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07/24/2026

Due to the MBTA Red Line shuttling, on Sunday there will be no parking on Park Street and the street may be closed to traffic.

07/19/2026

The website will be undergoing maintenance on Monday, Jul 20.

07/04/2026

Happy 4th of July!

Two events happened on this day in Park Street Church history!

On July 4, 1829, William Lloyd Garrison gave his first public anti-slavery speech in the sanctuary of Park Street Church.

In the 1820’s, Park Street Church hosted a 6-year-long series of anti-slavery lectures. Park Street’s third pastor, Edward Beecher, invited abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison to give the concluding speech in 1829. This was Garrison’s first public address, and the beginnings of some radical ideas about granting freed slaves full rights of citizenship ideas which were unprecedented in the United States at that time.

On July 4, 1831, the song America was first performed by a choir at Park Street Church.

In February of 1831, Samuel Francis Smith, a Harvard student, wrote the words to the patriotic song “America” (also called “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”) in less than an hour. Basing the piece on an early German tune, the 23 year–old theology student admitted, “I did not think much of the words.” Ironically, the song Smith didn’t consider special went on to become one of our nation’s favorite tunes.

07/02/2026

The church offices are closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day. The Freedom Trail site is closed Friday, July 3 & Saturday, July 4. There is no HOME ministry on Saturday, July 4.

06/12/2026

Great first day for the Park Street Church Freedom Trail Site! If you are downtown Mon–Sat from 9:30am-3pm, our guides would love to see you. Take a look at our new displays...maybe you'll discover something you didn't know!

05/28/2026

World Relief (originally called the War Relief Fund and currently the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals) was co-founded at Park Street Church in 1943. Matthew Soerens leads the organization's advocacy work and serves as National Coordinator of the Evangelical Immigration Table. He's a thoughtful evangelical voice on immigration, refugee policy, and what it looks like for churches to engage the hardest questions of our moment without losing their witness. We are really looking forward to hosting him for an evening of conversation, Q&A, and dialogue.

Join us at 5pm on Sunday June 14 at Park Street Church.

04/03/2026

On Easter Sunday we begin a time of joyful celebration and feasting as we glory in Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. In our sanctuary, the mournful purple and blood-red of Lent and Holy Week have been replaced with white and gold; somber hymns give way to our most joyous anthems and we reintroduce alleluias into worship. Alleluia simply means, “Praise the Lord,” and the Christian family around the globe resounds in praise: “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously” (Exodus 15:1).

Eastertide is a season that focuses on new life. In the resurrection, new life springs forth from the grave by the power of God. We celebrate the historical, bodily resurrection of our Lord as evidence of the fact that life has indeed conquered death. The resurrection proves unambiguously that God is the final victor in the battle between light and darkness. Our greatest enemy is vanquished and the new life we see in Jesus on Easter morning has come (in part) and is coming (in full) to all those who trust in him. There is a reason to shout alleluia! Jesus is alive!

Sun, Apr 5 • Easter Sunday
Worship Services • 9am & 11 am
parkstreet.org/easter

Art: The Porter-Adams stained glass window inside Park Street Church

04/02/2026

Good Friday serves, with MaundyThursday and Easter Sunday, as one continuous service commemorating the passion and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of the continuity of the service over multiple days, there is no benediction pronounced until Easter. The word tenebræ is Latin for “shadows” or “darkness,” recalling the apparent triumph of darkness on Good Friday and Matthew’s reference to the increasing darkness that covered the earth as Jesus hung on the cross. During the service, the sanctuary will progressively darken. As an act of solemnity, the congregation remains seated or kneeling for the service, except during the reading of the Passion Gospel. The seven candles represent the seven last words of Christ and are extinguished to symbolize the sacrificial death of Jesus for our sins. The concluding drum signifies the earthquake that occurred after Jesus died.

Fri, Apr 3 • Good Friday
Tenebrae Service • Noon & 7:30 pm
parkstreet.org/easter

Art: “The Three Crosses,” Rembrandt (1653)

03/31/2026

Maundy Thursday (from the Latin, mandatum, meaning “commandment” as found in John 13:34) serves with Good Friday and Easter Sunday as one continuous service commemorating the passion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Because of the continuity of the service over multiple days, there is no benediction pronounced until Easter. Clergy wear stoles which signify the servant towel worn by Christ as he washed the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper. Red reminds us of the blood of Christ shed for our sin. As the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus Christ is read from John 17, the church will be “stripped” to signify Christ’s moving from the celebratory meal of Passover toward the barrenness of Calvary where, as the Lamb of God, he takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29). The crown of thorns recalls Christ’s trial and crucifixion, and the bare church reminds us of the grave into which Christ descended on Good Friday. Portions of this service are derived from practices over the centuries.

Thu, Apr 2 • Maundy Thursday
Communion Service • 7:30 pm
parkstreet.org/easter

Art: “Jesus washes the feet of Peter,” fresco in the Church of St. Matthew the Apostle, Štitar, Croatia

03/30/2026

Each week during Midday Lenten Services, we're joined by voices from across the city and beyond. This week, come hear from three of them — Tue, Wed, and Thu, 12:15–12:45 PM at Park Street Church.

Tuesday: Ray Hammond, Senior Co-Pastor of Bethel AME Church, has degrees in both medicine and religion from Harvard, where he focused on Christian and medical ethics. He co-founded Bethel in 1988, is a co-founder and chairman of the Ten Point Coalition, and has spent decades at the intersection of faith, medicine, and justice in Boston.

Wednesday: Mary Frances Giles is our own Wilson House Resident Director here at Park Street Church. She works in faith-based spaces helping others think through larger questions of what it means to be human and how to help diverse communities thrive.

Thursday: Enoch Liao, Lead English Pastor of the Boston Chinese Evangelical Church, oversees English-speaking ministries across their Chinatown and Newton campuses, He serves as the Co-Chair for The Chinatown Coalition for Boston’s Chinatown and is a founding board member for the Boston Center for Biblical Counseling.

See the full list of speakers at parkstreet.org/lent. We'd love to see you there!

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1 Park Street
Boston, MA
02108

Telephone

+16175233383

Website

https://linktr.ee/parkstreetchurch

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