“Growing up in Trinity... it just made perfectly clear sense to me that I had to be one of the people to take up this fight.” Azalea Danes, Trinity parishioner and youth organizer on climate activism.
The High Altar of Trinity Church Wall Street dates back more than 140 years, but has not been used for worship for almost half a century. When it returns to New York after rejuvenation, the altar will be placed in a new position.
Trinity partners, including faith leaders and community advocates from across NYC, strongly support the plan to close Rikers and build smaller, modern and more humane borough-based facilities.
We are living in a polarized time. We are divided by race. We question the Truth. In his new book, Christ in Crisis, Sojourners Editor-in-Chief Jim Wallis has a message for Americans. A thought-provoking book talk, hosted by Trinity Vicar Phillip Jackson.
Metha Balasquides works in the Brown Bag program of Trinity Church Wall Street providing healthy food to our neighbors in Lower Manhattan who are in need of a meal.
Vidia Cordero of Trinity Church Wall Street, focuses her attention on Trinity Commons, a safe and welcoming place for the neighborhood Trinity has served for more than three centuries.
The jail complex on Rikers Island is notorious for its inhumane treatment, violence, and corruption. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to close it. Those with first-hand experience tell us why Rikers must close and explain the plan for borough-based facilities.