130 W. 56 Street, 10:30AM Coffee, Worship 11:00AM

Life Together: A Christ Centered Community

In January we are considering three values of City On A Hill. Join us to discover how God is growing a community to be a city on a hill in Midtown—a life give place of rest, refuge, formation, and discovery.

January 4 (Youtube) (Worship Bulletin)

For God: What it Looks Like to Put Christ at the Center of Community (Isaiah 6:1-8)

January 11 (Youtube) (Worship Bulletin)

For One Another: Regarding Others Well in Community (Romans 15:1-7)

January 18 (Youtube) (Worship Bulletin)

For the World: God’s Mission to Reach All Peoples (Genesis 12:1-3; Revelation 22:1-5)

January 25

For the City: God’s Good Provision for All Peoples (Matthew 5:43-48; James 1:16-18)


Explore the Difference Jesus Makes

A new church community in Midtown seeking the transformation of every New Yorker through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Gatherings

  • Worship

    10:30 AM Refreshments, 11:00 AM Worship

    130 W. 56th Street

    Our January series is, Life Together: A Christ Center Community. Pastor Harvey will consider foundational texts that inform four values of City On A Hill NYC. In this series you will see from the Scriptures what makes for a healthy church community. Join us!

  • Wednesday Community

    7:00PM to 8:00PM

    This spring we are studying the Gospel of Mark on Wednesday nights in person at the church office. That study is punctuated by our Men’s and Women’s Intensives which meet 6 times this Spring. Email us to register for the Bible study and receive materials. Register online for Men’s and Women’s Intensives.

Healthy Church Community = For God, For One Another, For the World, For the City

City On A Hill is life giving presence in the center of New York City. We create a warm environment to Bible Study, Worship, and Dialogue that has proven to be enriching to believers and skeptics alike.

As a community we focus our weekly ministry on the historic practices of Bible Study, Worship, and Prayer. New Yorkers are busy people, and these are the practices that are most enriching.

A city on a hill in the ancient world was a place of rest, refuge, and healing. Devotion to historic Christian faith and practice should produce church community that is life giving. Healthy church community is essential to fostering a better New York City for all of us.

Our community is described as warm, diverse, and life giving. A place where people are known and the Holy Spirit’s presence is felt.

We have people of deep faith and people who are exploring faith. You are welcome here.

Our Mission

 Bible Study + Worship + Prayer for the salvation and transformation of every New Yorker.

Our Vision

A life-giving community of people transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit, loving God and neighbor with joy.

City On A Hill is a church plant of Exilic Church. We are also financially supported by Central Presbyterian Church , and Church of the City. City On A Hill is an approved church plant of the Metro New York Presbytery in the Presbyterian Church in America denomination.

The Team

Katie Cooke is a Lead Musician at City On A Hill. A sought after worship leader for large conferences, Katie regularly leads City On A Hill in worship with guitar and singing. Katie is a Ph.D. student in ethnomusicology at Columbia University and a SOON affiliate staff member. She has extensive experience as a worship leader for churches and conferences.

Adella Flynn is Director of Music at City On A Hill. She plans worship services, coordinates and leads rehearsals, regularly leads from the piano in worship, and creates musical arrangements for special services and events. She is a classically trained musician and has served as a music director, organist, and accompanist.

Rev. Dr. Jay Harvey is the Founding Pastor of City On A Hill. Jay moved with Melody and their four children to Manhattan in the summer of 2018 to lead Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) in New York City. He served with RTS New York City for six years. As a professor of Pastoral Theology, he taught courses in Preaching, Sanctification, Leadership, and the Image of God in Ministry. He was also the founding director of the Center for the Bible in NYC. In 2019, Jay joined the staff of Exilic Church as Scholar in Residence. In April 2025, he joined the staff of Linden Grove Ministries, where he provides executive leadership for the organization, creates curriculum, and mentors pastors in New York City. Dr. Harvey is a graduate of Princeton University (A.B., 1995), Reformed Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Erskine Theological Seminary (D.Min.). He has done doctoral coursework in Philosophy at the Graduate Center in Manhattan and is a Ph.D. candidate in Systematic Theology at Aberdeen University, where his focus is on the Book of Revelation’s portrayal of a suffering church as a resource for our own cultural moment.

Melody Harvey is Director of Spiritual Formation and Hospitality Coordinator at City On A Hill. Melody writes curriculum for short courses and Bible studies, coordinates our Sunday morning hospitality ministry, and provides guidance in diaconal ministries. Across all our ministries, Melody helps to facilitate our unique culture which combines rich Christian teaching with a safe place for questions and dialogue. Melody is a life long educator with a Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology. She is a graduate of the Redeemer Counseling Fellows program and has taken numerous courses in art and photography in NYC as well graduate level theology and Bible courses.

Lewis Toms is Director of Sunday Operations for City On A Hill. He oversees setup and sound on Sunday mornings. Lewis is an aviation engineer with extensive international experience in industry and in Christian ministry.