The Reformed Church of Schodack at Muitzeskill

The Reformed Church of Schodack at Muitzeskill A Church in the Reformed Church in America. We worship together at 11 on Sunday mornings

The Church at the Crossroads—A Brief History

In 1756, the Dutch farm families of Schodack, tired of having to travel all the way to Kinderhook for Sunday worship, decided to establish a congregation for themselves. At first Schodack and Kinderhook churches shared clergy, but soon Schodack had its own minister. The services were in Dutch, but in 1798 the consistory minutes record that the mini

ster was requested to give alternated sermons in Dutch and English. The first church building was situated in the hamlet of Schodack Landing. In 1810, land at the four corners was given to the church and the sanctuary was dismantled and moved by ox cart, timber by timber, up the long hill from Schodack Landing. Over sixty years later, in 1876, a disastrous fire completely razed the church. The community immediately rallied round and by December had completed constructing what stands today as our house of worship. Noteworthy architectural features of this building include the pressed tin ceiling and walls, installed around 1890 over the original painted plaster. There are beautifully crafted chestnut doors that lead you into a light-filled sanctuary for worship and reflection. Other buildings owned and cared for within the church complex include the “Friendship House,” built in 1906, and the Parsonage built in 1930. The craftsmanship of local builders is well reflected in both of these solidly constructed buildings.

Good morning FB friends. On this first Sunday of June we will be celebrating the sacrament of holy communion. Rev Paul J...
06/07/2026

Good morning FB friends. On this first Sunday of June we will be celebrating the sacrament of holy communion. Rev Paul Janssen will be at the pulpit and his message for today is, “I Shall Not Want…I Lack Nothing”. Worship begins at 11 am and we hope you’re able to join us!

Here are today’s announcements -

Bible Study will be held at 4:30 on Wednesdays at the Friendship House. All are welcome!

Our church is looking for members who would like to join the Consistory. It is not a
significant time commitment. If you are called to serve, please see Mark or Lisa.

Assistance mowing the lawn is always needed. Please see Mark if you have time to help beautify our church grounds.

AND - Please visit us this coming Wednesday for our annual Ice Cream Social sponsored by the Four Corners Partnership and our 4H Farm Friends.
The fun begins at 6:30 and we look forward to seeing you😇🍧🩷 !!

Have a blessed Sunday and an awesome week ahead!

This is a day that the Lord has made!! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!😇♥️. Good morning friends. On this last Sunday ...
05/31/2026

This is a day that the Lord has made!! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!😇♥️. Good morning friends. On this last Sunday of May we have Rev Paul Janssen at the pulpit and his message for today is, “The Lord Is My Shepard”. Worship begins at 11 am and we hope you can join us.

Here are today’s announcements -

Our church continues to search for members to join the Consistory. Please see Mark or Lisa if you arecalled to serve; the time needed is minimal - but the impact is immeasurable.

There is a continuing need for help mowing our church grounds. Please see Mark if you can assist.

All are welcome at Bible Study, Wednesdays at 4:30pm at the Friendship House.

Who doesn’t love ice cream? Rain or shine, the 4Corners Partnership and Farm Friends 4H Club will hold their annual Ice Cream Social at our church on Wednesday, June 10 at 6:30pm.

Well folks, that’s a wrap. Tomorrow we welcome June filled with lots of summertime activities. Went want you to remember to be safe, be kind and remember God loves you♥️. See you next Sunday😍🩷

Good morning faithful FB followers. On this Pentecost Sunday we have Rev Rudy Visser at the pulpit. His sermon for today...
05/24/2026

Good morning faithful FB followers. On this Pentecost Sunday we have Rev Rudy Visser at the pulpit. His sermon for today is “The Spirit Gathers What Sin Has Scattered”. As always worship begins at 11 am.

Here are today’s announcements -

Our church continues to search for members to join the Consistory. Please see Mark or Lisa if you arecalled to serve; the time needed is minimal - but the impact is immeasurable.

There is a continuing need for help mowing our church grounds. Please see Mark if you can assist.

All are welcome at Bible Study, Wednesdays at 4:30pm at the Friendship House.

Who doesn’t love ice cream? Rain or shine, the 4Corners Partnership and Farm Friends 4H Club will hold their annual Ice Cream Social at our church on Wednesday, June 10 at 6:30 pm.

