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A figure stands with open arms and hands while another figure draw close with head bowed

Scripture Reflection March 27, 2025

God’s Welcoming Embrace

What if the Parable of the Prodigal Son is actually about two brothers, the reckless and the rule-follower, each lost in his own way? We, too, lose our way searching for fulfillment in places we’ll never find it, writes the Rev. Yein Kim, “but God has already found us.”

A figure struggles to push a cart filled with seemingly heavy boxes while a figure of Jesus stands by, ready to help

Scripture Reflection March 21, 2025

Acknowledging Our Limits

In times of desperation, we often turn to self-preservation rather than surrender to God’s protection. “But just because we fail to recognize our need,” writes Patrick Haley, “doesn’t mean we need God any less.” Lent helps us see we can’t do it all on our own.

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Faith Education March 17, 2025

A New Way to Think About Fasting During Lent

While fasting is oftentimes associated with food, today we might interpret the term more expansively: pausing or stopping certain habits to focus on what’s essential, what’s true, and what’s holy.

Grants and Partners March 14, 2025

Introducing Our 2025 Neighborhood Council

Meet the advisory team of nonprofit organizers, educators, policymakers, and residents helping Trinity understand the needs of our neighbors in Lower Manhattan.

Hands holding a phone with the AR app showing in the Trinity Churchyard

FeaturedLisa JaycoxSeptember 12, 2023

New Augmented Reality Tours 'Open the World' at Trinity Church

A new Augmented Reality (AR) experience is now available at Trinity Church, with three tours that allow visitors to take a closer look at features of the church, explore their faith, and learn about changemakers in the churchyard.

FeaturedJames MelchiorreSeptember 8, 2023

Trinity's Bell of Hope: Remembering 9/11

Trinity Church rings the Bell of Hope at St. Paul's Chapel to remember the lives lost on 9/11, and to embrace hope for the future.

The Rev. Michael Bird blesses backpacks at The Loisaida Center on September 6, 2023

FeaturedJames MelchiorreSeptember 7, 2023

Trinity's Neighborhood Support: The Many Blessings of Backpacks

The Rev. Michael Bird, Vicar of Trinity Church Wall Street, blesses some of the 4,500 backpacks supplied by the church to community partners in lower Manhattan.

FeaturedKaren SantanaAugust 31, 2023

Trinity and the Obelisk Honoring a Physician at St. Paul's Chapel

The story of Dr. William James MacNeven, Irish revolutionary and Irish-American leader, for which there is an obelisk that stands in his memory on the northern side of St. Paul’s Chapel Churchyard and how it got there.

MusicAugust 21, 2023

Trinity Church Wall Street Announces 2023-2024 Music Season

Trinity's 2023-2024 music season offers an expansive programming vision that grapples with some of today’s most pressing social, political, and environmental issues, along with world premieres, Concerts at One, and collaborations with the new Perelman Performing Arts Center, TENET Vocal Artists, JAZZ HOUSE KiDS, and Beth Morrison Projects.

History and ArchivesJames MelchiorreAugust 11, 2023

Angelica Schuyler Church and Trinity

A description of the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton, whose final resting place is in the Trinity Churchyard.

A smiling father holds his two children outside an Enterprise Community Partners property.

FeaturedAugust 7, 2023

Grantee Spotlight: Enterprise Community Partners

Since August 2020, Trinity has supported Enterprise New York's work through six grants totaling $4,505,000. Trinity’s partnership across key initiatives has helped Enterprise accelerate its work to end the New York housing crisis and profoundly impact individuals and families who are housing unstable or at risk of eviction on multiple levels.

Receiving books at the Wade in the Water: Celebrating Blackness retreat

Faith EducationJim MelchiorreAugust 4, 2023

Black Lives and the Psalms at Trinity Retreat Center

An interview with the Rev. Gabby Cudjoe-Wilkes about the "Wade in the Water: Celebrating Blackness" retreat at the Trinity Retreat Center.

FeaturedJames MelchiorreJuly 28, 2023

William Bradford and Trinity

A story about William Bradford, sometimes called the "Father of American Printing" who is buried in the churchyard of Trinity Church Wall Street.

Children in the Trinity Commons gym raise their hands in front of an inflatable globe as part of a science lesson during the 2023 Children's Summer Program

Faith EducationJuly 26, 2023

Rising and Shining Together: Children’s Summer Program Recap

How are we all connected to each other, the earth, and the cosmos? This year, kindergartners through fifth-graders taking part in the Children’s Summer Program explored these big questions through making artwork, exploring science, cooking, singing, and physical expression.