News & Announcements
May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
As you know, your Search Committee has been hard at work since the last formal update in late March. We extended invitations to four final candidates to join us for a weekend of mutual discernment. Three accepted our invitation. Each…
May 18, 2023
By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | May 9, 2023 Council Meeting Report
Rick opened the May Council meeting with a reading of the beautiful poem “Small Things'' by Anna Kamienska. After Council members briefly shared where they are seeing signs of…
May 10, 2023
Boston, MA, May 2023 - Old South Church in Boston, a historic landmark and vibrant congregation in Copley Square, is pleased to announce that Melvin B. Miller, an esteemed journalist and community leader, has been selected as the recipient of the…
April 24, 2023
Dear Old South Church,
As you know, our good friend and companion, our sister in faith, our steadfast Administrator Extraordinaire Helen McCrady will be stepping into her richly-deserved retirement at the end of next month after 23 years of service…
April 19, 2023
This Earth Day, three community organizations are teaming up to launch the Canopy of Care Project, an exciting new initiative aimed at developing Boston’s urban tree canopy. Old South Church in Boston’s Climate Crisis Task Force, Speak for the Trees…
April 19, 2023
By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | April 11, 2023 Council Meeting Report
A news-filled April Council meeting began on a celebratory note. During our monthly round of check-ins, Rick announced that after 50 happy years together, he and his partner…
April 13, 2023
Old South Church in Boston is seeking a full-time Staff Accountant to execute the day-to-day duties of the business office including paying invoices, completing payroll bi-weekly, basic HR duties, making bank deposits, data entry, and maintaining…
March 29, 2023
March 28, 2023
Your Search Committee has been in deep discernment over the past month – listening and re-listening to recorded interviews with candidates, listening and re-listening to recorded sermons, reading and re-reading written material. In…