We hope you’re having a meaningful Memorial Day weekend where we honor those who have laid down their lives for our country and our freedoms. Please say a prayer for all those families who are missing loved ones on this special day. God bless them…God bless all of us…and God bless America♥️🇺🇸♥️

Good morning FB friends. It looks like another beautiful day in the great northeast!! You still have time to make worsh...
05/17/2026

Good morning FB friends. It looks like another beautiful day in the great northeast!! You still have time to make worship at 11 am today where Rev Rudy Visser will be preaching. His message for you today is “Bearing Witness Until He Comes Again”. We hope you’ll join us.

Here are the announcements for today

Help is needed to mow our church grounds. Please see Mark if you can assist.

All are welcome at Bible Study, 4:30pm on Wednesdays at the Friendship House.

Our church is looking for members to join the Consistory. It does not require a
significant time commitment. Please see Mark or Lisa if you are called to serve.

The 4Corners Partnership and Farm Friends 4H Club will be holding their annual Ice Cream Social at our church on Wednesday, June 10 at 6:30pm. Rain or shine. Come join us!!

Well that’s it for today. Have a blessed week ahead. The day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!!! 😇♥️

Good Sunday morning. We are happy to welcome Rev Rudy back to the pulpit this morning. His message for this day is “ Whe...
05/10/2026

Good Sunday morning. We are happy to welcome Rev Rudy back to the pulpit this morning. His message for this day is “ Where Emptiness Meets Grace”. Worship starts at 11 am and we hope you’re able to join us.

We have a couple of announcements to share today -

Bible Study will be held at 4:30 on Wednesdays at the Friendship House. All are welcome!

Our church is looking for members who would like to join the Consistory. It is not a
significant time commitment. If you are called to serve, please see Mark or Lisa.

Assistance mowing the lawn is always needed. Please see Mark if you have time to help beautify our church grounds.

That’s it for today. We hope you have a blessed week ahead. And happy Mother’s Day. We celebrate not only moms and grandmas but all those women who love and inspire our children. God bless😇💐🩷

Greetings Facebook followers. Hope you’re having a good Sunday morning. Well today Rev Paul Janssen is our guest minist...
05/03/2026

Greetings Facebook followers. Hope you’re having a good Sunday morning. Well today Rev Paul Janssen is our guest minister. His message for this day is simply titled “Surely”. It’s the first Sunday of the month so we will also be celebrating the Lord’s Supper. Service begins at 11 am and we hope you’re able to join us.

We have just a few announcements this
morning -

Bible Study will be held at 4:30 on Wednesdays at the Friendship House. All are welcome!

Our church is looking for members who would like to join the Consistory. It is not a
significant time commitment. If you are called to serve, please see Mark or Lisa.

Assistance mowing the lawn is always needed. Please see Mark if you have time to help beautify church grounds.

We hope you have a good week ahead. God bless you and yours😇🙏🏼😇.

Hi again FB friends. Here is one more item for this morning. This metric, prepared by Cindy Knights, shows the compariso...
04/26/2026

Hi again FB friends. Here is one more item for this morning. This metric, prepared by Cindy Knights, shows the comparisons for the last six years for the Spring Cleanup
Project. Again our thanks to all those volunteers who participated in this event.

😇🩷👍

Hello FB followers. We are pleased to have Rev Paul Janssen returning as our guest minister today. His sermon for this d...
04/26/2026

Hello FB followers. We are pleased to have Rev Paul Janssen returning as our guest minister today. His sermon for this day is entitled , “The Shepard’s Voice”. We hope you can join us at 11 am for worship.

We do have some announcements to share with you -

Bible Study will be held at 4:30 on Wednesdays at the Friendship House. All are welcome!

Today from noon- 2pm, join the Rotary Club of Southern Rensselaer County for a Bowl-a- Thon at the East Greenbush bowling alley. Funds raised and household items collected will benefit the Anchor. The cost to bowl, including shoe rental, is $20.00 for two hours.

Donations for Lisa Cap’s Legacy Foundation will be collected through the end of this week; there is an envelope in the back of the church. Thank you for your generous gifts.

Our church is looking for members who would like to join the Consistory. It is not a significant time commitment. If you are called to serve, please see Mark or Lisa.

Assistance mowing the lawn is always needed. Please see Mark if you have time to help beautify our church grounds.

Thank you to all who attended and participated in the congregational meeting. Special thanks to Brian and Peggy for hosting coffee hour.

