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University of Hope: Powering CUNY’s Engine of Economic Mobility
January 26, 2024
On November 8, Trinity Church Wall Street joined forces with Robin Hood and the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation to convene a symposium of 150 funders, policymakers, and CUNY stakeholders. Together, we learned how public college students across the country are persevering through barriers beyond their control, homed in on how CUNY is caring for its own in New York City, and explored potential solutions.
The Radical Freedom of Being Known by God
January 12, 2024 | By Summerlee Staten
“Being deeply known by God is connected to radical freedom,” writes Summerlee Staten. As the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shows us, it’s precisely this freedom from fear that enables us to take action in the world toward widening justice and “whole-hearted liberty for all.”
Swing Back into Spring with Trinity Youth Afterschool
January 4, 2024
Happy New Year, and welcome back, Trinity Youth and Families! We hope your holiday season was warm and joyful. We can’t wait to hear all about it!
God Among Us
December 8, 2023 | By Summerlee Staten
It begins in a sun-parched land. Far away from our snowy scenes of Christmas, the rugged prophet John makes a world-changing announcement: Prepare the way of the Lord.
Trinity Church Wall Street Announces 2023 Holiday Concerts
December 6, 2023
Trinity Church Wall Street’s critically acclaimed production of Handel’s Messiah returns December 13-15. Additional concerts include Trinity’s Sing, Choir of Angels: Holiday Concert and Sing-Along; Special Compline by Candlelight; El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered and A Ceremony of Carols
Trinity Names Melissa Attebury as Director of Music
December 4, 2023
Melissa Attebury, Director of Music Education and Outreach, has been named the institution's next Director of Music, beginning in the 2024-25 season.
Trinity Awards $14.3 Million in Grants, Bringing Total to $36.3 Million So Far This Year
November 29, 2023
New Awardees Include Organizations Serving Asylum Seekers, Homeless New Yorkers, and Youth
The Holy Obligation to Hope
November 27, 2023 | By Summerlee Staten
“It is an enduring paradox of Christianity that in the most difficult moments in our lives — when we have lost hope and long for God to bring us answers, to end our suffering, to fix things — we are instead instructed to wait,” writes Summerlee Staten. ”But in the interim, we are asked to do God’s work in the here and now, while remaining in prayerful hope for the world to come.”
Share Your Talent, Time, or Treasure This Giving Tuesday
November 24, 2023 | By Stephanie Chrispin
Though Trinity Church Wall Street celebrates this charitable spirit of giving year-round, we believe that Giving Tuesday is a wonderful opportunity to uplift the many ways our congregation and neighbors can give back: by getting involved in our Stewardship campaign, volunteering with our Compassion Market, or supporting some of many organizations helping our neighbors in Lower Manhattan.