Presbytery Meetings

Our Presbytery gathers together in Stated Meetings four-five times a year for education, fellowship, worship, parliamentary actions and discovering God’s preferred future together. While only commissioners may vote, all members and friends of Albany Presbytery are always welcome at our Presbytery meetings, especially in this time of transition. We welcome all to share in this important time of discerning where God’s Spirit is leading us.

Documents related to Stated Meetings of the Presbytery are posted according to the Standing Rules 10 days prior to the meeting.

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 UPCOMING PRESBYTERY MEETINGS

2022 Meeting Dates:

January 22 (Saturday, 10am-noon, Zoom only)

March 15 (Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm, Zoom only)

June 2 (4:30-7:30pm, New Covenant Presbyterian Church, Albany)

September 24 (Saturday In-Person Only)

November 16 (Wednesday Hybrid Zoom & In Person)

June 2, 2022 Stated Meeting

• Link to Meeting documents Dropbox

April 7, 2022 Special Called Meeting

• Link to Dropbox folder with meeting information

March 15, 2022 Stated Meeting

• Link to Dropbox Folder with Meeting Documents

January 22, 2022 Stated Meeting

• Meeting Documents Dropbox Folder

November 3, 2021 Stated Meeting

• Call to Meeting
• Meeting Documents DropBox Folder

October 12, 2021 Special Called Meeting

• Call to Meeting
• Meeting Documents DropBox Folder

September 18, 2021 Stated Meeting

• Call to Meeting
• Meeting Documents DropBox Folder

June 5th, 2021 Stated Meeting

• Meeting Documents Dropbox Folder

March 16, 2021 Stated Meeting

• Pre-Meeting Information for the March 16, 2021 Meeting
• Docket for the March 16, 2021 Meeting
• Temporary Presbyter’s Report
• Mission Committee Report
• Peacemaking Task Force Report
• Supplemental Mission Committee Report (with learning opportunities)
• Memo to COMAC and Trustees on Church Property
• Minutes of the January 23, 2021 Meeting (Note: these are draft minutes, and do not contain the mentioned appendices or a final count of Ruling Elders.)

• Presbyterian Women’s Newsletter
• Save the Date for PW Spring Gathering
• Bio of Stated Clerk Candidate
• COMAC Report
• Request for Administrative Commission for Rensselear Presbyterian Church
• Request for Administrative Commission for Malta Presbyterian Church
• Bio of the Rev. Kate Van Brocklin Kelly
• Statement of Faith for the Rev. Kate Van Brocklin Kelly
• Bio and Statement of Faith for the Rev. Kyle Delhagen
• Narrative Summary of the Financial Report
• Detailed Presbytery Financial Spreadsheet as of February 28, 2021

January 23, 2021 Stated Meeting

• Temporary Presbyter’s Report
• Mission Committee Report
• Presbyterian Women Newsletter
• Minutes of November 17, 2020, Presbytery Meeting
• 2020 Year-end Presbytery Financial Report

 

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PREVIOUS 2020 MEETINGS

 Tuesday, November 17, 2020 | Primarily Business with Worship |  | Location Change: This is an online-only meeting using Zoom | Attendance at 9:00 AM, Meeting at 10:00AM-1:00PM |

 To register for the meeting and get the link to join the meeting, please click here

• Docket for November 17, 2020 Presbytery Meeting
• Pre-Meeting Information for the Nov.17, 2020 Presbytery Meeting
• Revised Minutes of the September 19, 2020 Presbytery Meeting – updated 11/16/2020
• Minutes of September 19, 2020 Presbytery Meeting
• International Sanctuary Principles Statement from Saratoga PNECC
• Temporary Presbyter’s Report
• Mission Committee Report
• Proposed 2021 Budget
• Supplemental Nominations – updated 11/17/20
• Biography and Statement of Faith for the Rev. Molly Dowell Baum

 

Saturday, September 19, 2020 | Primarily Education and Spiritual Growth with Worship |  | Location Change: This is an online only meeting using Zoom | Attendance at 9:30 AM, Meeting at 10:00AM-12:30PM | [Click here for a “How to ZOOM” cheat sheet.

