Our Mission

Our History

The Mission of the Tompkins Corners Cultural Center is to

1. preserve the historic Tompkins Corners Methodist Church and to promote and develop community and cultural interest through the arts and cultural activities open to the general public.
2. sustain and promote community development including tourism, and create an arts and cultural center to enhance the recreation venues that preserve the region’s excellent quality of life. This is an investment that will further a long-term strategy for growth and youth retention, as well as short-term responses to the community's need for a robust center for the arts.

The Putnam Valley Methodist congregation was founded in 1789 and the original Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church and carriage house was built in 1833 in the small rural town at the intersection of Tompkins Corners. By 1890, the congregation had outgrown the small church and a larger one was built using the original foundation. This second structure is still in place and is the oldest Methodist Church in New York State and the only structure in Putnam Valley to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Tompkins Corners Cultural Center (TCCC) was incorporated in 2014 with the mission to purchase the church and grounds, to preserve it's status on the National Register of Historic Places, and to create the only community cultural center in Putnam Valley. The Methodist Church was successfully purchased in April 2015, and has since been host to a number of community and cultural events, including our opening event, a screening of longtime PV resident, John Cohen, and his film, "50 Miles from Times Square," a performance by jazz musician and PV resident, David Amram, a weekly summer farmers market with live music performed by local musicians, including John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers, a Poe poetry reading by actor Paul Savior, a harvest festival, and a performance by students from Putnam Valley High School's Tri-M Music Honor Society.

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Meet Our Board

Board of Directors
Maaike Hoekstra, President
John Cohen, Vice President
Mike Doebbler, Secretary
Chris Rosen, Treasurer

Board Members
Judy Allen, Jan Hoekstra, Kate Hoekstra, 
Bill Molloy, Mark Weiss



Photo: Lori Adams Photography