by Bill Henderson | June 12, 2020 | BLMLovingKindnessRacialEquality | Blog, News, Racial Justice
The last few weeks have seen a huge outpouring of support for the safety of and respect of people of color in light of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. In Albany Presbytery, which is mostly white, many of our ministers and church members lamented that the... Read more
by Bill Henderson | April 27, 2020 | | Blog, COVID19, Worship
It is the first Sunday after the ‘all-clear’ is given in NY. All the church members happily enter the church building exchanging hugs. The Lord’s Supper returns to normal, as the Peace of Christ is passed with warm handshakes. No, none of that is going to happen. It... Read more
by Bill Henderson | February 28, 2020 | | Blog
While Winter is not usually the time folks think about fishing – it is too cold here in New York unless you love being out on the frozen lakes– it is always the time for email phishing. Phishing is an attempt to trick the email recipient to do something – usually send... Read more
by Bill Henderson | November 30, 2018 | movepresbytery office | Blog
The presbytery will be moving to a virtual office After eight and a half years located at 1915 Fifth Avenue (the home of First United Presbyterian Church in Troy), Albany Presbytery is closing its physical office. The presbytery will be moving to a virtual office.... Read more
by Bill Henderson | September 22, 2018 | governancePCUSAsynod assemblySynod NESynod of the Northeast | Blog
This was my first experience as a Commissioner to the Synod of the Northeast’s Biennial Conference. During the 2016 Synod, a New Way Forward had been revealed. The reality of the changes made was a whole new way of doing the work of the Synod. The two-day agenda was... Read more
