Visit & History

Before the first bell rang on Wall Street, before the Statue of Liberty stood watch over New York Harbor, before Alexander Hamilton wrote his way to revolution, Trinity Church was established at the heart of a burgeoning city — and nation. More than three centuries later, we’re still serving our parish. Visit us to explore our past and present.


The Places

There’s more to Trinity Church than ... Trinity Church. Learn about all our locations.

The People

Read about the priests and parishioners who have shaped our story.

Historical Highlights

We were founded in 1697. A look at the role we’ve played at key moments in our country’s history.
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FeaturedJuly 1, 2015

Summer Camp, 1967 Style

Going to camp has been a rite of summer for decades and Trinity Church Wall Street has been involved with the custom many times in its more than three...

FeaturedJune 25, 2015

Trinity Seaside Home

The oldest film in the Trinity Archives, this video depicts the Trinity Seaside Home circa 1925. It may have been used to encourage donations to the...

FeaturedJune 10, 2015

Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are

The Very Rev. Michael Battle is coming to New York City to serve on the faculty of General Theological Seminary and to direct the Desmond Tutu Center...
FeaturedJune 3, 2015

Throwback: Eyewitness to History

If you have seen the movie “Selma,” you probably remember the performance of Stephan James in the role of John Lewis, beaten by Alabama State Police...
Faith EducationMay 26, 2015

The Death Penalty Nun

Sister Helen Prejean is a Roman Catholic nun who became an activist for abolition of the death penalty after serving a spiritual advisor to a death row inmate. She chronicled her experience in the book Dead Man Walking, later made into a major motion picture, and her advocacy led to an official change in the catechism of the Roman Catholic Church. This video was produced in 2006, when Sister Helen was a speaker at Trinity Institute National Theological Conference.
FeaturedMay 26, 2015

Confronting Death

On Sunday, March 18, at 1pm, Jon M. Sweeney, Phyllis Tickle’s official biographer, discussed her written work over fifty years (poetry, plays...

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.

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