Resurrection Presbyterian Church<\/a> in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. And, yes, apparently they wear skinny jeans to a church that caters to the artisans of Williamsburg. The majority of their members are Millennials (young adults under 30).<\/p>\nThe article focuses considerable attention on the pastor, Thomas Vito Aiuto, who goes simply by Vito. He grew up in a marginally-religious family, became agnostic in college, but then had a powerful conversation experience when he overdosed on caffeine and beer during an exam period. Vito attended Princeton Seminary and then worked with college students at NYU. He started Resurrection Presbyterian Church about six years ago.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a double encouragement here for those of us who care about the church. First, there\u2019s the fact of Resurrection Presbyterian and its flourishing in Brooklyn. Second, there\u2019s the fact that this received attention in the New York Times<\/em>, with nary a criticism.<\/p>\nThere is only one curious downside. The article on this church appears, not in the News section of the Times<\/em>, nor in the section that focuses on New York City, but rather in \u201cFashion & Style\u201d section. In the eyes of the editors of the Times<\/em>, is a thriving church nothing more than a fashion or style trend? Hmmm.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I was surprised and pleased to see that a Presbyterian Church made it into the New York Times today. No, there is no scandal. Nothing about declining membership or divisive church politics. None of that. The headline I read in the morning was \u201cMillenials in Church \u2013 Up Close.\u201d The online edition is called \u201cA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7277,9565],"tags":[484,1700,4899,16580],"class_list":["post-2026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church-life","category-cultural-commentary","tag-church","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-times","tag-resurrection-presbyterian-church"],"yoast_head":"\n
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