2025 SUMMER SERVICES
THEME: Hope: A Bridge to the Future
PREACHING
Sunday, July 6
11:00 AM
Imam Genghis Khan
Muslim Student Advisor,
Union College, Schenectady, NY
Sermon: “Hoping in Eternity”
Genghis Khan is a GE engineer with a graduate degree from RPI. He has been speaking on Islam and Muslims over the past thirty years at various religious, interfaith, educational, and corporate venues. He has been the Imam at the Schenectady County Jail since 1995. From 2002-2011 he had served on the Schenectady County Human Rights Commission, being its Chair for the latter half of that period. From 2010-2016 he served on the Board of Directors of Bethesda House becoming the Treasurer and culminating as Board President. Since 2015, he’s been the Adviser to the Muslim Students Association at Union College, and he is a founding and active member of Schenectady Clergy against Hate.
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220th Anniversary Celebration Service
A service of remembrance and celebration in observance of the 220th anniversary of the first service of worship in our first church building on September 11, 1796 was held on September 11, 2016.
Moderator Rev. Alexandra Lusak officiated. Rev. James Miller brought greetings from former moderator Rev. Robert Lamar and spoke about his own term as moderator. Members of the Session read remembrances from former moderators Rev. Donna Elia and Rev. Joseph Shook, passages from scripture and excerpts from the church history authored by Barbara Dudley and Nancy Chase. The Village Voices sang, led by church Music Director Jan Bishop.
Four new members were received into the church during the service. A gala reception followed in Conkling Hall.
Montage of Anniverary Service Photos by John Eldridge: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I-yTQSgMxW74vH1hENSS4_2xHXVDh2Ty/view
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