Schenectady County, New York Church Histories and Records

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Church Records in Schenectady County (1942 WPA survey)
Churches, Synagogues and Mosques in Schenectady County
Guide to the Church Women United in the Schenectady Area Records, 1935-1997 (Cornell University)
Christ's Church / Christ Episcopal Church [Duanesburg]
- Church History
Congregation Agudat Achim
- Synagogue History
Congregation Gates of Heaven
- Synagogue History
Dutch Church of Princetown
- Marriages of the Dutch Churches of Helderbergh, Jerusalem, New Salem and Princetown 1794 — 1829 by Betty Fink (Cliff Lamere)
First Church of Christ Scientist [Schenectady]
- Buell, Bill. Landmarks: Christian Science church draws admirers of architecture, Daily Gazette 9/30/2012, p. E1. [SCPL card required outside the Central Library]
- Hoffman, Joe. Christian Science congregation dissolves in Schenectady, Daily Gazette 3/8/2020, p. A1. [SCPL card required outside the Central Library]
First Presbyterian Church [Schenectady]
- Church History
- The Presbyterian Church (History of the Schenectady Patent)
- The Joyful Bell: First Presbyterian Church (Walls Have Ears)
- Discussion of early missionary efforts in Chapter 4 of Electric City Immigrants
First Reformed Church of Schenectady
- Church History
- The Reformed Nether Dutch Church (History of the Schenectady Patent)
- Goot, Michael. "Church to Mark 330 Years of History," Daily Gazette 5/22/2010, pp. B1 & B2, 1 photo. [SCPL card required outside the Central Library]
- Goot, Michael. "Church Celebrates 330th Anniversary," Daily Gazette 5/24/2010, pp. B1 & B3, 1 photo. [SCPL card required outside the Central Library]
- Schenectady Baptisms from Pearson's Genealogies (Robert Billard)
- Schenectady Marriages from Pearson's Genealogies (Robert Billard)
- Baptisms and Marriages of the Schenectady Dutch Reformed Church by Betty Fink (Cliff Lamere)
First Reformed Church of Scotia
- Records of the First Reformed Church of Scotia: infant baptisms 1835-1881, marriages 1835-1899 (Channon Moon)
First United Methodist Church [Schenectady]
- Church History (via Internet Archive)
Friendship Baptist Church [Schenectady]
- Church History
Niskayuna Reformed Church
- Church History
Princetown Reformed Church
- Burials at the Princetown Reformed Church Cemetery (1800s) by Betty Fink (via Internet Archive)
St. Adalbert's Roman Catholic Church
- Church History in Chapter 2 of Electric City Immigrants
- View St. Adalbert's Centennial 1903-2003 book
- Mason, Justin. "Thanksgiving Mass Moves to a Different Beat: Polka Service Helps St. Adalbert's Honor Polish Heritage," Daily Gazette 11/26/2010, pp. A1 & A4, 1 photo. [SCPL card required outside the Central Library]
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church
- Church History in Chapter 2 of Electric City Immigrants
St. Gabriel the Archangel Roman Catholic Church
- History
St. George's Episcopal Church
- Church History
- The English Church (History of the Schenectady Patent)
- St. George's Church, Schenectady, 1762 (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925)
- A Baron and Lotteries: St. George's Church (Walls Have Ears)
- Annual Register of Births 1767-1788 from the church [free PDF viewer required] and Cliff Lamere
- Brides 1771-1850 from the church [free PDF viewer required] and Cliff Lamere
- Grooms 1771-1850 from the church [free PDF viewer required] and Cliff Lamere
- Tombstones in St. George's Episcopal Cemetery 1788-1994 from the church [free PDF viewer required] and Cliff Lamere
St. George Greek Orthodox Church
- About Our Parish
St. Helen's Roman Catholic Church [now St. Kateri Tekakwitha]
- Church History (via Internet Archive)
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
- Buell, Bill. "St. Joseph's Church Preserves Its German Immigrant Heritage," Daily Gazette 12/19/2010, pp. E1 & E3, 2 photos. [SCPL card required outside the Central Library]
St. Madeleine Sophie
- Church History
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
- Church History in Chapter 2 of Electric City Immigrants
State Street Presbyterian Church
- A Brief History of State Street Presbyterian Church
- Pastors of State Street Presbyterian Church since 1870
- Original Charter of State Street Presbyterian Church since 1870
- Past Photos of State Street Presbyterian Church since 1870
Union Presbyterian Church
- Buell, Bill. "Union Presbyterian Church is Tucked Away Among Residences," Daily Gazette 11/28/2010, pp. E1 & E4, 3 photos, 1 map. [SCPL card required outside the Central Library]
Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady [formerly First Unitarian Society of Schenectady]
- The Schenectady Story
Woodlawn Reformed Church
- Buell, Bill. "Schenectady church closes doors, will go up for sale," Daily Gazette 7/14/2014, p. C4. [SCPL card required outside the Central Library]
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Zion's History