• Docket for September 19, 2020 Presbytery Meeting – updated 9/16/2020
• Pre-Meeting Information for the Sept.19, 2020 Presbytery Meeting – updated 9/12/2020 – password-protected
• Minutes of May 30, 2020 Presbytery Meeting  updated 9/16/2020 password-protected
• Administrative Commission Final Report, Waterford – updated 9/18/2020
• International Sanctuary Principles Statement from Saratoga PNECC
• Biographical Information for Synod Commissioners – updated 9/18/2020
• Temporary Presbyter Report
• Mission Committee Report
• Presbyterian Women in the Synod of the Northeast 2020 Virtual Fall Gathering
• Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Albany 2020 Virtual Fall Gathering
• Brooks Chicken & Rib BBQ Fundraiser for Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church
  • “How-to ZOOM” Cheat Sheet
  • Letter from the Moderator regarding May 30 Presbytery Meeting
  • Docket for May 30, 2020 Presbytery Meeting
  • Minutes of the January 25, 2020 Presbytery Meeting– password-protected
  • Pre-Meeting Information for May 30 Presbytery Meeting-password-protected
  • Saratoga Peace Week 2020
  • Statement of Operations, April 2020 – password-protected
  • Overture 006
  • Koinonia Team Workshop Announcement
  • Mission Committee Report
  • Personnel Committee Report
  • Committee on Church Development & Vitality Report
  • COMAC Motion – Administrative Commission, First United Presbyterian Church of Waterford
  • Report of the Administrative Commission of Albany Presbytery for the Welsh Presbyterian Church of Poultney, Vermont
  • Save the date – Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Albany Fall Gathering 2020

 

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 | Primarily Business with Worship | Location: Mayfield Central Presbyterian Church | 10:00AM-3:00PM | Open Space 9:00AM-10:00AM

The March 17 Presbytery Meeting was canceled in response to President Trump’s guidelines, announced on March 16, to avoid gatherings of 10 or more people for at least fifteen days. Click here to read the notice.

• Meeting Time, Directions & Other Important Information
• Updated Docket for the abbreviated March 17, 2020 Presbytery Meeting
• PreMeeting Information for March 17 2020
• Updated Overtures
• Mission Committee Report – March 17 2020
• International Sanctuary Principles
• Save the Date – Fossil Fuels & the PCUSA: A Discussion
• Save the Date – Presbyterian Women in the Synod of the Northeast Triennial Gathering 2020 – Including Registration & Scholarship Information
• Save the Date – Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Albany Spring Gathering
• Save the Date – Presbyterian Women Horizons Bible Study 2020/2020 – Including Scholarship Application

 

Saturday, January 25, 2020 | Primarily Education and Spiritual Growth with Worship | Location: Korean Presbyterian Church | 10:00AM-3:00PM | Open Space 9:00AM-10:00AM

• Meeting Time, Directions, and Other Important Information
• Pre-Meeting Information for the January 25, 2020 Presbytery Meeting
• Final Docket for January 25 2020
• Minutes of the November 19 2019 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
• Membership Roll Albany Presbytery 2019
• Overtures
• Albany Presbytery Personnel Policies and Practices-Jan 25 2020
• Personnel Committee Report January 2020
• Mission Committee Report January 2020
• Report from the Coordination Committee and the Nomination Committee
• Bay Road Dismissal Resolution Agreement
• Save the Date – Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Albany Spring Gathering 2020
• Supplemental Pre-Meeting Information for January 25, 2020

 

2019 PRESBYTERY MEETINGS

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | Business Meeting with lunch | United Presbyterian Church in Schoharie | 9:30AM-2:30PM

• • Meeting Time, Directions and Other Important information
  • Docket for the November 19 Presbytery Meeting
  • Pre-Meeting Information for the November 19 Presbytery Meeting
  • 2020 Presbytery Budget
  • Memorial for the Rev. Alan Brokaw
  • Minutes of Sept 28 2019 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Memorandum: Proposed Changes to Manual of Administrative Operations
  • Mission Committee Report
  • Mission Committee – What Do You Seek
  • Supplemental Pre-Meeting Information
  • Nominations for Presbytery Committees
  • Nominations for GA Commissioners and YAAD
  • Stated Clerk Job Description

