Friends of the Town Clock Church

03/13/2026

Town Clock Church tours on Saturday, March 14 begin at 10 AM and will conclude with the last tour beginning at 3:00 PM. Second Baptist Church at 300 East Main St. in New Albany. Come join us to hear the story of the Underground Railroad in our metro area. March celebrates Women’s History Month, so join us to hear some of the stories of the amazing women made history and their fight for and support of freedom for all. Tours are Free and open to the public. Donations are welcome to help us with our fundraising match for the Indiana Landmarks handicap accessibility grant.

03/08/2026

Town Clock Church tours on Saturday, March 14 begin at 10 AM and will conclude with the last tour beginning at 3:00 PM. Come join us to hear the story of the Underground Railroad in our metro area. March celebrates Women’s History Month, so join us to hear some of the stories of the amazing women who made history and their fight for and support of freedom for all. Second Baptist Church at 300 East Main St. in New Albany. Tours are Free and open to the public. Donations are welcome to help us with our fundraising match for the Indiana Landmarks accessibility grant. We need to match their grant of $100,000 to make the historic building fully accessible. 

02/25/2026

Town Clock Church tours on Saturday, March 14 begin at 10 AM and will conclude with the last tour beginning at 3:00 PM. Second Baptist Church at 300 East Main St. in New Albany. Come join us to hear the story of the Underground Railroad in our metro area. March celebrates women’s history month, so join us to hear some of the stories of the amazing women made history and their fight for and support of freedom for all. Tours are Free and open to the public. Donations are welcome to help us with our fundraising match for the Indiana Landmarks accessibility grant.

01/11/2026

Join us for a media event at the Town Clock Church, 2nd Baptist Church, 300 E. Spring Street, New Albany on Wednesday, January 14th, 10:30 AM to share the results of the Preservation Forever Capital Campaign to raise the required matching funds from the National Trust for Historic Preservation grant. We are so grateful for all the wonderful gifts that have helped make this campaign a success! All are welcome!
The Friends of the Town Clock Church finished the final quarter of a capital campaign to match dollar for dollar a $200,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Those funds will be placed in the Town Clock Church Alice Miles Memorial endowment at the Community Foundation to ensure that repair, maintenance, and programming for this church with its Underground Railroad history will be maintained forever. Gifts can be given to the Friends of The Town Clock Church, PO Box 574, New Albany, IN, 47150, on our website at townclockchurch.org or to the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana which can also accept gifts of stock. Questions can be directed to Jerry Finn, 502-645-2332 or [email protected]

12/12/2025

Town Clock Church tours on Saturday, December 13 begin at 10 AM but will conclude with the last tour being at 1 PM because of the weather forecast. Second Baptist Church at 300 East Main St. in New Albany. Come join us to hear the story of the underground railroad in our metro area. Free and open to the public. Donations are welcome to help us with our fundraising match for the National Trust for Historic Preservation grant.

12/08/2025

Tours of the historic Underground Railroad Town Clock Church will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, each hour, on the hour, beginning at 10:00 AM with the last tour beginning at 3:00 PM. Tours last about one hour. The historic church’s antebellum congregation was involved in the Underground Railroad before, during, and after the Civil War. Tour guides will provide history of the Underground Railroad movement in the metro area. The tour is free and open to the public, and donations are welcome. All donations will go to help the Friends of the Town Clock Church meet the required match for the grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The church is home of the Second Baptist congregation at 300 East Main Street in New Albany.

The tour is sponsored by the Friends of the Town Clock Church, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the ongoing maintenance, beautification, funding, and long-term planning for this historical building. 2026 public tours will be 3/14/26, 6/13/26, 9/12/26, 12/12/26. To contribute to the matching grant for the ongoing restoration of the church and gardens, donations can be made at the church at the time of the tour, on our website, www.townclockchurch.org or by contacting Jerry Finn, treasurer at 502–645–2332.

12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday—the global day of gratitude and generosity that reminds us what’s possible when communities come together to support something they are passionate about. We are in the final days of our campaign to match the national trust for historic preservation Grant to maintain and preserve this iconic landmark forever. Any gift is appreciated. Go to

Town Clock Church of New Albany Completed in 1852, this truly significant structure is connected to the Underground Railroad in the metro area. The building served as a beacon of hope to freedom seekers across the river. It was a connecting point between cities in a slave and free state, and a safe....

12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday—the global day of gratitude and generosity that reminds us what’s possible when communities come together to support something we are passionate about. We are in the final days of our campaign to match the National Trust for Historic Preservation grant to ensure this historic landmark is maintained and preserved forever. To make a gift, go to www.townclockchurch.org.

12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday—the global day of generosity and gratitude that reminds us what’s possible when communities come together to support something we love and are passionate about. The Friends of the Town Clock Church is in the final month of our campaign to match the National Trust for Historic Preservation grant. Your gift will help us preserve and maintain this historic Underground Railroad landmark forever. To give, go to

Town Clock Church of New Albany Completed in 1852, this truly significant structure is connected to the Underground Railroad in the metro area. The building served as a beacon of hope to freedom seekers across the river. It was a connecting point between cities in a slave and free state, and a safe....

11/18/2025

The Town Clock Church and its story of the Underground Railroad in our community was shared with Our Lady of Perpetual Help students today. Grateful that the rain held off!