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Churches in Albany County in 1926
In 1926 the federal government took a Census of Religious Bodies. The 163 churches listed here reported from Albany County. For more information, see our article on Using the 1926 Census of Religious Bodies.
Albany
Unnamed congregation – American Theosophical Society
Unnamed congregation – Plymouth Brethren I
Unnamed congregation – Plymouth Brethren V
Albany – Salvation Army, Eastern N.Y. Pastor: L. G. Young
Albany Conf., Albany Branch – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stake Eastern States. Pastor: Fay B. Syphus
Albany Conference – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Stake Eastern States. Pastor: Fay B. Syphus
Assumption B.V.M. – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Geo. J. Gratton
Believers Assembly – Plymouth Brethren II
Blessed Sacrament – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Robert Reilly
Calvary Evangelical Church – Evangelical Church, New York Conference. Pastor: Harold Joel Wood
Calvary, Albany – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy. Pastor: Herman S. Kline
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Joseph A. Delaney
Christadelphian Meeting Place – Christadelphians
Church of God Saints of Christ Tab. #8 – Church of God and Saints of Christ. Pastor: Jas. H. Delany
Emmanuel – United Lutheran Church in America, Synod of New York and New England. Pastor: George B. Hiller, D.D.
Emmanuel Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Hudson River Association North - New York Baptist State Convention Northern Bap. Convention. Pastor: Manning E. Van Nostrand
Evangelical Protestant – Evangelical Synod of North America, Atlantic District. Pastor: Eugene T. Henzel
Fifth Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany. Pastor: Raymond Lubbers
Fifth Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Synod of Albany. Pastor: Arthur H. Voerman
First Baptist Church of Albany – Northern Baptist Convention, Hudson River Baptist Association North. Pastor: Herbert W. Gee
First Christian – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), New York Eastern. Pastor: Walter C. Hook
First Church – Pilgrim Holiness Church, New York. Pastor: A. H. Wilson
First Church in Albany – Reformed Church in America, Particular Synod of Albany, Classis of Albany. Pastor: Robert Wyckoff Searle
First Church of Christ, Scientist – Church of Christ, Scientist
First Congregational - The Roy Palmer Memorial – Congregational Churches, Hudson River Association, New York Cong. Conference. Pastor: Chas. S. Hager
First Lutheran Church – United Lutheran Church in America, Synod of New York. Pastor: Chalmers E. Frontz, D.D.
First Methodist Episcopal Albany N.Y. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy. Pastor: Marion G. Cole
First Spiritualist Church – National Spiritualist Association, N.Y. State General Assembly of Spiritualists. Pastor: M. Stephenson
Fourth Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany. Pastor: Frederick Mueller
Grace M.E. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference. Pastor: H. W. Buckland
Holy Cross – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Anthony Haynes
Hope – Northern Baptist Convention, State Convention, Hudson River North Association. Pastor: John E. Lovejoy
Israel – African Methodist Episcopal Church, New York Conference, Manhattan District. Pastor: A. L. Wilson
Madison Ave. – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany. Pastor: Henry A. Vruwink
McKownville Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference. Pastor: Chas. W. S. Becker
Memorial Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Hudson River North, New York State. Pastor: Royden Nelson Rand
Morning Star – Northern Baptist Convention, Hudson River North. Pastor: W. C. Harris
Our Lady Help of Christians – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Henry Miller
Our Lady of Angels – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: Adalbert Debelt
Park United Presbyterian – United Presbyterian Church of North America, Albany. Pastor: John Shaw MacLean
Sacred Heart – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Francis Toolan
St. Ann's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: James F. Dolan
St. Anthony's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Emmett A. O'Connor
St. Casimir's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Antonius Gorski
St. George's – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: Constantine Szatkus
St. James' – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: Edward A. Riley
St. John the Baptist – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Charles Buss
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran – United Lutheran Church in America, Evangelical Lutheran ministerium of the State of N.Y. Pastor: Theo. O. Fosselt
St. Joseph's – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: M. J. Looney
St. Luke's – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference, Southern District. Pastor: William H. Hammersley
St. Margaret Mary's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany
St. Mary's – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: John J. Dillon
St. Matthews – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri Synod, Atlantic District. Pastor: G. Albert Schulze
St. Patrick's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Wm. F. O'Connor
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran – Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of America: Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, Missouri Synod, Atlantic District. Pastor: H. Wm. Mueller