Saturday, September 28, 2019 | Business Meeting with lunch | Rockwell Falls Presbyterian Church, Lake Luzerne | 10:00AM-3:00PM | Open Space 9:00AM-10:00AM

• • Meeting Time, Directions, and Other Important Information
  • Docket for the September 28, 2019 Presbytery Meeting
  • PreMeeting Information for September 28, 2019 Presbytery Meeting –password-protected
  • Minutes of June 1 Presbytery Meeting –password-protected
  • Budget and Finance Committee Report – password-protected
  • Mission Committee Report
  • Review of Koinonia Team Retreat
  • Presbyterian Women Report (corrected)
  • Memorial for the Rev. Bruce Miller
  • PCUSA MRTI Divestment list
  • Investment Management Proposal-Fenimore-June 2017 –password-protected

 

Saturday, September 14, 2019 | Fall Retreat, Discipleship: I Do and I Will, Living out our Ordination Vows | First Presbyterian Church in Ballston Spa | 9:30AM-3:30PM

Saturday, June 1, 2019 | Hebron United Presbyterian Church, West Hebron

• • Reflections from the June 1st Presbytery Meeting at Hebron United Presbyterian Church
  • Pre-Meeting Information for June 1, 2019  – password-protected
  • Kukjin An – Biography, Statement of Faith & Resume – password-protected
  • Staffing Model Task Force Report
  • Mission Committee report
  • Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns Survey Report
  • Supplemental PreMeeting Information for June 1, 2019

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 | Delmar Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes of March 26 2019 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the March 26 Presbytery Meeting at Delmar Presbyterian Church
  • PreMeeting Information for March 26 2019– password-protected
  • 2018 Presbytery Statistical Reports– password-protected
  • A Way Forward for Creation Care
  • Presbyterian Women Annual Report
  • Preliminary Report from the Committee on Church Mission
  • January 2019 Financial Reports – password-protected
  • CCD&V Report
  • Personnel Committee Report
  • The One Another Passages of the New Testament

Saturday, January 26, 2019 | First Presbyterian Church in Ballston Spa

• • Minutes of January 26, 2019 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the January 26 Presbytery Meeting at Ballston Spa – password-protected
  • PreMeeting Information for January 26 2019 – password-protected
    
  • Bottled Water Resolution
  • Presbytery Covenant
  • Membership Roll Albany Presbytery 2018
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  • 2018 PRESBYTERY MEETINGS

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 | Westminster Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes of November 13, 2018 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the November 13 Presbytery Meeting at Westminster
  • Supplemental Pre-Meeting Information – password-protected
  • Committee on Representation and Nominations Report – password-protected
  • Pre Meeting Information for November 13 2018 – password-protected
  • Personnel Committee Report for November 13 2018 – password-protected
  • Peacemaking Task Force-Bottled Water Resolution
  • Letter About Pulpit Exchanges

Wednesday, October, 10, 2018 | Presbytery-wide Convocation: New Personnel Structure Discussion | Location: Malta Presbyterian Church

• • New Personnel Structure Discussion

Saturday, September 15, 2018 | Brunswick Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes of the September 15, 2018, Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the September 15 Presbytery Meeting at Brunswick Church
  • Pre-Meeting Information – password-protected
  • SPAT Updates
    • SPAT Annual Report
    • Video Summary: 2018 Albany Presbytery Summer Convocations
    • SPAT Summer End Report
    • SPAT Koinonia Team recommendation
  • Personnel Committee Report – password-protected
  • CCD+V Report – password-protected
  • 2019 Presbytery Budget Targets – password-protected
  • Board of Trustees Report – password-protected
  • Rationale for AP Staff to Work from Home in 2019

 

Summer 2018 Albany Presbytery Summer Convocations – Video Summary: 2018 Albany Presbytery Summer Convocations

• Tuesday, September 11, 2018 | Presbytery-wide Convocation | United Church of Stillwater
  • Click here to read the September 2018 Convocation Summary
• Tuesday, August 14, 2018 | Presbytery-wide Convocation | United Church of Stillwater
  • Click here to read the August 2018 Convocation Summary
• Tuesday, July 10, 2018 | Presbytery-wide Convocation | United Church of Stillwater
  • Click here to read the July 2018 Convocation Summary
• Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | Presbytery-wide Convocation | United Church of Stillwater
  • Click here to read the June 2018 Convocation Summary
• Tuesday, May 8, 2018 | United Church of Stillwater
  • Click here to read the May 2018 Convocation Summary

