
	Location within New York City Location within New York Location within the United States
Location	177-179 S. 9th St., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°42′31″N 73°57′42″W / 40.70861°N 73.96167°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1852
Architect	Thomas Little
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	83001695
NYCL No.	2009
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1983
Designated NYCL	November 24, 1981

La Iglesia Pentecostal La Luz del Mundo / Light of the World Church Pentecostal Church is an Assemblies of God Pentecostal church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. Since 1955, it has occupied the New England Congregational Church at 179 South 9th Street, a historic 19th-century edifice.

The former New England Congregational Church was a Congregational Church built between 1852 and 1853 in the Italianate-style to designs by Thomas Little. It is a brick building faced in brownstone with wood and metal trim. Henry Ward Beecher gave the keynote address at the cornerstone laying and his younger brother Thomas K. Beecher was the guiding spirit for the young congregation. The adjacent rectory was built in 1868.^[2]

At some point, the Congregational congregation sold the church and it was operating as a Lutheran church in the mid 20th century. The Lutherans sold the church in 1955 to Iglesia Pentecostal La Luz del Mundo / Light of the World Church Pentecostal Church (Assemblies of God Pentecostal). It was landmark protected in 1981.^[3] It was restored between 1988 and 1993, and as of 2008 was still in use.^[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

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1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Larry E. Gobrecht (March 1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP New England Congregational Church and Rectory. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
↑ Barry Bergdoll, “New England Congregational Church,” (New York: Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1981), p.1.
↑ David Galarza, “Preservation Profile: Iglesia Pentecostal, La Luz Del Mund (Light of the World Pentecostal Church)” Archived April 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, New York Landmarks Conservancy website. Accessed March 25, 2008.

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Larry E. Gobrecht (March 1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP New England Congregational Church and Rectory. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[3] Barry Bergdoll, “New England Congregational Church,” (New York: Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1981), p.1.

[4] David Galarza, “Preservation Profile: Iglesia Pentecostal, La Luz Del Mund (Light of the World Pentecostal Church)” Archived April 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, New York Landmarks Conservancy website. Accessed March 25, 2008.

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