News & Announcements
May 31, 2020
Dear Old South Church:We are all experiencing anxiety and fatigue over not being able to see the future, plan ahead, or catch sight of even a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Does this tunnel ever end?To that end, your Blue Ribbon Covid-19…
May 22, 2020
By the Rev. Donald A. Wells
The question before us is where do Christian communities of faith go from here once this pandemic has subsided? It may be a bit premature to come up with firm answers, but we all have been thinking about it one way or…
May 20, 2020
A message from the Senior Minister
Dear Old South Church,Greetings, grace and peace to you in this long season of pandemic. I hope this message finds you well. I hope it finds you managing in what is an extremely unsettling, disorienting and, for…
April 29, 2020
In this time of great challenge, Old South Church knows the power of being a Christian community conscious of the most vulnerable among us. Thanks to you, we are blessed to provide grants totaling over $100,000 per year to phenomenal nonprofits…
April 10, 2020
By the Rev. June R. Cooper
Context: For the past seven years I have had the opportunity to join with other clergy and members of South Church to worship with the inmates at MCI Framingham on Good Friday. As some of you might not know MCI Framingham…
March 12, 2020
Old South Church in Boston is suspending in-person worship and programs. Read on for details.
Dear Old South Church:Science. Math. Reason. Good citizenship. Flattening the curve. It is these that inform our decision to close our doors, not literally…
February 25, 2020
by the Rev. Donald A. Wells
While I don’t remember all of the details of Jon Stewart being interviewed by Stephen Colbert, one part of that interview has stuck in my mind. That exchange seems an appropriate beginning for a Lenten Reflection. The…
January 22, 2020
By the OSC Climate Change Task Force Communications Group
Environmental Justice (EJ) is based on the principle that all people have a right to be protected from environmental pollution and to live in a clean and healthful environment. EJ is the fair…