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 | Rensselaerville Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes of June 5, 2018 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the June 5 Presbytery Meeting at Rensselaerville
  • Pre-Meeting Information for the June 5, 2018 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Supplemental Pre-Meeting Information for the June 5 Presbytery Meeting
  • SPAT Report

Saturday, April 21, 2018 | Cambridge United Presbyterian Church

1. • Minutes of April 21, 2018 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
   • Reflections from the April 21 Presbytery Meeting at Cambridge
   • Pre-Meeting Information for the April 21, 2018 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
   • Albany Presbytery Balance Sheet as of February 28, 2018 – password-protected
   • Albany Presbytery Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual Jan-Feb 2018 – password-protected
   • Albany Presbytery Report 2017
   • Albany Presbytery Summary Membership Report 2017
   • Presbyterian Women of Albany Presbytery Annual Report 2017
   • Presbyterian Women of Albany Presbytery Final Financial Report 2017
   • Overtures for Presbytery Concurrence on April 21, 2018

Saturday, February 10, 2018 | Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes of February 10, 2018 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the February 10th Presbytery Meeting at the Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church in Guilderland
  • Supplemental Pre-Meeting Information for February 10, 2018 Meeting – password-protected
  • Pre-Meeting Information – password-protected
  • Final 2017 Financial Reports – password-protected
  • 2018 Budget – Revised – password-protected
  • Albany Presbytery Membership Rolls 2017
  • Personnel Committee Report: February 10, 2018 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected

 

2017 PRESBYTERY MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 15, 2017 | Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church in Saratoga

• • Minutes of the November 15, 2017 Stated Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the November 15th Presbytery Meeting at the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church in Saratoga Springs

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | Special Presbytery Meeting|First United Presbyterian Church of Troy

• • Minutes of the November 1, 2017 Special Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections on the Nov. 1 Special Meeting of Presbytery

Saturday, September 30, 2017 | United Presbyterian Church of Amsterdam

• • Minutes of September 30, 2017 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the September 30th Presbytery Meeting at the United Presbyterian Church of Amsterdam

Special Presbytery Meeting | Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | First Presbyterian Church in Ballston Spa

• • Minutes of September 12, 2017 Special Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections on the Sept. 12 Special Meeting of Presbytery by Ted Wright

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 | Northville United Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes of June 6, 2017 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the June 6th Presbytery Meeting at the Northville United Presbyterian Church

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls

• • Minutes from the March 29, 2017 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the March 29th Presbytery Meeting at the First Presbyterian Church, Glens Falls

Saturday, February 4, 2017 | New Covenant Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes of February 4 2017 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the Feb 4th Presbytery Meeting at the New Covenant Presbyterian Church, Albany

 

2016 PRESBYTERY MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 | United Presbyterian Church of Cambridge

• • Minutes from the November 16, 2016 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the Nov 16th Presbytery Meeting at the United Presbyterian Church of Cambridge

Saturday, October 1, 2016 | Korean Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes from October 1, 2016 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the Oct 1 Presbytery Meeting at the Korean Presbyterian Church

August 8, 2016 | Special Presbytery Meeting

• • Minutes of August 8 2016 Special Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the August 8th Special Called Presbytery Meeting

Friday & Saturday, June 3-4, 2016 | Presbytery Retreat at Silver Bay YMCA

• • Minutes of June 2016 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the June 3-4 Presbytery Meeting/Silver Bay Retreat

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 | State Street Presbyterian Church, Schenectady

• • Minutes from the April 6, 2016 Presbytery Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the April 6th Presbytery Meeting

Saturday, January 30, 2016 | Brunswick Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes from the January 30, 2016 Meeting – password-protected
  • Reflections from the January 30th Presbytery Meeting

 

2015 PRESBYTERY MEETINGS

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 | Hudson Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes from the November 18, 2015 Meeting – password-protected

Saturday September 26, 2015 | Broadalbin Presbyterian Church

• • Minutes from the September 26, 2015 Meeting – password-protected
  • Minutes from the June 2015 Presbytery Meeting at Silver Bay YMCA – password-protected