375 Years of Lutherans in Albany
Sunday, May 19, 2024 + 4pm
Organ and Brass prelude begins at 3:40 pm.
Join us as we celebrate 375 years of Lutherans in Albany! The celebration begins with organ and brass music and a Festival Liturgy of Word and Sacrament, with Bishop Miller preaching and Pastor Chilton presiding. Following worship, we have a reception in Wittenberg Hall.
Please join us for Sunday! As always, we welcome participation in a polymodal manner: gathered in the sanctuary and remotely on Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube.
NOTE: There is no morning service this week!
Worship with us
Sundays at 10:45 am
(not on May 19, come the 4pm anniversary service!)
In-person and streaming on Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube. Find details and bulletins below.
- May 12 – Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary and online.
Encounter the grace of the Living God, alive in the community of First Lutheran Church. All people are welcome, included, and celebrated here. Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary… Read more: May 12 – Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary and online. - May 5 – Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary and online.
Encounter the grace of the Living God, alive in the community of First Lutheran Church. All people are welcome, included, and celebrated here. Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary… Read more: May 5 – Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary and online. - April 28 – Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary and online.
Encounter the grace of the Living God, alive in the community of First Lutheran Church. All people are welcome, included, and celebrated here. Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary… Read more: April 28 – Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary and online. - April 21 – Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary and online.
Encounter the grace of the Living God, alive in the community of First Lutheran Church. All people are welcome, included, and celebrated here. Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary… Read more: April 21 – Worship is at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary and online.
All are invited, included, and celebrated.
Our Mission Statement
We are a metropolitan parish committed to Christ-centered ministry in the city of Albany, New York. We rejoice in the manner in which God has graced us with unity in a glorious diversity. We welcome all to share in the life and ministry of First Lutheran regardless of age, race, socio-economic or marital status, physical or mental capabilities, or sexual orientation.
We are a “Reconciling in Christ” congregation and as such we are dedicated to being sanctuary (safe-haven) to all God’s people. We are also committed in the name of Jesus to work for justice and peace in our neighborhood, in our community, and throughout the world.
Adopted: June 19, 2005