News & Announcements
February 24, 2014
February 11, 2014
The February Council meeting marked a new term. Many familiar faces remain but three new committee chairs were welcomed: Maren Batalden (Christian Education), Tom Oppedisano (Music), and Janice Adamek (Membership). One new officer…
February 21, 2014
Read Old South Church Marathon Scarf Project to embrace runners, remember Boston bombing (UCC News, February 21, 2014).
Learn more about the Marathon Scarf Project.
February 21, 2014
On Thursday, February 20, 2014, hundreds of teenagers gathered in Old South Church's Sanctuary to rally for new jobs initiatives. Speakers included Attorney General Martha Coakley. Following the rally the teens marched to the Massachusetts State…
January 29, 2014
In August 2013, media artist Seth Thompson shot a 360-degree panorama of our Main Sanctuary for Sacred Spaces of New England, an online project featuring "religious and secular places that elicit contemplation, reflection and inspiration." Old South…
January 22, 2014
January 14, 2014
Council opened the first meeting of the New Year with the reading of a 1924 prayer written by Old South Church's Rev. George Gordon (1884-1927). After the prayer, Council members turned their attention to good financial news.…
January 3, 2014
Senior Minister Rev. Nancy Taylor's alma mater, Chicago Theological Seminary, published an article on Old South Church in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Read B Strong: Healing Boston (Challenge & Response, Winter 2013 issue).
December 24, 2013
Old South Church in Boston was honored to welcome the Rev. Frank Schaefer to 11 am Festival Worship on Sunday, December 29 to help lead worship. A nationally known advocate for the recognition of equal marriage in the United Methodist Church, we…
December 20, 2013
Rev. Nancy Taylor opened the December joint Council-and-Trustees meeting with a moving Advent Litany of Hospitality. This litany consisted of excerpts of e-mails exchanged by the Deacons and other hospitality coordinators. As of December 2nd there…