News & Announcements

November 23, 2022
Dear Old South Church in Boston, A friend in ministry recently posted a poignant photo of two young friends in a ballroom pose, each wearing a splendid tiara, over the words, "all they wanted to do was dance." In the world we live in, it turns out…
November 21, 2022
By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | November  8, 2022 Council members enjoyed sharing good news at our busy November virtual meeting. Treasurer Bill Bulkeley was pleased to report that Old South’s financial picture is improving. Pledge payments have…
November 9, 2022
November 9, 2022 Candidates from around the country are entering into discernment about our Senior Minister position. They learn about us through many routes – their own networks within the region and the wider church, an official posting of our…
October 17, 2022
By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | October 14, 2022 Council members enjoyed a busy, hybrid meeting in October. For the first time in many months, several members of Council gathered in-person in the newly named Phillis Wheatley Room. Maren Batalden…
October 9, 2022
October 7, 2022 On pace with the schedule we set for ourselves, we released our church profile – to the congregation, to the conference, and to the wider world – in the last week of September. The profile – developed by the transition team in the…
September 29, 2022
By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | September 13, 2022 The first Council meeting of the new program year began on a busy note as members shared several updates. Treasurer Bill Bulkeley offered news on Old South’s finances. Overall, the Church’s…
September 8, 2022
September 8, 2022 We continue to meet every other week as a committee and are focused now in earnest on getting everything ready to receive applications of ministerial candidates interested in our senior minister position!   We are on schedule to…
September 1, 2022
Having said a fond, festive farewell to Acting Associate Minister Shawn Fiedler on August 28, we've moved into gear on some important steps toward finding his successor. The small Working Group appointed by Council back in July to begin the search (…