St. Peter's – United Lutheran Church in America, Synod of New York. Pastor: George Grant Whitbeck
St. Sophia – Greek Orthodox Church (Hellenic), Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of N.Y. Pastor: Demosth. Tsiamardas
St. Teresa's – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: James E. Kelly
St. Vincent de Paul – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Wm. P. Charles
Tabernacle Temple – Northern Baptist Convention, Hudson River Association North. Pastor: Charles B. Allnatt
The Gospel Tabernacle – Christian and Missionary Alliance, Eastern District. Pastor: Frank L. Squires
The Spiritual Church of the Arisen – National Spiritual Alliance of the United States of America, Independent. Pastor: Milicent Hubbard
Third Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany. Pastor: Cornelius Vander Mel
Trinity Evg. Lutheran Church – United Lutheran Church in America, Ministerium of New York. Pastor: G. A. Biedermann
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Annual Conference. Pastor: Howard G. Hageman
Unity Church – Unitarians. Pastor: B. Malcolm Harris
Unity Spiritualist Temple – National Spiritualist Association, N.Y. State. Pastor: Thora Peterson
Virgin Mary of Crestochowa – Polish National Catholic Church of America, Eastern Diocese. Pastor: P. Gnderski
West End Branch of the Gospel Tabernacle – Christian and Missionary Alliance, Eastern District. Pastor: Frank L. Squires
Alcove
Alcove Christian Church – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), New York Eastern. Pastor: W. D. Rockwell
Altamont
Altamont – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Schenectady, Albany Synod. Pastor: Roscoe Mott Giles
St. John's – United Lutheran Church in America, Synod of New York. Pastor: A. A. Frederick, D.D.
St. Lucy's – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: James R. Gazeley
Berne
Berne Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Schoharie Classis. Pastor: P. C. J. Goeree
Second Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany. Pastor: Albert E. Campion
St. Paul's – United Lutheran Church in America, Hudson-New York
Bethlehem
Union Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Particular Synod of Albany. Pastor: George A. Seibert
Clarksville
Clarksville Reformed – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Synod of Albany
First Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern District - Troy Conference. Pastor: Theodore T. Hampel
Coeymans
Coeymans Meth. Epis. Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, New York Conference, Kingston District. Pastor: F. R. Bouton
Coeymans Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Synod of Albany. Pastor: Henry T. Jones
Coeymans Hollow
Trinity – Methodist Episcopal Church, New York. Pastor: J. H. Fyfe
Cohoes
Church of God - 92 Columbia St. – Church of God. Pastor: Chas. H. Clark
First – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy. Pastor: Frank W. Terrell
First Baptist – Northern Baptist Convention, Hudson River Association North. Pastor: George F. McElvein
Our Lady of Mercy – Roman Catholic Church, Albany Diocese. Pastor: George E. Gagne
Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Saratoga, Particular Synod of Albany. Pastor: Victor J. Blekkink
Sacred Heart – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Jules J. Burrick
Saint James Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference. Pastor: Louis E. Barker
SS. Peter and Paul Church – Roman Catholic Church, Ruthenian Greek Catholic. Pastor: John Shuchowsky
St. Agnes' – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: Joseph A. Franklin
St. Bernard's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Wm. Brennan
St. Joseph's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Louis A. Lavigne
St. Michael's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Valentine Gierlacki
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Gr. Catholic – Russian Orthodox Church, Diocese. Pastor: Walter P. Shymansky
St. Patrick's – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: Thomas A. Flanagan
St. Rita's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Joseph DiDonna
Swedish Evangelical Mission Church – Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America, Eastern Missionary Association. Pastor: David Lunquist
The Salvation Army, Cohoes Corps – Salvation Army, Eastern New York Division. Pastor: Rose E. Satterley
Colonie
Boght – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Saratoga, Albany Synod. Pastor: Henry F. Hamlin
First Church, Newtonville, N.Y. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference, Southern District. Pastor: Roscoe D. Tarbox
Our Lady of Mercy – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: James J. McDonald
Pine Grove M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference, Southern District. Pastor: Frank Casper Zapf
St. Basil's – Russian Orthodox Church, Diocese. Pastor: C. Suhostavsky
St. Pius – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Thomas J. Loughlin
Watervliet Shakers – United Society of Believers (Shakers), General Church
Delmar
Delmar Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Synod of Albany. Pastor: George G. Seibert
First – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference, Southern District. Pastor: W. M. Morrow
St. Thomas – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Wm. C. Heffern
Dormansville
Dormansville M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, New York Conference, Kingston District. Pastor: Charles F. Divine
Feura Bush
Jerusalem Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Synod of Albany. Pastor: Jerome J. Gould
