The Bedford Avenue Reformed Church was organized in 1828 as the First Reformed Dutch Church of Williamsburgh, then a village within the town of Bushwick. Ground was acquired on Fourth Street, near South Second, and work commenced toward the erection of a church building. On September 28, 1828, the cornerstone was laid with appropriate religious exercises, and the completed edifice was dedicated on July 26, 1829. During the winter of 1848-49, the church underwent expensive repairs and alterations.

In 1840, Williamsburgh separated from Bushwick and in 1852, the Town of Williamsburgh became the City of Williamsburg (dropping the final "h"). Three years later, in 1855, the City of Williamsburg, along with the adjoining Town of Bushwick, were annexed into the City of Brooklyn as the so-called Eastern District.

After the Civil War ended in 1865, the original church was sold. Lots for a new church were purchased on Bedford Avenue at the corner of Clymer Street. The completed edifice, built of brick with stone facings, was dedicated on October 17, 1869, and was thereafter known as the Bedford Avenue Reformed Church.

Bedford Avenue Reformed Church disbanded in 1941. The building was acquired by Congregation Tifereth Israel.

Bedford Avenue Reformed Church