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Scripture Reflection November 14, 2024

God Is With Us, Always

“Jesus repeatedly demonstrates that God is unafraid to stand with us amid our deepest fears and insecurities,” writes the Rev. Matthew Welsch. “God is not only with us when things are good and peaceful; God is with us when everything feels like it’s falling apart.”

Hot Bread Kitchen has tailored its culinary fundamentals program to asylum seekers.

Grants and Partners November 8, 2024

Prepping a Place at the Table

Trinity Church is helping Hot Bread Kitchen prepare asylum seekers for a career in the city’s pro kitchens. 

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Scripture Reflection November 7, 2024

How We Imitate Jesus’s Way of Love

“On the path of holiness,” writes Kathy Bozzuti-Jones, “God’s Spirit empowers us to participate in God’s healing work on earth every single day.”

A small daisy grows through a crack in the pavement

Scripture Reflection October 31, 2024

The Holy Defiance of Fear

“When we love one another despite our differences, and when we seek to make friends of enemies,” writes Summerlee Staten, “we make a powerful statement: We are willing to participate in God’s future.”

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Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationApril 20, 2023

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Despite Our Un-Seeing, God Is There

Despite our un-seeing, God is there — walking on the road to Emmaus and with us on our own pilgrimage paths. He is standing there beside us, telling us afresh the gospel news, and, in the midst of our unknowing, he is revealing himself.

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.

FeaturedApril 17, 2023

Trinity Church Wall Street Names Beatriz de la Torre as Chief Philanthropy Officer

Trinity Church Wall Street announced today that Beatriz de la Torre, currently Managing Director of Housing & Homelessness, has been named Chief Philanthropy Officer, effective May 1. In this role, Ms. de la Torre will lead Trinity’s Philanthropies team and mission grant-making function.

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Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationApril 13, 2023

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Living Witnesses

Where will our corporate and personal observances and meditations this Holy Week take us? Will our journey continue, and will we arrive at new life with Jesus next Sunday, and then continue further?

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FeaturedApril 12, 2023

Vestry Election Results 2023-2024

The annual Vestry Election was held April 11, 2023.

Sister Promise Atelon preaches at Family Service

FeaturedApril 11, 2023

Meet the Ministry: The Rev. Sister Promise Atelon

Three sisters of the Society of St. Margaret live and work in the parish of Trinity Church Wall Street: Sister Gloria Shirley, Sister Ann Whittaker, and Sister Promise Atelon. Sister Promise also serves as priest and celebrant in services throughout the week — including Contemplative Eucharist on Wednesdays. This complements her work with Trinity’s Pastoral Care team to support the spiritual needs of the Trinity community.

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FeaturedApril 11, 2023

Grantee Spotlight: Brotherhood Sister Sol

For more than 25 years, The Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis) has been a champion of opportunity for all, utilizing education, organizing, and training as pathways to challenge inequity. Headquartered in Harlem, New York, with a focus on Black and Latinx youth, BroSis is where young people claim the power of their history, identity, and community to build the future they want to see.

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Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationApril 6, 2023

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Seeing and Believing

Where will our corporate and personal observances and meditations this Holy Week take us? Will our journey continue, and will we arrive at new life with Jesus next Sunday, and then continue further?

FeaturedJames MelchiorreApril 5, 2023

The Agape Meal: Food, Fellowship, and Faith

The Agape Meal is a tradition at Trinity Church Wall Street on Wednesday of Holy Week.

Trinity parishioners and families walk on pilgrimage on Palm Sunday.

Faith EducationLisa JaycoxApril 4, 2023

Trinity Tweens Lead Palm Sunday Pilgrimage

Palm Sunday is a collision of emotions as “Hosannas” give way to “Crucify Him,” with the journey between those two extremes being the subject of many a sermon and Bible study lesson. This past Sunday, tween parishioners led us on this journey, with theatrical storytelling across seven stations, a “pilgrimage” from the church to the churchyard to Trinity Commons, and back again, bringing scenes from the Passion story to life for family and friends.