Stories & News

The wisdom and rhythms of the lectionary help us unlock the cyclical mysteries of life on earth. Week after week, our ancient texts open portals in our hearts and minds, allowing us to reimagine ways of being in the world and in relationship with God and one another.

“One might think God’s generosity and grace are welcome news,” writes Ruth Frey, looking at Sunday’s readings from Exodus and Matthew, “but it turns out we have a hard time receiving these gifts. For one thing, we often don’t recognize them.”

Our community at Trinity includes our vibrant parish of more than 1,600 members — and more than 200 employees working to support our worship services, programming, and ministry around New York City and the world. In this issue, meet Summerlee Staten, Executive Director, Faith Formation and Education.

With a new organ, a treasure-chest space, and a brilliantly conceived early music focus, Trinity Church is launching Tiny Concerts— a new series celebrating a newly handcrafted pipe organ built exclusively to play 17th century music.

In response to increased housing insecurity among CUNY students, Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter (NCS), a longtime leader in the New York housing solutions space, launched the NCS Scholars pilot program in October 2022 with the support of Trinity funding and expertise. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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