Wilborn Temple First Church of God in Christ is a Pentecostal church in Albany, New York

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

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History

Wilborn Temple First Church of God in Christ, Inc. was formed in 1927 by Ms. Elsie Black and Mrs. Alice Charles Harmon. Under the leadership of Elder L. W. Parsons, the church moved to 79 Hamilton Street, which is fondly remembered as Old 79. In 1940, after the passing of Elder L. W.Parsons, Elder William M. Wilborn was appointed pastor. In 1957, the church acquired the Congregation Beth Emeth

Congregation Beth Emeth

-History:The congregation was formed in 1885 with the merger of a "dwindling" orthodox congregation, Anshe Emeth and a "growing" Reform Congregation, Beth El -Architecture:...

 synagogue at 121 Jay Street. Elder Emmett H. Jeffress became pastor of Wilborn Temple in 1974 and the current pastor, Elder Solomon Dees was appointed pastor in 2007.

Building

The current church building (the original Congregation Beth Emeth

Congregation Beth Emeth

-History:The congregation was formed in 1885 with the merger of a "dwindling" orthodox congregation, Anshe Emeth and a "growing" Reform Congregation, Beth El -Architecture:...

) was built in 1887, and is one of the few surviving 19th-century synagogues in the United States. The architect was Adolph Fleischman, with Isaac Perry. The building is in Richardson Romanesque style.