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In 1869, the Legislature authorized purchase of a 280-acre site in Elmira and earmarked the new facility for reformatory purposes, restricting it to first offenders between the ages of 16 and 30. The reformatory finally opened on July 24, 1876, with Brockway as warden, when 30 inmates were transferred from Auburn Prison.
It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. The population was 26,523 at the 2020 census , down from 29,200 at the 2010 census , a decline of more than 7 percent.
The Times Square Church was founded by David Wilkerson in 1987. At the time, Times Square was known as a center of X-rated films, strip clubs, prostitution, and drug addiction. Wilkerson opened the church in response to what he described as "the physically destitute and spiritually dead people" he saw among the pimps, runaways and crack dealers who populated the area. [ 1 ]
David Wilkerson A Testimony of Obedience “God, you’ve got to raise up a testimony in this hellish place. The answer was not what I wanted to hear: ‘Well, you know the city. You’ve been here. You do it.'” Times Square Church was founded by Pastor David Wilkerson. Pastor David was first called to New York
May 14, 2011 · Guy Calaf for The New York Times Attendees at a memorial service for the Rev. David Wilkerson, an evangelical pastor and founder of the Times Square Church. While many speakers at the memorial service for the Rev. David Wilkerson on Saturday spoke of how many lives his ministry had touched, one clergyman spoke from very personal experience.
Jan 30, 2024 · Tim Dilena is the senior pastor of Times Square Church. He has almost 40 years of pastoral experience and is the third senior pastor since the church was founded by David Wilkerson in 1987. Before becoming the senior pastor, he was a well-liked speaker at Times Square Church for over 25 years.
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In 1869, the Legislature authorized purchase of a 280-acre site in Elmira and earmarked the new facility for reformatory purposes, restricting it to first offenders between the ages of 16 and 30. The reformatory finally opened on July 24, 1876, with Brockway as warden, when 30 inmates were transferred from Auburn Prison.
