▁Spanish ▁Su cc ession . ▁After ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁naval ▁stores ▁on ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁Robert ▁Living ston ▁in ▁today ' s ▁Columbia ▁County , ▁they ▁were ▁released . ▁Some ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Rh ine beck ▁and ▁Red ▁Hook ▁areas ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁another ▁large ▁local ▁land holder , ▁Henry ▁Be ek man . ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁established ▁a ▁joint ▁Re formed - L uther an ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Hook ▁community ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 9 ▁the ▁Luther ans ▁left , ▁either ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁dispute ▁with ▁their ▁Cal vin ist ▁coun tr ymen ▁or ▁because ▁their ▁con greg ation ▁had ▁grown ▁enough ▁to ▁require ▁its ▁own ▁church . ▁They ▁established ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Old ▁Stone ▁Church ▁on ▁the ▁Alb any ▁Post ▁Road ▁( today ' s ▁Route ▁ 9 ) ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁communities . ▁The ▁Re formed - L uther an ▁Church ▁then ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Z ion ▁German ▁Re formed ▁Church . ▁ ▁That ▁church ▁bought ▁a ▁five - acre ▁( 2 ▁ha ) ▁plot ▁in ▁Red ▁Hook ▁at ▁the ▁current ▁location ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁and ▁moved ▁in ▁six ▁years ▁later . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁building ▁now ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁care t aker ' s ▁c ott age ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁improvement , ▁having ▁been ▁constructed ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁before . ▁The ▁con greg ation ▁built ▁a ▁frame ▁church ▁that ▁was ▁completed ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁Whether ▁the