News & Announcements
May 1, 2019
Erik Gustafson composed a new hymn entitlted "Circle of Life: A Hymn for the Earth", which we sang in our Earth Day-themed worship service on Sunday, April 28, 2019. The hymn aspires to observe Earth Day 2019 and to help usher in a “new normal”: not…
May 1, 2019
Old South has achieved Level One of the Massachusetts Conference’s Green Congregation Challenge, joining more than 25 other churches statewide. The recognition was announced at the Earth Day Festival Worship service, as flags of planet earth taken…
April 22, 2019
Moderator Deb Washington welcomed Council to its March 2019 session with inspiration, derived from Matthew 7:7 and Patricia K. Suggs (and appearing in The Choice: Living Your Passion Inside Out by Frank A. Thomas):
If you do not ask,
The answer…
April 14, 2019
Old South Church in Boston salutes the Boston Marathon, one of the oldest and greatest races in the world. The blue and gold flags flying from the church’s Boylston and Dartmouth Street facades located near the Finish Line are a salute to the race,…
April 9, 2019
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April 4, 2019
February snow, complete with lashing winds and pelting ice, threatened a cancellation of Council’s monthly session on February 12, 2019. But technology stepped in and Council met electronically by conference call with nearly complete attendance,…
February 21, 2019
Since its approval by the Old South Church Council last fall, the Climate Change Task Force has begun to organize and establish itself as a vibrant church organization. With 2018 described as the 4th hottest year on record, according to US and UN…
February 4, 2019
On Sunday, February 24th, Phillis Wheatley biographer Richard Kigel will be talking about one of Old South Church in Boston’s most revered members. The presentation will explore the character, personality and passions of famous poet Phillis Wheatley…