First Congregational Church of Albany, Church building in Albany, New York.

The First Congregational Church of Albany is a two-story brick building at Quail Street and Maple Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood, 1.5 miles west of downtown. Fuller & Robinson designed the cross-gabled Colonial Revival church, dedicated in 1919; a gabled two-story brick Sunday school wing was added to the north side by the early 1960s. Four fluted Ionic columns carry a pediment inscribed "First Congregational Church."

The congregation was established in 1850 and within two years hosted the Albany Convention, a gathering that helped Congregationalism develop a nationwide reach. The Rev. Ray Palmer, later known for his hymns, guided the church through its early years downtown, first in a former Presbyterian church and later in its own building. In the early 20th century the church followed its congregants out along Albany's trolley lines; the present building, designed by Fuller & Robinson, was delayed by World War I and dedicated to Palmer in 1919.

The church is also known as The Ray Palmer Memorial, named for the hymn-writing minister who led the congregation in its early years. Its affiliation is dual: the United Church of Christ and the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches. The 1850s Albany Convention, hosted soon after the congregation formed, helped Congregationalism spread nationwide.

The church stands at the northwest corner of Quail Street and Maple Avenue in Woodlawn, 1.5 miles west of central Albany. Six stone steps with iron handrails lead to the east portico; a paved parking lot fills the southwest part of the lot, and a concrete walkway with a bike rack connects the south side to the sidewalks. A driveway opens from Woodlawn on the north.

The 1919 dedication honored Rev. Ray Palmer, the hymn writer who led the congregation from 1850; his name is engraved on a stone panel above the central entrance, and the building is formally called The Ray Palmer Memorial.