Six full-width stone steps, with four decorative iron handrails, lead up to the entrance portico on the east (front) elevation, which itself is almost as wide as the building.
From stone plinth blocks on the portico rise four fluted round wooden columns topped by Ionic capitals.
Above them is a wide frieze between molded cornices and an entablature with "First Congregational Church" engraved across the width in capital letters.
A dentilled cornice tops it, setting off a pediment with a recessed bullseye window in the tympanum and triangular moldings on each side, topped with another dentilled cornice.

Behind the portico, the facade itself features four square pilasters with the same treatment as the columns.
Between them, on the first floor, are three entrances.
All have the same treatment, with paneled wooden double doors topped by a decorative glass transom, set in a stone surround.
Scrolled brackets support a stone cornice over each door with Adam style tracery.
Above each entrance is a stone panel; the one in the middle is engraved with the words "Ray Palmer Memorial."
A cast stone beltcourse separates the first and second stories, serving as the sill for the six-light casement windows above them, set in more restrained stone surrounds than the doors below them.

At the corners the bricks are laid to simulate quoins.
The stone beltcourse continues onto the side profiles.
On the first of the five bays west of the portico, the basement is set with six-over-six double-hung sash topped by a splayed brick lintel.
The second story has a six-light casement similar to those on the east, topped by an eight-light transom.
It is set with a stone sill and splayed brick lintel with a central keystone topped by the beltcourse.
At the roofline the frieze continues.

On the south facade, the cross-gabled section projects slightly.
The eastern two of its three bays are set with double six-over-six double-hung sash.
From the western bay a small brick vestibule with gently pitched gable roof sheltering two glass and wooden doors projects.
It has three full-pane glass windows on either side.

The beltcourse serves as the springline for the three round-arched windows on the second story of the cross-gable.
The center window is set with stained glass while the two flanking windows have 24-light central sections, 12-pane sidelights and radiating muntins in the arch.
All three are set in splayed brick surrounds topped by keystones.
The pediment above is broken with a bullseye window set amid splayed brick and keystones at all four cardinal points.
West of the cross-gable is another bay with the same treatment as the one to the east of it.

An entrance to the basement, flanked by two more six-over-six double-hung sash, is in the center of on the west (rear) of the building.
It is set in the center of a section that, like the entrance portico on the other end, runs nearly the full width of the face and projects slightly.
Just east of the south corner, a wooden staircase with wooden handrail ascends to a small roofed porch on the first story.

The stone beltcourse does not continue on to the west projection.
Each story has two narrow six-over-six double-hung sash in the side bays, with a blind central bay.
At the northwest corner, a nine-light wooden door provides access to the basement on the north facade.
A window on the above story is more modern in style, similar to those on the adjacent wing.
Six full-width stone steps, with four decorative iron handrails, lead up to the entrance portico on the east (front) elevation, which itself is almost as wide as the building. From stone plinth blocks on the portico rise four fluted round wooden columns topped by Ionic capitals. Above them is a wide frieze between molded cornices and an entablature with "First Congregational Church" engraved across the width in capital letters. A dentilled cornice tops it, setting off a pediment with a recessed bullseye window in the tympanum and triangular moldings on each side, topped with another dentilled cornice.
Behind the portico, the facade itself features four square pilasters with the same treatment as the columns. Between them, on the first floor, are three entrances. All have the same treatment, with paneled wooden double doors topped by a decorative glass transom, set in a stone surround. Scrolled brackets support a stone cornice over each door with Adam style tracery. Above each entrance is a stone panel; the one in the middle is engraved with the words "Ray Palmer Memorial." A cast stone beltcourse separates the first and second stories, serving as the sill for the six-light casement windows above them, set in more restrained stone surrounds than the doors below them.
At the corners the bricks are laid to simulate quoins. The stone beltcourse continues onto the side profiles. On the first of the five bays west of the portico, the basement is set with six-over-six double-hung sash topped by a splayed brick lintel. The second story has a six-light casement similar to those on the east, topped by an eight-light transom. It is set with a stone sill and splayed brick lintel with a central keystone topped by the beltcourse. At the roofline the frieze continues.
On the south facade, the cross-gabled section projects slightly. The eastern two of its three bays are set with double six-over-six double-hung sash. From the western bay a small brick vestibule with gently pitched gable roof sheltering two glass and wooden doors projects. It has three full-pane glass windows on either side.
The beltcourse serves as the springline for the three round-arched windows on the second story of the cross-gable. The center window is set with stained glass while the two flanking windows have 24-light central sections, 12-pane sidelights and radiating muntins in the arch. All three are set in splayed brick surrounds topped by keystones. The pediment above is broken with a bullseye window set amid splayed brick and keystones at all four cardinal points. West of the cross-gable is another bay with the same treatment as the one to the east of it.
An entrance to the basement, flanked by two more six-over-six double-hung sash, is in the center of on the west (rear) of the building. It is set in the center of a section that, like the entrance portico on the other end, runs nearly the full width of the face and projects slightly. Just east of the south corner, a wooden staircase with wooden handrail ascends to a small roofed porch on the first story.
The stone beltcourse does not continue on to the west projection. Each story has two narrow six-over-six double-hung sash in the side bays, with a blind central bay. At the northwest corner, a nine-light wooden door provides access to the basement on the north facade. A window on the above story is more modern in style, similar to those on the adjacent wing.
First Congregational Church of Albany