History of Albany Salvation Army

In 1884 The Salvation Army came to Albany….
Up until 1979, Albany was the divisional headquarters for the Eastern part of the state.
In 1979 the Eastern and Western parts of the state were united with new divisional headquarters in Syracuse and Albany became an Area Services, providing a variety of services to the Capital Region. In 2001 the Salvation Army, Albany Area Services moved to new facilities at 20 S. Ferry St.