News & Announcements
October 5, 2017
When I was 23 years old, I was working a good (if awfully quiet) office job in Chicago. It was steady work. No matter what was going on in the world, I knew what I would be doing 9-5.
And I was okay with that.
But then Hurricane Katrina came…
October 3, 2017
Read Old South Church's letter to Boston Properties regarding the impact of shadows from the Back Bay / South End Gateway Project on Old South Church in Boston and the community.
Inquiries may be directed to Rev. John Edgerton, john@oldsouth.org.
September 14, 2017
"Two Massachusetts Conference representatives [incl. Rev. John Edgerton] took part in a lunchtime stand in at the Massachusetts State House today calling on Governor Charlie Baker to take urgent action on the climate crisis by releasing an executive…
September 13, 2017
"Two Massachusetts Conference representatives [incl. Rev. John Edgerton] took part in a lunchtime stand in at the Massachusetts State House today calling on Governor Charlie Baker to take urgent action on the climate crisis by releasing an executive…
September 6, 2017
10:00 am Community Hour programming kicks off on Sunday September 17 with Christian Resistance and the Legacy of Niebuhr and Bonhoeffer, led by guest facilitator K. Healan Gaston, Lecturer on Christian Ethics and American Religious History at…
August 22, 2017
Following the events in Charlottesville and in anticipation of the planned "free speech" rally on the Boston Common, Old South Church joined with other houses of faith across Greater Boston in a Joint Statement from Boston Area Religious Leaders.…
August 16, 2017
Dear Old South Church, The events of Charlottesville, VA have shaken us to the core. We grieve the loss of the dead and pray for the healing of the injured. We despair that today’s Nazi’s feel emboldened to spew hateful venom into the public square…
August 10, 2017
Dear Old South Church in Boston,
Your Christian Service and Outreach Committee and your Church Council are asking the members of Old South Church to consider the question: "Is Old South Church called by God to provide sanctuary to an individual or…