News & Announcements

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…

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…

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 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.…

By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | March 14, 2023 Council Meeting Report The Reverend Rick Spalding opened our busy March Council meeting with a reading of Marge Piercy’s poem “To Be of Use.” Rick said that this eloquent poem is an apt…

By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | February 14, 2023 Council Meeting Report Council members gathered for a busy Valentines Day meeting on February 14, 2023. It seemed fitting to welcome our new Associate Minister Ashley Popperson on this…

February 16, 2023 After months of preparation and diligent review of profiles and letters of interest, the Search Committee has spent the last six weeks in the joyful work of meeting candidates in virtual interviews.  We have had the privilege…

January 20, 2023 This month, the Old South Church Senior Minister Search Committee has started interviewing candidates in discernment about our Senior Minister position.  As you know, we spent the fall reviewing profiles and letters of interest…