The German Methodist Tabernacle at the north end of Main Avenue in the late 1880s. Later used as a summer theater, the building burned to the ground in a spectacular fire in 1965.

Wesley Hall, built by the German Methodists in the late 1880s, served as their first year-round church. Located on the north end of Main Avenue, adjacent to the Tabelnacle, it was torn down soon after fire destroyed the Tabernacle in 1965.

The Saint Boniface Martyr Roman Catholic Church on the northwest corner of Carpenter and Glen Avenues. Dedicated in 1990, it was replaced by a much larger building in 1964.

In 1874 thirteen Methodist families who resided in Sea Cliff the year round decided to organize the Methodist Episcopal Church. They met in the Chapel during the winter months and attended camp meetings in the summer. In 1878 they built their own church on the corner of Sea Cliff and Central Avenues. The following year they built the Sunday School building at the rear of the Church.

In the late 1880s interest in the camp meetings began to wane and the Tabernacle was used less and less. Another Methodist group, of German origin, then used the Tabernacle for two or three weeks during the summer months. The Association had begun to sell building lots and the German Methodist group purchased lots at the north end of Main Avenue. Around 1890 my grandfather, together with his sons, moved the dome of the old Tabernacle from its original location on Summit Avenue east of Central to this newly acquired property. For many years this building was used as the meeting room for German Methodist camp meetings which flourished until about the time of World War I. In the 1890s members of the group, desiring to hold services all year round, erected Wesley Hall on Main Avenue adjacent to the Tabernacle. Later the German Church merged with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Some years later a summer theatre leased the Tabernacle building; and Wesley Hall became living quarters for the actors and other theatre personnel. In 1956 the summer theatre was destroyed by fire and soon after Wesley Hall was replaced by a residential building.

The Methodist Episcopal Church was torn down in 1913 in order to erect a new one which was dedicated in 1914. That same year the Methodist Sunday School Chapel was moved across Sea Cliff Avenue and became the rear portion of the old Village Hall. It was used for public meetings, dances, movies, and entertainments of all sorts. For several years it was a summer theatre where many well known stars performed. The building was destroyed by fire in late 1943, leaving only the present front portion intact.

After the present Methodist Church was built on Downing Avenue, the Village of Sea Cliff acquired ownership of the old Church building for use as a Village Hall and Library.

During the late 1880s Episcopal services were held in the Sea Cliff Hotel during the summer months. In 1889 under the supervision of the Rector of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church of Glen Cove, services were conducted in the Chapel on Fourteenth Avenue. In the same year the St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church was organized. During 1892 the present building at the corner of Glen and Roslyn Avenues was dedicated. Some years later, in 1901, the rectory was built, followed in 1902 by the construction of a parish house across Glen Avenue, (now used by the American Legion).

In the early 1890s those of the Catholic faith who lived in Sea Cliff were transported by stage every Sunday morning to St. Patrick's Church in Glen Cove. In July, 1897, the first Catholic Masses were said in the Chapel on 14th Avenue. The first St. Boniface Martyr Church was built on the corner of Glen and Carpenter Avenues in 1900. Later a parochial school was erected on the east side of Main Avenue. In 1964 the present, and much larger, church building was dedicated.

The Salvation Army built a place of worship on the south side of Twelfth Avenue between Roslyn and Main Avenues in 1895. The upper portion had a seating capacity of 400, in addition to rooms used as lodging for those conducting the meetings. The lower area consisted of a dining room, a kitchen, and furnace room. In 1896 the building was taken over by the Volunteers of America, under Ballington Booth. A few years later it was used as a basketball -court, and around 1910 it was converted into a public garage. The building was completely destroyed by fire in 1927.

In 1889 members of the Plymouth Brethren met at the home of William Isaac on Littleworth Lane. A short time later, John T. Pirie provided quarters on his estate. During 1918 the group moved into the Chapel on Fourteenth Avenue. Because the building was in poor condition, it was necessary to replace the roof and other parts of the structure. When work was completed, the exterior of the building bore little resemblance to the original. The Plymouth Brethren acquired property at the corner of Sea Cliff and Carpenter Avenues, and in 1948 erected their own lovely chapel.

During the 1880s the Episcopal Church Society of New York provided vacations for many children from New York and New Jersey. To accommodate these children, several cottages and a large dining hall were built just south of Scudder's Pond, which was then merely swampland. Religious services were held in a Chapel located on the east side of the Shore Road.