Hephzibah House Guest

House
We offer guest house accommodations for people involved in Christian
ministry such as pastors, missionaries, or ministry volunteers and
workers who hold positions in Christian ministries or churches.
Please go to 'FAQs' link for specific information or call 212-7876150 for reservations.
Rates and availability for eligible guests are only available by
calling 212-787-6150, or from overseas you can email and we will
provide our Skype contact ID. Please
emailnyc.hhouse@gmail.com
To view the inside of typical rooms please view pictures at our
'Gallery' link.
The house that Hephzibah House now resides in, was built in 1892. There are four floors
of guestrooms with shared (but lockable) bath on each floor. There are also three parlors to
relax in at the end of the day. You will find each room well tended to and inviting. Many of
the stories of the ministry can be found throughout the halls, walls and rooms of Hephzibah
House.

There is an old copy of the architects original building plan. This was found wrapped in
newspapers in one of the closets in the House. There is also a copy of the Bill of Sale,
when the house was purchased by the Hephzibah House Corporation in 1924.
On the original plan you would notice that the building has only four above ground floors,
while the building now has five. The fifth floor was added after the original building was
completed. It was used to house the eight servants of the single family who lived
here. Those servants included a butler, a housekeeper, a cook, and a nursemaid housed in
what is now room #34. The nursery was in room #35. There were six rooms on the fifth
floor housing those servants, and three other general maids. You may notice buttons on
some of the doorways on the main floor. These were used to summon the servants. (I

have been trying to use those buttons all the years of our life here in the Housebut alas
no one comes.)
On the main floor, originally, the sliding doors in the entry hallway into our parlor were kept
closed and guests were ushered down the hall and into a sitting room (later called a living
room). If you were a very important person, those doors would have been opened and you
would have been seated in the parlor. The parlor was always reserved for important
guests.
The back parlor room (where the piano is) was the family dining room. The cabinets in that
room, plus what was the pantry behind it, held the china, silver pieces, linens, etc which the
maids used for meals. In the little pantry room behind this room, there was a dumb waiter.
This was removed in the early 1980s and is now used for office material and storage, but
in the original house it was used to store the best china.
The back room of the main floor was originally a library. The shelves, fireplace, and wood
are of awesome beauty, and until the 1980s this was kept strictly for use as a
library. However, as the ministry grew, that room was used more extensively for office
space.
Hephzibah House has a European look and feel. In the decorating of the early
brownstones, tiles, carvings, and the fireplace decorations were imported. Along with
these, many of the artists came from Europe and were the ones who crafted the beautiful
ceilings, mirrors, and hand-cut woodwork patterns. Take a look at the ceiling in the Parlor
room and notice that all the crafting was done by hand. Great care is given when these
ceilings need painting. All painting is done by hand so that paint will not fill in the tiny
spaces, destroying the beautiful cherubs and swirl patterns.
The House has several different kinds of woodsmahogany, cherry, even some
walnut. How wonderful that over the years, this House has been kept in beautiful condition
with diligent care for the preservation and enjoyment of all of us today, over one humdred
years later. Hephzibah House Ministry was formally founded in 1893, but moved into this
building in 1926. From that time, all Hephzibah House has worked carefully to retain the
beauty of the building and the contents, much of which were donated pieces of furniture
from people who loved the Hephzibah Ministry at that time. The house has many antique
pieces, even some of the original glassware used by Hephzibah House in the early 1920s

Hephzibah House remains diligent in continuing to preserve and protect this beautiful
historic building.

Hephzibah
Ministries

House

Besides accomodating guests from around the world at our guest

house, Hephzibah House is involved in a number of ministry activities.
1. We offer training classes for evangelism to different people and
ethnic groups living in New York City. 2. We offer classes as part of our
Bible Training School. 3. We are committed to the Movement of
Praying Children which is sweeping the world, and it is our desire that
it also sweep New York City. 4. Hephzibah House has had a ministry in
Sing Sing Prison for over one hundred years and is still involved in this
ministry today. 5. Hephzibah House has numerous outreaches to
specific people groups such as nannies, show business people,
military personnel, women, men, international students, and more. For
more information please go to our main menu, 'About Hephzibah
House Ministries', or the specific ministry page.

Hephzibah
International

House

Hephzibah House Ministry has an international ministry called Hephzibah International

Ministry and Outreach Missionary League. This League is involved with ministry,
either through organizations or missionaries, in Albania, Estonia, India, and
Thailand/Myanmar. Our contact with workers all over the world enables us to help them
with intercessory prayer,financial needs, literature,and practical helps in their places of
service.