Onesquethaw – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Synod of Albany. Pastor: Jerome J. Gould
Green Island
Hudson Ave. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference. Pastor: Edward J. Cummings
St. Joseph's – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: Francis X. King
Guilderland
Unnamed congregation – Federated Churches, M.E. & Pres. Pastor: Andrew Jackson Hutchinson
Guilderland Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy, Southern Dist. Pastor: Andrew Jackson Hutchinson
Guilderland Center
Helderberg – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Schenectady, Albany Synod. Pastor: Edwin O. Moffett
Guilderland Center Village
St. Mark's of Village of Guilderland Center – United Lutheran Church in America, New York Synod of the United Luth. Church of Am. Pastor: Wm. H. Harding
Keefers Corners
Keefers Corners – Methodist Episcopal Church, New York Conference, Kingston District. Pastor: Charles F. Divine
Knox
First M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference, Southern District. Pastor: Albert Edward Campion
First Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Synod of Albany. Pastor: Albert E. Campion
West Townships – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference, Southern District. Pastor: Albert N. Campion
Latham
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference - Southern District. Pastor: Edgar H. Brown
St. Ambrose – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany, N.Y. Pastor: Michael J. Dwyer
Medusa
Medusa – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), New York Eastern. Pastor: Edward F. Mallett
Medusa Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, New York. Pastor: Arvid P. Lakeberg
New Salem
New Salem Reformed – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Synod of Albany. Pastor: Fletcher Lehman
Preston Hollow
Preston Hollow Bap. – Northern Baptist Convention, Rensselaerville Association
Preston Hollow M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, New York. Pastor: O. H. Lockett
Ravena
First Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, New York. Pastor: W. H. Rathbun
Ravena Christian – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), New York Eastern. Pastor: W. E. Baker
St. Patrick's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Christopher King
Trinity – United Lutheran Church in America, New York Ministerium. Pastor: A. Schmidtkonz
Reidsville
First M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference, Southern District. Pastor: Theodore T. Hampel
Rensselaerville
Rensselaerville Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Rensselaerville. Pastor: G. A. Lietka
Selkirk
First Reformed Church of Bethlehem – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Synod of Albany. Pastor: Royal A. Stanton
Shingerlands
Shingerlands Methodist Episcopal – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference, Southern District. Pastor: Hugh W. Magee
Small Village
South Bethlehem – Methodist Episcopal Church, New York. Pastor: Walter G. Gritman
South Berne
South Berne Christian – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), New York Eastern Christian
Voorheesville
Voorheesville – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy Conference, Southern District. Pastor: Alfred V. Patton
Voorheesville Mission – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: James R. Gazeley
W. Albany N.Y
Lisha's Kill – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Schenectady, Albany Synod. Pastor: Alex. T. Paxson
Watervliet
First Avenue – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy. Pastor: Robert B. Leslie
First Baptist of Watervliet – Northern Baptist Convention, Hudson River Association, North. Pastor: Charles D. Reed
Immaculate Conception – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: A. M. Kowalski
Mount Zion Baptist Church – Northern Baptist Convention, Hudson River North. Pastor: Bowden
North Reformed – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Saratoga, Albany Synod. Pastor: Henry F. Hamlin
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Lorenzo
Sacred Heart of Mary – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: Peter A. Robillard
St. Bridget's – Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Albany. Pastor: Peter A. Donnelly
St. Nicholas' – Roman Catholic Church, Ruthenian Greek Catholic Diocese. Pastor: Andrew Chlystun
St. Patrick's – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: John Dowd
Swedish Congregational Mission Church – Congregational Churches, New York State Conference. Pastor: David Lunquist
Third Avenue – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy. Pastor: Fredrick W. Vogell
West Albany
St. Francis de Sales – Roman Catholic Church, Albany. Pastor: Thos. J. Loughlin
West Berne
Beaverdam Reformed Church – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Schoharie, Albany Synod. Pastor: P. C. J. Goeree
West Berne M.E. – Methodist Episcopal Church, Troy N.Y. Southern Dist. Pastor: Fred Ball
Westerlo
First Baptist church – Northern Baptist Convention, Rensselaerville Baptist association. Pastor: Edward Roosa
Lambs Corners – Methodist Episcopal Church, New York. Pastor: Wilbur R. Meeker
South Westerlo Christian – Christian Church (General Convention of the Christian Church), N.Y. Eastern. Pastor: R. J. Bessell
Westerlo Reformed – Reformed Church in America, Classis of Albany, Synod of Albany
Town not stated
Indian Fields – Methodist Episcopal Church, New York Conference, Kingston District. Pastor: Charles F. Divine
State Road Methodist Episcopal Church – Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern Dist. Troy Conference. Pastor: Frederick B. Grim
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