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Part of Trinity’s Neighborhood Support program, the Downtown Fund is just one way — in addition to in-kind donations and grants — that Trinity strives to strengthen child, family, and community well-being in the neighborhoods south of 14th Street.

Trinity Church's Choral Scholars program places early career singers with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and St. Paul’s Chapel Choir. The program officially launched last fall with 10 scholars, all between the ages of 23 and 29, who are recent graduates with a deep interest in ensemble singing.

“When we make the sign of the cross at home or during Sunday worship, we are not simply bookending our prayers,” writes Trinity’s Faith Formation team, reflecting on the mystery of the Holy Trinity. “We are proclaiming something astounding about the nature of God. It’s what Jesus came to reveal: God is community.”

The Osborne Association, a Trinity Church grantee, just opened The Fulton Community Reentry Center in the South Bronx, which will serve as a launching pad for men over the age of 50 who are returning home after long-term incarceration.

We’re proud to announce our newest offering, Faith Leadership Campus, which allows us to support and expand our community of faith leaders. This new online platform offers free courses based on the curriculum developed for the TLF program.

Trinity Church is proud to announce the promotion of Tasha Tucker to managing director for the Racial Justice initiative. Tasha will continue to deepen Trinity's engagement in community-led safety and education initiatives.

In the extraordinary story of Pentecost, and still today, the language of the Holy Spirit “transcends the boundaries and limits of culture, country, heart, and mind.” The Spirit breathes within us a holy imagination that “envisions a reality beyond the present,” writes Trinity’s Faith Formation team, “a world created anew through patient, joyful, and loving collaboration with God and one another.

Trinity Church is returning to AIDS Walk New York on May 19 with a team full of parishioners and staff eager to put their faith into action by caring for their neighbors – one step at a time.

Trinity's Neighborhood Support team is thrilled to announce the 2024 class of its Neighborhood Council, an advisory group comprised of 21 nonprofit leaders, community organizers, policymakers, residents, and other stakeholders across Lower Manhattan. Together with the Council, the Neighborhood Support team continues to center community voices in its programmatic endeavors. 

As Christians, we’re not meant to separate ourselves from “worldly” issues to stay safe and unscathed; we’re called to do the opposite. “We are called to participate fully in our communal life,” writes Trinity’s Faith Formation team, “in a way that allows God’s love to flow through us — for the benefit of all.”