News & Announcements

By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | July 9, 2024 Council Meeting Report Audrey Woodhams, Old South’s new Creative Director for our Twilight Service opened our July Council meeting with a reading from the Reverend Howard Thurman’s prayer “The Growing…

We are thrilled to introduce Audrey Woodhams, our new Creative Director for Twilight Worship!  Audrey Woodhams is a writer, worship leader, Dove Award-nominated songwriter, mom of three, teacher, founder of creative communities, and – most deeply in…

By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | June 11, 2024 Council Meeting Report Vice-Moderator Mark Chitty opened our June Council meeting with a reading from Corinthians. After approving Clerk Rob Gabler’s excellent minutes from our May meeting, we heard…

Old South Church in Boston is proud to announce that J. Shia, founder of Madhouse Motors, will receive the 2024 Open Door Award. The award presentation will take place on June 16, 2024, which the church is marking as Liberation Sunday - a day…

By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | May 2024 Council Meeting Report Council’s virtual gathering in May was chock-full of meaningful conversations about the Old South Church community. Treasurer Bill Bulkeley provided an update on Old South’s finances…

The civic life of the city is an intimately bound up in of our church’s life. The prophet Jeremiah spoke to a people who were deeply concerned about what would become of their nation. And the counsel he gave was this: Seek the welfare of the city,…

A message from George Sargeant, Associate Organist and Choirmaster: Dear Old South Church Family, Last Sunday, during both First and Festival worship, we announced that, after nearly nineteen years as Associate Organist and Choirmaster, I will be…

By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | April 9, 2024 Council Meeting Report Council members gathered for a busy, hybrid meeting on a balmy April evening. Assistant Minister Rachel Barton opened the meeting with a prayer and a reading of Wendell Berry’s…