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1831
Founding of the Nineveh Presbyterian Society
A meeting was held on October 22, 1831, in the Nineveh school house, to organize a church under the supervision of Reverend Ira Smith. Subsequently, a meeting house was erected for worship services. After a period of time, the Chenango Presbytery helped the thirty-five members enter the Presbyterian Church.
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1850
Dedication of the sanctuary on the present site
Construction of our current church was started in 1849 and the building was dedicated on January 23, 1850. At that time, the meeting house became a parsonage. Eventually, a new parsonage (manse) was built next to the current parish hall. This manse was sold in 1935 during hard financial times.
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1870
Sanctuary was enlarged, repaired, and refurbished — with rededication on January 18, 1871.
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1909
Current stained glass windows were added.
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1952
In the “Lord’s Acre” project, the congregation grows its own crop of cabbage and potatoes, transporting them to NYC to sell. The money raised was used for the huge undertaking of raising the church building and putting a basement underneath it for Sunday School rooms and bathrooms.
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1965
Full basement was added with Sunday School rooms.
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1970s
Improvement projects included: painting, new sanctuary lights, refurbished pews, and aluminum siding.
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1990
To support the congregation’s love of singing, a new pipe organ is installed, and is presently in use.
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1991
The elevator was installed to provide better access for senior or disabled members and visitors.
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1995
To enable larger gatherings and cooking on the premises, a new Parish Hall is built along with Sunday School rooms and a Conference room in the basement under the new Parish Hall.
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1998
The main entrance of the sanctuary was redesigned and updated with a new large parking lot added at the left of the main entrance.
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2005
Water seepage caused much damage to the basement. Although following clean-up we were able to continue to use this space.
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2006
The first of two back-to-back “100-year” floods of the Susquehanna River fills the basement of the church building to within two inches of water entering the sanctuary.
The first Christmas giveaway event, “Christmas Town” is held for community families in need. This effort still continues annually under the name “Christ’s Bounty” with an average of 90 families being helped each year.
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2009
In response to the 2006 flood, a new Christian Education addition with no basement is built and paid off faithfully in two years.
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2010
New wheelchair ramp is constructed in November 2010.
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2011
After the second flood, the Parish Hall and Christian Education addition become a community center of flood relief efforts even though our own church basement was once again filled with water. The 2009 Christian Education wing remained dry.
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2012
New roof for sanctuary and renovation/siding of steeple was done in August 2012.
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2014
Five members travel to Dembi Dollo, Ethiopia in support of our Presbytery’s mission connection there.
Sanctuary renovation with new pews, carpet, and wainscoting.
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Every 3 years
Youth go to the National Presbyterian Youth Triennium.
