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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
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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.
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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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WorshipJune 28, 2023

Holding Space for Pride

Come be in community and mark the end of Pride Month with a gathering that will celebrate LGBTQ+ life while providing space to grieve, name our fears and anxieties, and look toward a hopeful future in this difficult time. A guided discussion and light meal will be followed by a reflective, affirming service in Trinity Church. Open to all; LGBTQ+ community members as well as allies are invited to take part. An offering of Trinity’s Pastoral Care team in collaboration with the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute (PSI). For more information, contact PastoralCare@trinitywallstreet.org. RSVP requested. 

The service portion of this event will be streamed live starting at 6:45pm, and available for on-demand viewing. If you miss the live stream, check back later; the on-demand video will be posted shortly.

Man raises Pride Flag in front of St. Paul's Chapel
FeaturedLynn GoswickJune 23, 2023

A Symbol of Pride, Acceptance, and Welcome

The Pride Flag has been raised and displayed at Trinity Church and St. Paul’s Chapel during Pride Month every June since 2017. Trinity parishioners reflect on the importance of seeing the flag at their home parish.
Bird on a branch against a blue sky
ClassesLisa JaycoxJune 2, 2023

The Mindful Practice of Birdwatching

Spending time at the Trinity Retreat Center for a birdwatching retreat, with our eyes, binoculars, and Merlin apps fixated on the skies above, bird songs and questions swirled: What do birds tell us about the world? How many species will we spot? What can we learn?
A group of Trinity Leadership Fellows stand in conversation. Chiseche Mibenge smiles at her colleague whose back is facing us. The text "Trinity Leadership Fellows" is overlaid over the photo, with a red six point star and grey swirling clouds at left.
Grants and PartnersApril 18, 2023

Announcing the 2023 Trinity Leadership Fellows Cohort

Trinity Church Wall Street is thrilled to announce the second cohort of the Trinity Leadership Fellows program. These 23 professional and faith leaders were selected from more than 900 applicants, spanning various faith traditions and vocations.
A brown skinned woman with short hair wearing a blue mask & white man wearing priest's garb and a mask pack books, clothing, and other supplies. The room is full of boxes and boxed food items.
FeaturedNeill Coleman and Lorelei A. VargasSeptember 23, 2022

Showing Hospitality to Asylum Seekers in New York

Houses of worship and nonprofit organizations have long been at the forefront of welcoming immigrants, and the latest influx of Latin American asylum seekers in New York City is no exception. We at Trinity are proud to play a part in that response, providing both $300,000 in strategic grants and distributing supplies worth $500,000 to nonprofit organizations on the ground.
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FeaturedJune 24, 2022

Love: Pride 365 "Transformation"

In recognizing Pride Sunday, June 26, 2022, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street offers an exploration of the transforming power of love.
Hugh Ryan
Trinity TalksJune 16, 2022

Trinity Speaker Series with Hugh Ryan

Today, approximately 40 percent of the people in women’s prisons identify as queer. Hear from bestselling author and historian Hugh Ryan as he shares insights from his new book, The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison.

This singular history of a prison, and the queer women and trans people held there, is a window into the policing of queerness and radical politics in the twentieth century. From the lesbian communities forged through the Women’s House of Detention to the turbulent prison riots that preceded Stonewall, this is this story of one building and much more: the people it caged, the neighborhood it changed, and the resistance it inspired.

Join Hugh Ryan for a book talk and conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Trinity’s Theologian-in-residence, and take part in audience Q&A and a book signing. Books may be purchased here

Compassion Meals/Lunch/May 2022
FeaturedJames MelchiorreJune 10, 2022

Compassion Meals at Trinity

Trinity Church Wall Street has launched the Compassion Meals program to deal with food insecurity in Trinity's neighborhood.

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