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Community

As Christians we face the injustices of the world head-on and respond with love in action. At Trinity Church, we steward our resources to meet the needs right in front of us, here in our Lower Manhattan neighborhood. Loving our neighbors is how we follow Jesus. 

How We Work

Trinity Church uniquely serves as both a grant-maker and an organization providing support to those in need.

How to Get Help

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Food Assistance

Free meals and groceries
Trinity Youth at the Trinity Retreat Center

Youth & Afterschool

Tutoring and test prep, music and dance, athletics, and more
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Legal & Housing Resources

How we can help protect your rights
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Women & Children

Resources, mentorship, childcare
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Mental Health

Support groups and professional contacts
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Asylum Seekers

English language classes, legal aid, job readiness

How We Partner

At Trinity Church, we use the tools of philanthropy, our convening power, and the expertise of our staff and partners to help build healthy neighborhoods, generations of leadership, and the financial capacity to support those goals.
Members

Neighborhood Council

Community organizers, policy makers, and other stakeholders in lower Manhattan help us better serve our neighborhood.
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Leadership Development

We work with seminaries, education programs, and nonprofits to expand opportunities for faith leaders.
September 27, 2023, Mental Health Symposium

Convenings

We bring together the people and organizations best equipped to help solve problems in our community.
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St. Margaret’s House

An affordable housing community for seniors and mobility-impaired individuals in Lower Manhattan.
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CDSP

An Episcopal seminary in Berkeley, CA., Church Divinity School of the Pacific forms leaders called to find new ways to create Christian communities and share God’s love.

How We Give

At a time of great and increasing need in our neighborhood, and across the world, our faith calls us to use our gifts to help all people, advancing equity and justice in the here and now — and hopefully for generations to come. Since 2020, Trinity has granted $180 million to more than 400 organizations.
Grantees, including Cheavanese Diedrick (at center), gather at last year's racial justice convening in November 2019.

Grants

The work we fund and how to apply
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Gifts

See how we donate to our community

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Community

Food Assistance

Trinity is committed to our neighbors: We serve free nutritious meals every day of the week, right in front of the church.
Woman in grey coat stands in front of St. Paul's Chapel
Community

Asistencia alimenticia

Trinity mantiene su compromiso de ayudar a nuestros vecinos necesitados con activismo y programas como Vinculación a Recursos, Comidas Compasivas y el Mercado de la Compasión.
Close Rikers protest in front of City Hall. A man with locs looks down in the background, while another bald man in glasses holds a megaphone.
Social Justice

What We Work On

At Trinity Church, we believe that every person is created in the image of God and that our faith requires us to use our gifts to care for them. We help build neighborhoods, expand institutional capacity, and promote change-making legislation through strategic and interlocking efforts: direct services programming at Trinity Church, grantmaking and gifts, and advocacy.
Test prep
Parish LifeSeptember 22, 2024Trinity Commons

High School Admissions Workshop

Families of middle schoolers are invited to attend a workshop about NYC public high school admissions.
Intergenerational games at the Trinity Retreat Center
ClassesTrinity Retreat Center

Multiday Retreats

Trinity Retreat Center in West Cornwall, Connecticut, is open for in-person themed retreats.
Father Mark Bozzuti-Jones speaks to the camera during a Candlelight Compline service in the Stone Chapel at Trinity Retreat Center.
ClassesTrinity Retreat Center

Online Retreats and Services

These daylong retreats offer a time to pray, reflect, make space for grace, and listen to the voice of God. They are offered by Trinity Retreat Center, an Episcopal retreat center in West Cornwall, Connecticut.
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Parish LifeSeptember 15, 2024Trinity Commons

Celebration Sunday

We’re welcoming you back from summer with a congregational lunch-and-learn!
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ClassesTrinity Retreat Center

Retreats

Trinity Retreat Center is an Episcopal retreat center located in West Cornwall, Connecticut in the Northeastern United States. The retreat center brings people together across generations, faith backgrounds, and walks of life. At each retreat, we focus on spirituality and wellness, building a warm community in which we seek together a greater connection with ourselves, each other, and God.

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