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June 14, 2016
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Dear Old South Church in Boston,
Orlando. A catastrophe. We are reeling. How are you? What is happening for you? Inside of you?
We are rent asunder by the magnitude of the hatred and the unthinkable violence that has taken…
June 6, 2016
May 10, 2016
Moderator Deb Washington opened the meeting with a prayer and a glimpse at 1 Thessalonians 2: In attempting to discern God’s will we are reminded that His very word reassures our work in His name, and the word is love. Such is the core…
June 6, 2016
Leaders of Boston faith communities, including Old South Church's Senior Minister Rev. Nancy Taylor, penned a letter to The Boston Globe, responding to the recent rise of anti-Semitism in our country.
Read In rise of anti-Semitism, a monster has…
May 25, 2016
On May 24, 2016, 903 delegates from 32 houses of worship from across Boston gathered at Old South Church for a Greater Boston Interfaith Organization citywide rally to discuss several social justice measures, including affordable housing and…
April 29, 2016
On Phillis Wheatley Sunday, May 8, 2016, Old South Church honored a living legend, Sarah-Ann Shaw, with the Open Door Award. Sarah-Ann Shaw is Boston's first female African American television reporter, hired by WBZ-TV in 1969.
Read Old South Church…
April 20, 2016
“There’s a lot to be embraced about recognizing and living into the rhythm of what it is to be human, which includes being born, but it also includes dying.”
Watch Let's Talk About Death via WCVB 5 Chronicle (4/19/16)
Featuring Senior Minister Rev.…
April 20, 2016
April 12, 2016
Moderator Deb Washington opened the meeting with a prayer, reminding us that each of us is divined with special gifts to use as confirmed by the Holy Spirit. We are endowed to do good, to help others, to act as stewards, and carry our…
April 20, 2016
April 20, 2016
This week, I will be at Yale Divinity School as the Luccock Visitor. As the Luccock Visitor I will co-teach a class on Reformed Worship, lead several focused discussions, lead worship in Chapel, and share a great many meals with…