About Trinity

ABOUT TRINITY CHURCH
  Trinity Church is one of nearly 10,000 Lutheran Christian congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  Through this ministry partnership, we're linked with churches, colleges, and faith institutions across America. Our mission commitments reach around the world.
  Regionally, we are a congregation of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. 
​  We are located in Rocky Point, New York--a community approximately sixty miles east of New York City on Long Island’s beautiful North Shore.

HISTORIC  ROCKY POINT
  Read about historic Rocky Point, including the Fish Church, at 
http://update.lioddities.com/around-town/rocky-point-and-sound-beach.html

 

Pastor Bruce Kaifler

  The Rev. Bruce Kaifler is a man of unique talents, deep faith and unbounded energy. Before coming to Trinity Church, he served for many years as youth minister at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Northport, NY,  Pastor Bruce was ordained in 2000, but joined Trinity’s pastoral staff two years before as a pastoral intern.
  Pastor Kaifler can be reached at bkaifler123@verizon.net.

Pastor Rich Ajer
Pastor Rich has been appointed here by the Bishop and the Synod Council of the Metro N.Y. Synod. He is pleased to be working here with Pastor Bruce and it's congregation as they move forward following the retirement of Pastor Jeff Kolbo. Trinity has been well served with two gifted pastors for many years and currently with interim pastor it will continue that tradition. Pastor Rich really appreciates the warm welcome and hospitality from Pastor Bruce, and this wonderful congregation.
​He  is assisting Pastor Bruce in all of the ongoing pastoral needs of this active and vibrant congregation. Wherever Pastor Rich is needed as an interim pastor, he is open and willing.

Director of
Youth Ministry
Mrs. Susan Rutledge

Mrs. Susan Rutledge is vested with the task of directing and leading the youth programming for Elementary, Middle and High School aged youth and takes a leadership role in the educational ministries directed toward youth.  As the Director of Youth Ministry,Mrs. Rutledge seeks to foster Christian community through building relationships with young people that strengthen their commitment to the church and growth in faith in Jesus Christ. She provides leadership and functions as the primary staff person relating to youth ministry.  Susan is an advocate for youth and educates the congregation about the hopes, concerns and needs of youth in the local church and community.
In conjunction with the Youth Committee and Chairperson for Parish Education, Mrs. Rutledge oversees the recruitment and training of adult volunteers to work with elementary, middle and high school aged groups.
We have all confidence that Mrs. Rutledge helps plan, develop and implement all aspects of a balanced youth ministry in the areas of fellowship, servanthood and faith development.  May God bless her ministry with our children and with all of us. 
“It is my heartfelt desire to apply my leadership skills, years of experience
as a volunteer Youth Leader and love of Jesus Christ and His children
as Director for Youth Ministry at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.”
         -In Christ, Susan

Trinity--its people and its pastors

I am pleased you have found your way to our website! 
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  We are located in Rocky Point, New York--a community approximately sixty miles east of New York City on Long Island’s beautiful North Shore.

We are an active church, a congregation blessed with dedicated, hard working parishioners who willingly and generously offer their time, talent and financial resources in support of our many programs, missions and special projects.

Our unique church building appears to many as a large fish, in fact, we are known in the community as The Fish Church.  In reality, however, the church is in the shape of an equilateral triangle, a Christian symbol of the Trinity.  God is, we confess in the Nicene Creed, “of one divine essence, yet of three persons, equal in power and alike eternal”.  This is the universal Christian doctrine of the Triune God.

The gospel of Jesus—the evangel, or good news—is the treasure of our church, the content of our preaching and teaching, and the heartbeat of our mission and service. An evangelical church is one which presents the good news of Jesus Christ as the very center of Christian faith and life, and the standard by which all else is understood, explained, and judged.

We are an intentional Christian community of the Lutheran tradition. We affirm the Unaltered Augsburg Confession, a concise summary of Lutheran doctrine presented during the Protestant Reformation, as a unifying expression of our faith and practice.  Lutheranism grew out of the 16th century movement of reform begun by the German theologian and priest, Martin Luther.

As a Christian community we believe that we are created by God in Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and called and sent to bear witness to God’s creative, redeeming, and sanctifying activity in the world.

If you are not familiar with Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, I invite you to visit us.  Hopefully this website will give you some idea of who we are and what we are all about. Feel free to contact me at bkaifler123@verizon.net. I’ll do my best to answer your questions and address your concerns.
 
Bruce Kaifler
Pastor

                     [Trinity Nursery School]   [ELCA]   [NY Metro Synod]

Community Ministries

• Food Pantry: Open every Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. to Noon and Thursday evening during the Friends Kitchen Hot Meal Program.
• Friends Kitchen: A free hot meal for the needy is served at 5:00 p.m. every Thursday in Witzmann Hall, the parish hall behind the church.  
• Nursery School: Trinity’s well-known Nursery School offers quality preschool education for children ages 2-4. Call Linda Sommer, Preschool Director, for registration information at 631-924-7174.
• Bible Studies: Bible Studies are offered each fall and spring at 10:00 a.m. each Wednesday morning and at other times throughout the year.  Contact the church office for additional information. 
• Metropolitan New York Synod-Stay CONNECTED with us! Visit mnys.org The MNYS email newsletter is published every week with the latest news, events, business matters, resources, transitions, and more! We encourage our congregational leaders and members to sign up as well.