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** Please Help The Arnold Family **


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The Arnold family, who are residents of Selkirk, lost their home and dear sweet pet in a house fire.  Click on the image to open a PDF of ways that we can show compassion to this family by helping support them in this difficult time and radiate God's love into their lives. Anyway that you can help will surely be appreciated!  There are dates and times that you can drop things off at the Selkirk Firehouse. 


On Sunday, February 23, please bring items or financial donations (gift cards or monies) with you to church and we will see that they get to the family. 


Please hold the Arnold family in your prayers as they walk through this difficult time. May God's love and strength uphold the Arnold family in these days to come - give them hope in this time of darkness by radiating God's light and love into their lives.

Sunday Worship begins at 10:30 a.m.  Masks are optional within the church building.  If desired, you may attend in the privacy of your car parked in our parking lot, tune your radio to 1590 AM.

If you would like to receive a box of weekly giving envelopes, please call the office at 518-767-2243.  Using these envelopes allows our treasurer to be able to credit your donations at the end of the year for tax purposes.


Online offerings may be made on-line via Tithe.ly and the Give button below. These donations will be deposited directly into the church bank account. You have the option to give to either the General or Renovation Fund. Both Tithe.ly and the church will record your donations.


Tithe.ly deducts a small fee per credit card transaction (2.65% plus $0.30). You have the option to cover these fees, if you wish. You may also choose to have Tithe.ly automatically donate for you weekly or monthly.


As always, thank you for your generosity.

Phase 2 of the Stained Glass Window Restoration Project has begun! The first two windows were removed in mid-February to be studio-restored and reconditioned. Insulated board and plywood window coverings were installed to keep the heat in and to protect the church from the elements (see photos). The current weather-dependent plan is for Chapman’s crew to return in early May to refurbish the wood framework, reinstall the reconditioned windows, and install new clear protective coverings.


It is with great hope that the generous donations that made the restoration of the sanctuary windows possible will continue so that FRCB will be able to restore three additional windows in the 2025 calendar year! Can we can meet that commitment by June 1ST??

The FRCB stained glass restoration is underway!


The bottle and can drive is starting 2025 off to a big start. I just received $202 from our cans and bottles. What a good start to reaching our next goal, which is $2000!    Thank you all for making this fundraiser so successful. Thank you! Arlene


Thank you to all who have participated in our various fundraisers.


Other fundraising ideas:

  • A wall plaque will be created listing donor names making contributions in memory of loved ones.
  • Do you have additional suggestions?? Maybe a rummage sale, outdoor concerts, more church dinners??

Please share your ideas with a consistory member!

The first week of April will begin with the repair of the retaining wall near the door used by the Food Pantry. Over the years water leached into the ground creating hydrostatic pressure against the retaining wall, which caused the wall to crumble and collapse, nearly caving in upon our Sunday School classroom. There are numerous steps in completing the necessary repair of the wall and improvement of the water drainage issue. During this repair, access issues to the church should be very minimal, and

every effort will be made to accommodate Food Pantry patrons during their Tuesday hours.

The cost of the project is $23,500. The church has applied for a $7500 grant through the Albany Classis Facility Grant program. Other sources of funding for the project include donations given toward the Capital Improvement Fund Drive, use of Trust Fund money, and possibly a loan.