Nurturing Relational Connections Across Boston's Christian Community
Join us for a worship, praise and prayer event for life on the Boston Common!
The Boston Center for Pregnancy Choices is sponsoring this free event at the Boston Common Bandstand.
Music will be led by Mana Worship, and local area pastors will lead us in prayer.
Please join us and invite your friends and family! Let us worship our Mighty God!
Mystic Chorale sings GOSPEL 2/29 &3/1!
The Mystic Chorale, one of Greater Boston’s favorite community choruses, continues its 30th anniversary celebration with MYSTIC GOSPEL: RAISE THE PRAISE! The 200-voice chorus led by director Jonathan Singleton presents two joyful and spirit-filled gospel concerts, performed in a variety of musical styles all united by themes of love and hope.
The exciting and varied program includes the contemporary classic, John P. Kee’s Rain on Us, traditional favorites He’s an on time God and I’ll fly away, Gloria Gaynor’s R&B influenced, He Won’t let Go, the James Taylor Classic, Shower the People and the moving spirituals This Train is Bound for Glory Mystic favorite, Swing Low Sweet Chariot!
This year’s Mystic Gospel concert will feature award-winning gospel, jazz and R&B vocialist Athene Wilson. Athene is a well-known and much sought after choral singer, lead vocalist and recording session artist in the Boston area and in addition has toured nationally and internationally. She has used her great talent to accompany many visiting national and international artists including such greats as Patti LaBelle, Natalie Cole, Smokey Robinson and James Taylor!
Be sure to get your tickets early for an exciting, inspiring, uplifting weekend of concerts guaranteed to have you clapping in your seats and dancing in the aisles as we Raise the Praise!
When: February 29, 7:30- 9:30pm and March 1, 3:30- 5:30pm
Where: Converse Hall at Tremont Temple, 88 Tremont St, Boston
Tickets: $20 general admission, available online at mysticchorale.org and at the door;
children 10 and under free
Event website: mysticchorale.org
The UniteBoston Summer worship night will take place in August, but the planning has already begun! On Tuesday March 19th, two dozen pastors and leaders gathered into a room at Park Street Church to collaborate together about the UniteBoston worship night. Special thanks to Pastor Michael Balboni from Park Street Church for hosting us, as well as The Well Coffeehouse for donating the coffee and pastries!
The gathering was led by Kelly Fassett, UniteBoston’s team leader, and Chloe Gaydos, UniteBoston’s worship night coordinator and band manager. The afternoon began with sharing why Christian unity matters and the history of the UniteBoston worship night. Tom Baskett also shared a powerful testimony from his experience directing last year’s worship team. Click here to check out the photo gallery and a video from last year’s summer worship night.
The ministry leaders also broke up into collaborative groups to dream about what each person wanted to see at a public worship night, and how participating in the worship night might impact local congregations. Here are a few key ideas that people shared:
Finally, Chloe Gaydos went through the practicals of the worship night, including different options for the budget. Click here to view the Powerpoint presentation from the afternoon.
The beautiful thing about a vision like this is that it will take all of us participating in different ways, through prayer, resources, and finances, so we’d love to have you involved! If you are a pastor or ministry leader, please click here to take our 2-minute survey about how you’d like you and your church to be involved. If you are interested in volunteering on one of the teams, including the musician, logistics, or prayer teams, email Chloe Gaydos, ccgaydos@gmail.com. We are pleased to share that $3,300 has been pledged thusfar for the worship night – yahoo!
We really appreciate your prayers and support for this opportunity to worship Jesus in the heart of Boston. We know that a public worship night is just one of many ways by which Christians can attest to the reconciling power of the gospel, for the glory of God and the good of the city – Thank you for joining in!
With hope,
On August 18, 2018, an estimated 1,000 people came out to the second-ever UniteBoston Summer Worship Night in the Boston Common. The worship team was intentionally diverse, with Christians from all different ethnic and denominational backgrounds. There was incredible music, 13 sponsored tables by local churches and organizations, Lori Dupre painting with our theme “One City / One Love,” great fellowship, and even a spontaneous dance party!
Click here to check out the photo gallery from the event and click below to watch the video from the 2018 summer worship night in the Boston Common!
On August 18, 2018, an estimated 1,000 people came out to the second-ever UniteBoston Summer Worship Night in the Boston Common. The worship team was intentionally diverse, with Christians from all different ethnic and denominational backgrounds. There was incredible music, 13 sponsored tables by local churches and organizations, Lori Dupre painting with our theme “One City / One Love,” great fellowship, and even a spontaneous dance party!
Special thanks to Koo Chung and Elijah Mickelson for the incredible photographs here; they have superb photography skills and are highly recommended!
Check out the photos below, and you can view more on the UniteBoston Worship Night Facebook Gallery.
Also, click here to watch the highlight video that Luke Zvara put together!
Personal Stories
“You’d be hard pressed to find as diverse a crowd of believers worshiping together in Spirit and Truth as were gathered that night. Some have moved to Boston because they believe the Holy Spirit is not at work. Strange how those people never attend events where the fullness of the Church is being expressed in the diversity of God’s people!”
-Rev. David Wright, Black Ministerial Alliance
“The August 19 evening worship on Boston Common was as filled with God’s Spirit perhaps as the Common has been on a number of historic moments over many years, such as the First Great Awakening there in 1740 or the Billy Graham meetings there in 1950. We pray God is increasingly filling Boston with His Spirit now in 2018.”
-Ralph Kee, Emmanuel Gospel Center Church Planting Collaborative
“As we gathered on the Boston Common, our “common neighborhood backyard,” the vibrancy, joy, diversity of our common faith came alive. It was truly incarnational, if one had to use a theological term. Although much of the style of the event was different from my Catholic style, I felt welcomed and engaged. Christ is our Center, our Life. Thank you so much.”
-Fr. Michael McGarry, The Paulist Center
“The Unite Boston Worship Night was a great gathering of believers all across Boston. I sensed God was reconnecting a lot of people to Him through the Holy Spirit during the worship. It was humbling seeing people surrendering to worship just like David did in the Old Testament! God Bless UniteBoston!”
-Tinuola Ajayi, River of Life Church
“This gathering demonstrated how Christ is able to bring all kinds of people from different backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to worship Jesus together in the city of Boston!”
-Rebekah Nyakairu, Grace Chapel Watertown
How were you impacted by the worship night?
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