Farmingdale United Methodist Church opened in 1842 as the Methodist Society of Farmingdale led by Philip Ketcham. Today the congregation believes in Jesus Christ as savior, and regular worship service takes place in the sanctuary every Sunday morning at 9:30, with Sunday school classes for young people right after the Children's Message part of the service.
Coffee Hour follows downstairs in Fellowship Hall. Nursery Care is offered during the service for all children under 3 years of age.
Visitors and new members are always welcome. Communion is offered twice a month, on alternating Sundays.
The church recently has added a new friendly service of sharing, prayer and inspirational messages on Saturdays at 5 p.m.
The Farmingdale Christian Church dates back to 1970, when a Farmingdale couple began a bible study group. Since then the church has grown and has been modeled after the churches that existed in the Book of Acts. It is a non-denominational born-again, group of Christians and community members are guided by the principles in the Bible. The church hosts study groups, youth programs, family nights and Sunday school.
Services:
Sunday: 9:30 am, 10:30 am
St Kilian's has a long, rich history in Farmingdale, dating back to 1896 under the church's first pastor Rev. Father Gerard Spielmann. The church underwent a renovation as it approached the centennial celebration in 1995, where elements of the original church were preserved but additions were added to modernize it.
Today the church is led by Pastor Rev. Msgr. Michael P. Flynn and hosts many ministries, a food pantry, the La Salle Regional School and a religious education program.
Farmingdale United Methodist Nursery School provides programs for children of 18 months through 4 years old designed to stimulate the child creatively, physically, emotionally, intellectually and socially. The school provides a variety of programs including art-media, painting, finger painting, chalk, dough, pasting, writing, coloring, block play, music, group work, books, circle and story time, cooking experiences, puppet shows, parties, movement classes, computer, outdoor and indoor large motor activities and stimulating walking distance field trips. Its teachers and assitance teachers are CPR and First Aid certified. It has been serving the community since 1965.
The Living Faith Christian Church was recently built and is a large, modern space "for people to come to learn from God's Word," according to Pastor Ed Kirkland. Worship services are held each Sunday morning at 9am and 11am. Sunday school is available for children during the 9am service. The church hosts ministries and opportunities for all ages to participate in the service.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church is a community of worship seeking to bring all people closer to God through faith. The church hosts a bible study program, Sunday school, a weekly coffee hour, participates in community service and collaborates with St. Kilian's Church to maintain the local food pantry.
Services:
Wednesday:
9:30 am — Rite II and healing prayers
7:00 pm — Evening prayer and bible study (in Rectory)
Sunday:
8:00 am — Rite I with hymns
9:30 am- Sunday School
10:00 am — Rite II sung mass
New Life Assembly of God Church is led by senior pastor Rev. William Giangrande. It offers Intercessory and Corporate Prayer Sundays at 9 am, Adult Bible Study at 9:45am and Worship Service at 11am. During the week there is an Intercessory and Corporate Prayer Tuesdays at 6am, and on Wednesdays at 8pm there is mid-week Bible Study and youth group meeting in the church basement.
The church originally began as the Farmingdale Baptist Church. It was started by the Manhattan Bible Chapel in 1960. More than 40 years later, Pastor Sterling and his wife, Jenna, moved to Long Island to begin a church called Crossroads Church and the two churches ultimately combined. Crossroads Church opened in 2006 with the mission of "compassion without compromise." The church works to be a "culturally relevant Christian church" through bible groups, youth activities and Sunday worship.