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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.
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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

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Social JusticeJanuary 27, 2022

Trinity Commons Speaker Series with Yusef Salaam

At the Speaker Series on Jan 20, the keynote speaker Dr. Yusef Salaam talked about his lived experience with the US Justice System as it relates to his work as a prison reform activist.
Illustration of colorful "talk bubbles" filled with abstracted medical symbols that create the shape of a person's profile. The text reads: "Trinity Talks: Addressing Health Inequity."
Faith EducationJanuary 18, 2022

Trinity Talks: Rob Gore

A discussion about violence as an endemic public health issue, particularly in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color, greatly impacting...

Trinity TalksDecember 10, 2021

Exploring the Spiritual Leadership and Life of Desmond Tutu

Registration is now closed.

The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Battle welcomes Thandeka Tutu to Trinity Church Wall Street for an exploration of the spiritual leadership and life of her father, Archbishop-Emeritus Desmond Tutu. This event will include, but will not be limited to, a discussion of Dr. Battle’s latest book Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Autobiography of South Africa’s Confessor.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is a Nobel Peace Prize winner and one of the most recognizable figures of the late 20th century. The world knows him as the most visible leader in the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa. What many people do not know about the man known as “the Arch” is the theological foundation that supports all he has accomplished in his life and the deep and consistent rhythm of prayer that undergirds him on a daily basis.

The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Battle has spent the past 27 years writing a book that describes these little-known qualities of Archbishop Tutu. That book, Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Biography of South Africa’s Confessor will be discussed at Trinity Church on December 10 when Michael Battle welcomes Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe for a conversation about her father and the spiritual legacy he has offered through his leadership as a gift to the world.

Trinity will present this event to both an in-person audience and online. It will include a question-and-answer session, and Dr. Battle will also be available for a book signing.

Register here

Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe

Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe, MPH is the CEO of the Desmond Tutu Tutudesk Campaign Centre (DTTCC), a charitable educational organization which addresses the 95 million desk shortage in sub-Saharan Africa. DTTCC aims to provide 20 million environmentally friendly, portable desks to schools in Africa by 2025. DTTCC the lives of African children, their communities, countries and makes Africa a more globally competitive continent through improved literacy and education.
Thandeka has been educated and worked in the UK, Swaziland, Botswana and the USA. She is passionate about education and public health, especially the fight against HIV/AIDS, and improving the health and education experiences of young people, thus promoting global peace and justice. While completing her Masters of Public Health at Emory University, Thandeka received several fellowships including from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), American Cancer Society, the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, the South East AIDS Training Center & the Dekalb County Board of Health.

Michael Battle

Currently appointed as Herbert Thompson Professor of Church and Society and Director of the Desmond Tutu Center at General Theological Seminary in New York, the Very Rev. Michael Battle, Ph.D. has an undergraduate degree from Duke University, a master’s of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, a master’s of Sacred Theology from Yale University, and a PhD in theology and ethics, also from Duke University. He was ordained a priest by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1993.

Battle has published eleven books, including his latest, Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Biography of South Africa’s Confessor. You can learn more about his academic, parish, and peace work at his website, michaelbattle.com.

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FeaturedDecember 6, 2021

Volunteer at Trinity's Christmas Pop-Up

Join us on December 21st to pack and distribute winter accessories, cleaning supplies, hygiene kits, and groceries for Lower Manhattan families in need. This is a great volunteer opportunity for parishioners ages 18 and older!
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Faith EducationJames MelchiorreDecember 3, 2021

Archbishop Desmond Tutu as Theologian

The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Battle previews his conversation at Trinity Church Wall Street on Friday, December 8, 2021 with Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe.

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