The First Church in Albany
The First Church in Albany is a Reformed Church In America church at 110 N Pearl St in Albany, NY 12207-2231. It is one of 146 churches in Albany, and one of 2 Reformed Church In America congregations in the city.
Rooted in Christ; Committed to the City & People of Albany
We are a community rooted in Jesus with a long history in Albany and a continuing commitment to ministry in the city.
Serving since 1628
110 N Pearl St, Albany, NY, 12207-2231Service times
- Sunday 10am · Drive-in Worship Service
Phone: (518) 463-4449 · Website: https://www.firstchurchinalbany.org/
Shares a ministry location with First Dutch Reformed Church.
The First Church in Albany is part of the Reformed (Continental) family of churches in The American Church Story. 92 congregations of the Reformed (Continental) family gather across New York — 994 across the United States on The Church Map.
The Continental Reformed churches gave the church some of its most comforting teaching — the Heidelberg Catechism begins by asking what your only comfort in life and in death is, and answers that you are not your own — along with a vision of every ordinary square inch of life as belonging to God. Their schools and colleges have taught far beyond their own numbers.
Ministries at The First Church in Albany
- Food Pantry
- Outreach
- First Kids Art Ministry
- Prayer Shawl Ministry
- Fellowship
- Soup & Sandwiches
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The community around The First Church in Albany
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 the people here live below the poverty line. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Poverty Rate: 34.6% (24.2–45.0%)
- Food Insecurity: 32.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 25.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.1%
- Obesity: 41.9%
- Social Isolation: 40.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.2%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 17.2%
- Diabetes: 14.5%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.8% (7.5–20.1%)
- Unemployment: 7.4% (2.2–12.5%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Churches near The First Church in Albany
- First Dutch Reformed Church — 0 mi away
- Sweet Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Historic Saint Mary's Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Peter's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mount Olive Southern Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- The Cathedral Of All Saints — 0.3 mi away
- Church Of The Holy Innocents — 0.4 mi away
- New Jerusalem Home of the Saved Church — 0.4 mi away
- Bethany Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Metropolitian New Testament Mission Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
More Reformed churches nearby
- Blooming Grove Reformed Church — 2.8 mi away in Rensselaer, NY
- Community Reformed Church of Colonie — 7 mi away
- Unionville Reformed Church — 8 mi away in Delmar, NY