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Latest News
Back to School SundaySeptember 12
Intergenerational Breakfast Beginning at 9:45 am on the second floorWe celebrate our return from summer activities and travels with good food, warm fellowship and spirited singing. All are welcome! A free-will offering will be taken.
Church SchoolOfferings include classes during First and Festival Worship; informal arts, crafts and fellowship opportunities between the services for children; and discussion, reflection and fellowship time for high...
To read the Boston Globe's coverage of the Interfaith Rally held at the Massachusetts State House on September 7, click here.
“To Bigotry No Sanction, to Persecution No Assistance”
A Call to Citizens, Elected Officials, Journalists and Religious Communities to End the Current Wave of Fear and Bigotry Against Islamfrom Massachusetts Interfaith Leaders (September 7, 2010)
Massachusetts knows too well the painful and dangerous effects of religious bigotry, persecution, and intolerance. American...
David Clark, Old South member, former Clerk of Council, and current member of the Communications Committee, was featured in the business section of the August 29 edition of the Boston Globe. David was selected to receive a "Boston Globe Career Makeover." The article is an informative and insightful look into David's challenges and triumphs as one of 54 million Americans living with disabilities, many of whom face unspoken barriers in entering the workforce. Click here to see the video and...
A Lunenburg couple, Pamela Lucier and Joshua McKenna, have won a $100,000 wedding from WeddingChannel.com and US Weekly Magazine. And what did they wish for with a "sky's the limit" budget? - a ceremony at Old South Church in Boston.
To read the full article, click here.
Sign up now for the First Annual Old South Scramble Golf Tournament, Saturday, October 16 at Newton Commonwealth Golf Course. Proceeds from the event will help restore aging stained glass windows at Old South Church.
Click here for full details.
We are all deeply concerned with the flooding disaster in Pakistan. We can act on that concern by helping. You may send checks to:
Old South Church in Boston645 Boylston StreetBoston, MA 02116
Please clearly note “Pakistan Flood Relief” on the memo line.
You may also make a secure online donation by clicking here.
For more information and updates on the disaster and the United Church of Christ response, visit www.ucc.org/disaster/pakistan.
An excerpt from "Reflections on Mission: Our Trip to Navajo Nation"by Janet Nolan
We [the Old South volunteers] arrived and found that we had much more to learn than we had to give. We were immersed in the Navajo culture for a week and just barely scratched the surface of understanding these amazing, proud Americans. We were treated to archery, roping, traditional dancing, and the arts of weaving, beading and silversmithing. We learned firsthand from a Navajo Code Talker the role he played...
Our Old South Church gardeners have done it again. Having won a first place Golden Trowel Award in the 2007 Mayor’s Garden Contest, followed by the first prize Magnolia Award from the Garden Club of the Back Bay in 2009, they have been notified that they’ve taken first prize in the 2010 Mayor’s Garden Contest, this time winning a Golden Trowel Award in the Community Service Garden category for Garden of Eden, the Edible Churchyard. The garden was cited for its range of heirloom vegetables, neat...
Dear Old South Church,
I would like to congratulate each and everyone one of you on an absolutely fantastic year of fundraising! The continued support and dedication of your team was inspiring to not only our staff, but to participants and teams alike. Your team’s willingness to reach for the Gold was amazing and really embodied what AIDS Walk Boston is all about. A grassroots event built from the bottom up. Considering the economic climate of fundraising this year, your team stepped up and...
Some time ago Old South hosted brothers and sisters from the Pommern Village Church in Pommern Village, Tanzania. We supported the drilling of village wells, two of which now proudly bear the name of Old South Church in Boston. Click here to watch a video from Pastor Saaga thanking Old South for their new well, which now carries fresh water to a kindergarten.
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