Pastor Charles W. Froehlich has been the pastor for more than 30 years. St. Luke's has been in Dix Hills since 1962. It was the first Lutheran Church in Dix Hills and one of the first churches built in the area.
Meetings for parents with troubled teenagers and the local Boy Scouts troop are held here. The church also has services around the holidays like Easter and Thanksgiving to bring food to the underserved as well as on Super Bowl Sunday.
Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship is a nondenominational body of believers meeting on New Hempstead Road in New City. The parish community represents over 70 different nationalities, and is dedicated to inclusive and cooperative Christianity. For more information about the parish's programs, visit the Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship website.
The Sheldrake Environmental Center offers a variety of nature programs for all ages and during all four seasons. The center is adjacent to the Larchmont reservoir and the James G. Johnson Jr. Conservancy, and has access to the beautiful woods behind the house, where nature studies are conducted. The environmental center is located in a large white house on Weaver Street, on the outskirts of Larchmont.
All Saints' Episcopal Church is located at the intersection of Scarborough and Old Briarcliff Roads.
The church, designed by Richard Upjohn, dated 1854, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The beautiful stone church's parking lot is located just past the entrance on Scarborough Road. In the rear of the church, there are entrances to the church office, Sunday school and parish hall, as well as a courtyard with benches.
The Sunday school classrooms are adjacent to an outdoor playground and recreation area.
The East Hampton Library has served the community for over 110 years. As the needs of the community grew, it evolved with the times, making way for a modern research library, an extensive collection of DVDs, and study nooks amongst oak bookcases. The building, which became its home in 1912, has been added onto seven times and another expansion is planned and pending village approval. The Long Island Collection holds many rare documents and artifacts, including a piece of cloth that Captain Kidd gave to Mrs. Gardiner during his trip to Gardiner's Island in 1699, an Indian bible dating to 1685, and the Thomas Moran Biographical Art Collection. With a wide array of programs, the library attracts high school students studying for exams and authors working on their novels.
The North Babylon Public Library carries a full spectrum of books, videos, CD's and e-books in addition to providing free Wi-Fi for everyone. They accept donations of books, time and financial aid. They have a variety of speciality clubs for adults including Zumba classes, computer workshops, GED classes and defensive driving courses. For kids, there is movie time, playdates and toddler tango. Call the number provided for more information.
The oldest house in Pleasantville is the Rectory of St. John's dating from 1785. The current church, however, dates back to 1912.
Lifelong Episcopalians, converts, mixed-faith families and seekers and mixed faith families make up the congregation. The church serves Pleasantville, Hawthorne, Thornwood and Valhalla and surrounding communities. The church has outreach initiatives, both locally and abroad.
Bayport-Blue Point Public Library was founded in 1938 as a Blue Point Parent Teacher Association project. According to tradition, area residents donated books — gathered by wheelbarrow from people's homes — to start the collection. The library (whose logo is a wheelbarrow) has meeting rooms for public programs, a state-of-the-art reference department and departments and programming developed specifically for children, young adults and adults. The library parking lot is located on Madison Street (south of the library), with entrances on both Blue Point Avenue and Madison Street.
