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Pico Iyer is an author, journalist, and travel writer.

Faith Education September 11, 2024

Author Pico Iyer on Finding Peace in Our Divided World

In an exclusive interview, the renowned writer Pico Iyer reflects on his quest to hold onto hope in even the most difficult times. Iyer will open the 2024-25 season of Trinity Talks on September 22.

Press Releases September 3, 2024

Trinity Church Announces 2024–2025 Music Season

Trinity Church announces its 2024-2025 season, featuring programming encompassing social, political, personal, and spiritual themes, and music from the medieval era to the modern day.

Featured September 3, 2024

A Letter from Father Phil

How our downtown community is making a difference for children and families in District 1 schools.

Parish Life July 25, 2024

The Rev. Kristin Miles Reflects on 50 Years of Women’s Ordination

Fifty years ago, on July 29, 1974, eleven women were ordained as Episcopal priests at Philadelphia’s Church of the Advocate. The “Philadelphia Eleven” paved the way for The Episcopal Church’s approval of women’s ordination two years later. The Rev. Kristin Kaulbach Miles, Trinity Church’s director of Parish Life, reflects on what this anniversary means to her.

A person lifts up their hands in prayer in Trinity Church

Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationMay 6, 2022

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: Invitation to Direct Relationship

Jesus doesn’t just bring us closer to God, he puts us directly in relationship with God, removing any distance between us. Jesus invites all who hear the Good Shepherd’s voice to share in the life of God.

The Rev. Elizabeth Blunt and the Rev. Kristin Kaulbach Miles with a baptism

FeaturedMay 5, 2022

The Welcoming Message of Baptism

Trinity Church Wall Street welcomed four new members who were baptized on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

FeaturedLorelei Vargas, Chief Community Impact OfficerMay 2, 2022

Promoting Community Wellbeing and Resilience in Lower Manhattan

By looking deeper into existing disparities, Trinity's Lower Manhattan needs assessment sheds light on the complex and interdependent relationships within and between Lower Manhattan neighborhoods, along with the deeply rooted systems that govern and influence them.

A group of Ashoka's Faith-Inspired Faithmakers program are in conversation over Zoom. Each participant appears in box in a grid.

FeaturedMay 2, 2022

Grantee Spotlight: Ashoka Faith-Inspired Changemakers

With support from Trinity, Ashoka adapted its “Everyone’s a Changemaker” curriculum for faith leaders worldwide, empowering religious leaders to see the possibilities for faith-inspired innovation and entrepreneurial initiatives that serve the common good.

An Easter egg hunt in Trinity churchyard

Faith EducationFaith Formation & EducationApril 30, 2022

3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: All Mistakes Forgiven

“[The disciples] aren’t punished for their betrayal and fear — for being human; for being blind to the deceit of transactional faith. They are forgiven. And then, they are given a second chance.”

FeaturedApril 29, 2022

Remembering Bishop David Njovu (1961-2022)

Trinity Church Wall Street mourns the death of longtime partner in ministry, the Rt. Rev. David Njovu, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Lusaka in Zambia.

Exterior shot of the Anglican House structure in Freetown, Sierra Leone. People stand outside the building in the foreground.

April 28, 2022

Grantee Update: Anglican House in Freetown, Sierra Leone

In 2018, the Diocese of Freetown, Sierre Leone received a grant to demolish its 120-year-old revenue-generating structure and rebuild on the same spot a four-story, 13,778 square foot office and retail building in the Freetown city center.

Parishioners holding candles in a dark Trinity Church

Faith EducationFaith Formation and EducationApril 28, 2022

Five Ways Into Sunday’s Scripture: On Being Human

Surprisingly, [the disciples] aren’t punished for their betrayal and fear — for being human; for being blind to the deceit of transactional faith. They are forgiven. And then, they are given a second chance.

Kids during Children's Time at Trinity Church

Faith EducationFaith Formation & EducationApril 23, 2022

3 Ways Into Sunday’s Stories for Children: Beloved Belief

Thomas knew Jesus was alive in a new way by witnessing his wounds — and their healing. We all can see Jesus in different ways and at different times.

Faith EducationLynn GoswickApril 21, 2022

Discovery: Illuminating Jesus’s parable through a modern take on a medieval art

On April 24, Trinity’s Discovery faith formation series embarks on an exploration of the history of stained glass in religious settings, including Trinity’s own stained-glass windows, all in anticipation of the installation later this year of a new stained-glass window overlooking Wall Street.