We also have some information to share from the recent Spring Cleanup Project. We thank all our volunteers for supporting this project, and we thank Cindy Knights and Peggy Dempsey for sharing this update -

April 11, 2026 Muitzeskill Cleanup Day 10 AM – Noon – Final Report
Church cleanup Volunteers:
• Mark Rossman
• Willard Dreisbach
• Al Brock
Road Volunteers:
• Peg and Brian Dempsey
• Norma Shook
• Pat and Phyllis Scannell
• Linda Whipple
• Jean and Dan Mackay
• Cindy Knights
• Andy Smith (prior to event)
Area cleaned up:
• 2.1 miles on Muitzeskill Rd (Columbia County line to Knickerbocker Rd) (County Rte 1)
• 2 miles Schodack Landing Rd (Church to Cty Rte 3)(County Rte 2)
• . 5 miles County Rte 3 to RxR bridge
• .5 miles McKnight Rd (Town Rd)
• TOTAL – 5.1 miles
Bags and debris ready for pickup:
County pickup:
Muitzeskill Rd
• 5 tires and 1 bag of trash south of 4 corners by the School bus sign
• 1 bag of trash and debris at turn around by Knickerbocker Rd
• 1 bag of trash and debris west side of rd south of 790 Muitzeskill Rd
• 1 bag of trash and debris near 883 Muitzeskill Rd
Schodack Landing Rd
• 2 bags of trash between 1103 Schodack Landing Rd and Funk Rd
• 2 bags of trash at Point of McKnight Rd and Schodack Landing Rd on Jersey barriers
• 1 bag of trash and debris near 1317 Schodack Landing Rd

Town pickup – McKnight Rd
• 1 bag trash by RR bridge
• 1 bag of trash near powerlines near 516 McKnight Rd

It’s a rainy Sunday morning but we hope that doesn’t keep you from going to church. Today Rev Rudy Visser is back with ...
04/19/2026

It’s a rainy Sunday morning but we hope that doesn’t keep you from going to church. Today Rev Rudy Visser is back with us and his message for us this morning is “From Broken Expectations to Risen Hope”. We hope to see you at worship which starts at 11 am. Just a reminder there will be an Annual Congregational Meeting immediately following service. It will be held in the Friendship House and there will be a coffee hour hosted by Peggy and Brian. Thank you !!

Here are the announcements for today -

Rev. Rudy will be holding Bible study at the Friendship House on Thursday, April 23 at 4:30pm. All are welcome!

The annual “Stuff the Bus” event will be held on Saturday, April 25 in the Maple Hill High School parking lot; non-perishable food items and toiletry products can be dropped off there.

Also, from 9am-noon, the Castleton Village Fire Company will pick up donations left in bags on driveways throughout the village and deliver them to the bus. This is a major fundraiser that helps stock the Anchor’s shelves!

Rotary Club of Southern Rensselaer County will be sponsoring a Bowl-a- Thon at the East Greenbush bowling alley on Sunday, April 26 from noon- 2pm. Funds raised and household items collected will benefit the Anchor. The cost to bowl, including shoe rental, is $20 for two hours.

We hope you have a blessed week ahead. Be safe, be kind 😇♥️

Good morning FB friends. This morning we welcome Preaching Elder Kitt Jackson to the pulpit. Her sermon for today is “Wh...
04/12/2026

Good morning FB friends. This morning we welcome Preaching Elder Kitt Jackson to the pulpit. Her sermon for today is “Whatever Happened to Peter?” Worship
Is at 11 am.

We do have a few announcements to share today -

Don’t forget that Hoffman's Car Wash in East Greenbush is hosting their Spring FREE car wash today to benefit the Anchor. Donate a non-perishable food item and wash your car for free!

Rev. Rudy’s first Bible study will be held at the Friendship House on Thursday, April 16 at 4:30pm. All are welcome!

Congregational meeting is April 19 after church. We will have coffee hour as well.

The annual “Stuff the Bus” event will be held on Saturday, April 25 in the Maple Hill High School parking lot; non-perishable food items and toiletry products can be dropped off there.

Also,from 9am-noon, the Castleton Village Fire Company will pick up donations left in bags on driveways throughout the village and deliver them to the bus. This is a major fundraiser that helps stock the Anchor’s shelves!

Rotary Club of Southern Rensselaer County will be sponsoring a Bowl-a- Thon at the East Greenbush bowling alley on Sunday, April 26 from noon- 2pm. Funds raised and household items collected will benefit the Anchor. The cost to bowl, including shoe rental, is $20 for two hours.

That’s it for today. Enjoy the sunshine as the milder temps and we’ll be back next week. God bless ..

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902 Schodack Landing Road
Schodack Landing, NY
12156

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