FOCUS Winter Worship Service

 FOCUS Churches of Albany will have a Combined Winter Worship Service on Sunday, February 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 85 Chestnut Street in Albany. 


Featuring a joint choir directed by Christopher Price, they will gather to renew the FOCUS Covenant, acknowledging “our common calling to work together more effectively than we can separately.”


Based in downtown Albany, FOCUS “brings people together to respond to hunger and basic needs with dignity and care.”


People can participate either in-person or online via Zoom. Zoom details are available here.

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