Visit of Harlem neighborhood and Mass Gospel

Visit the Harlem neighborhood in New York on the Gospel theme and attend a mass in a church.

A few years ago, it was not recommended to visit the Harlem neighbourhood to New York . Today it’s completely different, it’s one of the places in the Big Apple where artistic, real estate, economic life evolves the fastest and most positively.

Harlem today

However, Harlem remains one of the reference areas of New York’s Afro-Americans, and it is known that it has always emerged from the warmth, fervour of its population, animation, good mood, singing and choirs.

It is in Harlem that the Song Gospel has taken all its scale and a quasi-international dimension thereafter. Combined with Christian religious chants, gospel is an evangel in old English and this song celebrates the word of God in joy, in music, in cheer.

Gospel Masses are always a strong moment and a real pleasure for both eyes and ears. Attending one of these messes is an event in itself and has become one of the main tourist activities in New York.

The Harlem Gospel tour

From now on, you can also benefit from one of these tours in Harlem: by bus or walk, you will be able to discover a little more about the history of this neighborhood not like the others, understand the influence of the Blacks on New York, relive the emergence of the civil rights movement of the 1960s with emblematic figures like Luther King, Malcom X, Adam Clayton Junior.

Harlem is a clever mix of struggles, hopes, battles, revolts, ghettos and reconstructions. You will also be able to discover mythical places of Harlem like the Cotton Club, the Apollo Theater, the statue of Duke Ellington, etc.

Finally and it will surely be the highlight of your visit, you will have the opportunity to live a unique moment in Harlem by sharing and living a strong time in one of its churches with its community.

So you can attending a mass and listen to very moving Gospel choirs, often striking. A slice of life of Harlem African Americans who will remain engraved in your memory.

To be determined

To attend a mass and Gospel song in Harlem, you have to go there on Wednesday or Sunday. The bus and/or walking tour lasts about 5h30 with a departure at 9am.

All the churches that are selected for this tower of Harlem are traditional churches and therefore it is appropriate to respect the places and people who go to worship. Cameras and cameras are forbidden during mass and a correct outfit is obviously required.

Note that it is customary to give a tip at the end of your visit.