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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…

“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 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 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…

Marathon Sunday Boston fetes runners on eve of daunting 26.2-mile journey via The Boston Herald Carlos Arredondo has new look after gifting his iconic hat to BAA via The Boston Herald Security tight for 120th Boston Marathon via WMTW Portland One…

“‘Last year the survivors were focused on the burdens they bore — in the way of painful memories, grief, scars, hearing loss, PTSD, physical and mental wounds,’ [Rev. Nancy Taylor] said. ‘They asked that we share their burdens. We did. This year,…

"The history of any city is entwined with its tragedy. The Great Boston Fire of 1872, one of the most destructive in all of American history, leveled much of Boston, but it also launched a glamorous new era - complete with architectural triumphs…

Lynn Wolff, friend of Old South Church and co-founder of Copley Wolff Design Group in Boston, passed away March 20, 2016. A celebration of Lynn's life will be held at Old South Church on Saturday, April 30th at 11:00 am - "a date chosen to ensure…