The Reverend Lyndon F. Harris has been appointed as full time Term Pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church.  An ordained Episcopal priest, Rev. Harris has served at a variety of places in New York City, including Grace Church on Tenth St. and Broadway, and Trinity Wall Street, with his primary responsibility being priest-in-charge of St. Paul’s Chapel.  In the aftermath of 9/11, Rev. Harris developed and oversaw the relief operation at St. Paul’s Chapel that ultimately served over half a million meals to the rescue workers in the course of eight-and-a-half months.  Rev. Harris has also served as chaplain of St. Hilda’s and St. Hugh’s Episcopal School, as consultant for urban ministries and re-imagining the city at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and was one of the early supporters of the development of a Hip Hop Mass at Trinity Church, Morissiania, in the South Bronx. 

Rev. Harris is able to serve as Term Pastor at St. John’s Church through the gracious support of Bishop Stephen Bouman, Bishop of the New York Synod of the Metropolitan Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Bishop Mark Sisk of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.  This interchangeable relationship between the Lutheran and Episcopal denominations was made possible by the endorsement of the ecumenical document “Called to Common Mission” in 2000.  Since, in its history, St. John’s Church has been Presbyterian and Episcopalian in addition to being Lutheran, Rev. Harris feels right at home.  In addition to serving at St. John’s, Rev. Harris is the Executive Director of the Garden of Forgiveness, an interfaith, educational 501(c)3.  Based on Rev. Harris’ experiences at Ground Zero, the Garden of Forgiveness seeks to educate about the power of forgiveness to heal the past and create the future.  His work is featured in an award-winning documentary entitled “The Power of Forgiveness” produced by Journey Films (www.journeyfilms.com) For more information on the Gardens of Forgiveness, visit www.gofnyc.org. 

Contact Information

Telephone

(212) 242-5737

Fax

         (212) 242-5757

Postal address

81 Christopher St., New York, NY 10014

Email

Webmaster: ashknitcas@aol.com

Directions

Bus
Crosstown bus M8 runs along 9th St. and stops right outside.
(Back at West 10th St.)

Subway
1 to Christopher St./ Sheridan Square
A,B,C,D,E,F or V line to West 4th St./Washington Square. Walk up West 4th St. towards 7th Avenue and cross it.

PATH train from New Jersey
Christopher St. station, walk east 2 blocks.

Car
West Side Highway exit at Clarkson St., left on Hudson, right on West 10th St., right on 7th Ave. 1h parking meters along Christopher St. and 7th Ave.

From the East Side
Cross on 9th St. Commercial parking garages: make left at Barrow St. off 7th Ave. or left side of 7th at Morton St.