Houses of worship and spiritual communities
This is a partial list of communities in Saratoga Springs and nearby areas. Community members: To update information about your group, email kdiggory@skidmore.edu.
Jump to: Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Unitarian and Wiccan/Neo-Pagan groups.
How to get there: There are many ways for students to get to religious services in the area, including:
- Getting in touch with our office to find out about other students already attending services and information on transportation options
- Bus (Free for Skidmore students - Route 452 leaves from Skidmore Campus)
- Carpooling
- Walking or biking, including with bikes from the the Skidmore bikeshare program "Bikemore"
- Skidmore vehicles, which can be reserved with our office's support by registered drivers. Students can find out about registering through Campus Safety.
- Taxi or rideshare options, some of which may be subsidized by the ORSL with prior arrangement
Buddhist
Albany KTC Tibetan Buddhist Study and Meditation Center (Kagyu lineage)
Albany KTC meets at the Doane Stuart School
199 Washington Ave.
Rensselaer, NY 12144
518-872-1629
Albany Shambhala Center
747 Madison Ave.
Suite 202
Albany, NY 12208
518-632-1921
Treehouse Sangha (Soto Zen)
In Harmony Yoga
137 Remsen St.
Cohoes, NY 12047
518-595-3067
Christian
41 Washington St.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-5980
*Near CDTA Bus route
Christ the Savior Orthodox Church (Orthodox Church in America, Eastern Orthodox)
349 Eastline Road
Ballston Lake, NY 12019
518-212-7845
241 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-2375
*Carpools may be in place, contact ORSL, also near CDTA bus route
Dyer Phelps Memorial AME Zion Church
122 Crescent St.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-0460
165 High Rock Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-691-0301
*Carpools may be in place, contact ORSL, less than 1 mile from campus
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
100 Crescent Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-9441
24 Circular St.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-6091
*Carpools may be in place, contact ORSL
St. Clement's Roman Catholic Church
213 Lake Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-6122
St. Paul's Lutheran Church (LCMS)
149 Lake Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-0904
571 State Route 32
Quaker Springs
Stillwater, NY 12170
518-339-5013
*Carpools may be in place, contact ORSL
Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church (UMC)175 Fifth Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-3720
*Carpools may be in place, contact ORSL
Terra Nova (Independent)45 Washington St.
Hindu
450 Albany Shaker Road
Loundonville, NY
518-459-7272
Schenectady Hindu Temple
1052 Pleasant St.
Schenectady, NY
518-320-2973
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS)
16 Computer Drive East
Albany, NY 12205
518-489-1870
Jewish
84 Weibel Ave.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-2370
*Carpools may be in place, contact ORSL
Saratoga Chabad (Lubavitch Chassidic)130 Circular St.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-526-0773
509 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-8730
*Carpools may be in place, contact ORSL, also on CDTA bus route and less then 1 mile from campus
Al-Hidaya Center
Islamic Community Center of Troy and Latham
322 Troy Schenectady Road
Latham, NY 12110
518-608-1256
*Occasional ORSL trips scheduled, contact the office
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Center
91 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12306
518-887-2859
Unitarian Universalist
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Saratoga Springs (UUA)
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-584-1555
Wiccan/Neo-Pagan
Meets in different locations in the Capital District; see webpage or call for details.
nemetonoftheways@gmail.com
518-256-8536