News & Announcements
September 24, 2015
September 8, 2015
Senior Minister Nancy Taylor proclaimed “The state of Old South Church is very good!” As the calendar shifts into Fall, many exciting developments are happening around the church. Council opened by reading community prayers, taking…
September 19, 2015
Senior Minister Nancy Taylor, Church Trustees and our Historian are in touch with the Boston Public Library concerning this news. We have been assured that none of the books in our collection have been affected and that the Library is moving swiftly…
August 31, 2015
Dear Old South Church IN BOSTON, Wherever You Are:
Ten years ago, looking at it from one perspective, you could say that Old South Church was divided into two communities: those who communicated on-line and those who did not.
In the 21st century a…
August 26, 2015
Dear Old South Church in Boston:
“ If the Atlantic were to dry up, it would reveal a scattered pathway of human bones, African bones, marking the various routes of the Middle Passage. ” - John Henrik Clark, Historian
On Sunday we gathered to…
July 23, 2015
July 14, 2015
Council met to continue discussion on the Capital Campaign.
Moderator Deb Washington opened the meeting with a Prayer for God’s Still Speaking Voice.
Wayne Davis (Co-chair of the Capital Campaign Committee) and Allison Cooley (Chair of…
July 10, 2015
Through storytelling, the July/August issue of Open Door magazine explores intentional living, how we make big changes in small ways. Read it now on Issuu.com. PDF is also available.
June 29, 2015
Read Boston churches split over Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling (The Boston Globe, June 29, 2015)
Excerpt:
Several pride flags flapped in the wind outside Old South Church in Copley Square, where Anthony Livolsi, an associate minister,…
June 16, 2015
June 9, 2015
Council met after taking a break in May to attend the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO) action held at Trinity Church. Council began with a reflection on the work of GBIO and Old South’s commitment to it. Our church’s…