News & Announcements

October 18, 2018
City Mission receives funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the development, growth, and empowerment of Christian pastors in urban ministry. City Mission has received a grant of $774,251 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish The Urban…
September 12, 2018
As Hurricane Florence churns and threatens off our eastern coast, Old South Church faces directly into the churning, challenging, sometimes threatening times in which we live. Last evening the Church Council approved the formation of a Climate…
August 19, 2018
  Music Opportunities at Old South Church Our music ministry provides many ways to explore faith and connect more deeply to the life of the church. Whether you sing, ring, or simply have an appreciation for the arts, there is a place for you among…
August 15, 2018
A note from the Senior Minister: I have the great privilege of working in a building with an Archivist and a Finish Carpenter. Does it get any better than that? Our Archivist, Emily Ross, is with us twelve hours per week. For eight hours she toils…
August 2, 2018
On July 26, 2018, Rev. Nancy Taylor was featured on a WGBH panel about the Back Bay. Rev. Taylor and other panelists gave their thoughts and experience regarding the rapid growth of the neighborhood, including issues like gentrification and…
June 24, 2018
Old South is grateful to NBC Boston for covering the story of the proposed tender age detention center in Houston for immigrant children separated from their parents. People of faith standing together, across the country, can make a difference. The…
June 19, 2018
Boston, Massachusetts – On Sunday, June 24th at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Reverend Traci Blackmon will preach at the historic Old South Church in Boston. Reverend Blackmon currently serves as the Executive Minister of Justice & Local Church…
June 9, 2018
On Sunday, June 9, the historic Old South Church in Boston presented their Open Door Award to Freedom for All Massachusetts, the bipartisan coalition committed to defending the Bay State’s existing transgender-inclusive nondiscrimination law at the…