About

Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church welcomes all individuals seeking God’s love, and keep our doors open to every soul seeking to welcome Jesus into their hearts. We invite you to open your heart and allow His grace to penetrate into your soul.

The parish of the Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church of Troy, NY was formed In April 1958 following the pastoral visit of His Grace Archbishop Khoren Paroyan, envoy from the Holy See in Cilicia. With great enthusiasm and the blessings of His Holiness Catholicos Zareh I, conveyed by His Grace, a newly formed Board of Trustees embarked on its endeavors supported wholeheartedly by the community. For nearly two years, the Trustees planned and worked until February 1960 when our first priest, Father Torcom Hagopian, came to serve our parish. Services were held once every three weeks at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in North Troy, where the pastor and congregation, in Christian generosity, gave us the use of their church. In August 1962, our perish purchased the former Third Presbyterian Church on Pawling Avenue. On October 16, 1975, tragedy struck and the church was destroyed by fire.

The Board of Trustees and a newly formed Building Committee, without discouragement, led the community in building our current new church on Spring Avenue which was Consecrated in November 1976 by the Prelate, His Grace Archbishop Karekin Sarkissian, who later became our Catholicos.