Stories & News

Music | December 3, 2025

A Ceremony of Carols

Trinity Youth Chorus’s beloved annual Christmas performance is a celebration of faith, family, and community.

History and Archives | December 2, 2025

For more than 110 years, a one-time Trinity chapel has hosted a festive gathering honoring the creator of the modern-day Santa Claus. Learn about the unexpected connection that inspired the tradition.

Neighbors at Trinity's Compassion Market

Grants and Partners | December 1, 2025

Join Trinity in Supporting Immigrants This Holiday Season

In the spirit of giving, consider uplifting these five trusted Trinity partners doing the essential work of protecting vulnerable new New Yorkers.

Choir sings passionately at Trinity Church

Music | November 24, 2025

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Trinity’s “Messiah”

Performed for the first time in 1770, Trinity Church's take on the Handel masterpiece has become a holiday institution. But in a city brimming with “Hallelujah” choruses, what sets our version apart?

History and ArchivesFrom the ArchivesOctober 5, 2015

The Trees Inside St. Paul's Chapel

St. Paul's Chapel, whose history dates from 1766, is full of surprise discoveries.

Faith EducationSeptember 15, 2015

Sermon: Learning War and Reconciliation

The following is the text of the Rev. David W. Peters' sermon, winner of the 2015 Reconciliation Preaching Prize Competition. You can also watch him preach the sermon on September 11, 2015 in St. Paul's Chapel below.

The Lawrence monument in Trinity's south churchyard

FeaturedMay 22, 2015

Don't Give Up the Ship!

This Monday, the nation pauses to remember the women and men who died in service of the country’s armed forces. While many veterans are interred in parish cemeteries, fewer are buried here who died while serving. General Richard Montgomery is a notable exception, as is the subject of today’s blog, Captain James Lawrence.

Parish LifeApril 28, 2015

A Note from the Rector Welcoming Winnie Varghese

The Rev. Winnie Varghese answers the call to ministry at Trinity Church Wall Street

History and ArchivesFrom the ArchivesApril 20, 2015

The Rector and the Ruined Church

Details surrounding the Rev. Charles Inglis, fourth rector of Trinity Church Wall Street during the period of the U.S. War of Independence (American Revolution) when Trinity Church burned to the ground in 1776

The Rev. Canon Anne Mallonee, Vicar; the Rev. William Norgren; the Rev. John Moody; the Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper, Rector

Parish LifeFebruary 6, 2015

Finding Sea Glass in the Rubble

The Rev. Dr. James Cooper, 17th Rector of Trinity Wall Street, reflects on his years at Trinity, including congregational vitality, real estate rezoning, grants, weathering a recession, and Haiti.

the Rev. Dr. James Cooper, 17th Rector, gave a baton to Lupfer.

Parish LifeFebruary 6, 2015

Finding Sea Glass in the Rubble

The Rev. Dr. James Cooper, 17th Rector of Trinity Wall Street, reflects on his years at Trinity, including congregational vitality, real estate rezoning, grants, weathering a recession, and Haiti.