UniteBoston

Bridging Divides Across Christians for the Flourishing of the City

Civil Rights Pilgrimage: Searching for Truth & Justice

The Pilgrimage will be led by Rev. June R. Cooper, the Theologian in the City at Old South Church in Boston and a long-standing social justice activist in the Boston area and the Rev Dr. Nancy Taylor, pastor emeritus at Old South Church. Rev Cooper has designed and led civil rights pilgrimages since 2014 and has taught anti-racism content in corporate, community, and academic settings for more than 40 years.

Goals:

  1. Living Legacy: Acknowledge the living legacy of white supremacy in our country and acknowledge its impact on People of Color 

  2. Human Liberation: Learn the history of white racial violence, and acknowledge its intergenerational trauma in our communities in order to lift ourselves up from white supremacy 

  3. Creating Community: Create a learning community so that we can consider working on anti-racist activities when returning home

PRICING: The total cost of this event (not including airfare and hotel) is $850. There is an option to pay in full upon registration or to pay a deposit of $150 upon registration (deadline December 1, 2025) with the remaining two payments of $350 each due on November 30th, 2025 and January 30th, 2026. More information on how we plan to collect those payments will be provided to you following registration.

Harvard and the Landscape of Slavery Guided Tours

Join one of several upcoming Harvard and Landscape of Slavery Guided Tours, designed and led by University Chaplains, Rev. Dan Smith and Rev. Rita Powell, and students from Harvard Divinity School and other schools. These tours explore six historic sites from the Harvard and Legacy of Slavery report. Participants have opportunities for silence, reflection, and slowing down to honor the past, present, and one another. The 1.6-mile tour covers flat terrain, city sidewalks, and grassy areas and lasts approximately 2 hours. If you require accommodations or have questions about physical access, please contact the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative at  legacyofslavery@harvard.edu.  Upcoming tours will be offered on Thursday, September 25, 3-5 pm and Saturday, October 4, 10 am – noon. You can register as an individual or with a group of friends and/or members from your congregation or community group.

REGISTER HERE!

P.S. If you are looking for other opportunities of journey and reflection, consider the King Phillip’s War pilgrimage, starting with Deer Island this October. Over three years, Province I of the Episcopal church with various native, ecumenical, interfaith partners in each diocese will sponsor convening opportunities to walk and pray and be in silence and listening together. These events will be on each of the Indigenous People’s Day weekends of 2025, 2026, 2027, and Holy Week of 2028, commemorating the signing of the treaty that ended the active phase of the conflict. Other events may emerge. In each event, the intention is to have opportunities to gather, to walk, to listen. For more information follow this link

AND Campaign Boston Chapter Interest Meeting

– Are you longing for better ways in which people of faith can engage with politics?

– Frustrated by the partisan dysfunction and polarization at the expense of the broader society?

– Dreaming of a civically-engaged and unified Church participating in the healing of areas of brokeness in our city?

Join us by Zoom at 7PM on Tuesday September 16th for a gathering of interested volunteers to explore launching an AND Campaign Boston Chapter. And Campaign chapters provide a context for Christians to learn, build coalition, and advocate for issues that reflect biblical truth and Christ-like compassion.

To learn more about the AND Campaign see https://www.andcampaign.org/

REGISTER HERE

17:6 Night of Worship & Street Evangelism

17:6 – A Night of Worship & Street Evangelism 

“Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.”

Exodus 17:6

For the third time this summer, we will flood Allston with prayer, worship and evangelism. We are calling all young revivalists, worshipers and evangelists in the city of Boston who desire to see the lost saved and the Body equipped to come out!

6:30-9:30PM

Brighton Music Hall

158 Brighton Ave, Allston

????Contact David W. Hill, dwhill@citychurchboston.org

For more details.

Boston Citywide Alpha – Training Day

We want to invite the entire city to join a conversation about life, faith, and Jesus.
 
Join leaders from all across the city for a time of connection, equipping and mobilization as we prepare for a unified Alpha launch in Boston and the surrounding area this fall. This growing movement of churches, organizations and individuals will be coming together to train, pray, promote, invite, launch and finally come together for a united Alpha day away.
This gathering is perfect for leaders who have never run Alpha, as well as those who have been running Alpha for years!
Bring your team members to connect with the wider church, learn more about the fall launch, and hear tips from a variety of pastors and practitioners.  We’ll end the day praying together for the Lord to empower and lead our efforts.

What is City-Wide Alpha?

Download this simple guide to find out more about how churches and ministries are uniting, praying, training and inviting together,

 
Come learn more about how you can be part of this Boston invitation. 

Special Guests

Stacie Mickelson,

Executive Director

Emmanuel Gospel Center

 

Emmanuel Gospel Center (EGC) is a organization dedicated to supporting the work of passionate individuals, ministries, and organizations seeking to positively impact the city. Their work helps the church understand the internal and external forces affecting ministry.

Pastor Barry Kang

Lead Pastor, Symphony Church

Greater Things for Greater Boston

Barry and team planted Symphony Church in 2010. He has a passion for local churches in Boston and desires to see God’s will being done in Boston just as it is done in Heaven. As part of his call to Boston, he also serves on the directional team of Greater Things for Greater Boston.

Arriel Hall

Worship Leader

Deliverance Temple Worship Center

Arriel is a dynamic and gifted worship leader who serves her church as well as the city. Her home church DT is a transforming Pentecostal Church where believers are being transformed into Disciples of Jesus Christ to influence change in their Communities and the City of Boston.

Pastor Sam Acevedo

Pastor for Social Transformation Congregación León de Judá

In addition to his traditional pastoral duties, Pastor Sam serves as the Executive Minister overseeing Miracle Mile Ministries, a collaborative of churches devoted to a sustained, deliberate, strategic response to the area we call “Miracle Mile” (a roughly 2-square-mile area in the South End of Boston often referred to as “Mass & Cass” or “Methadone Mile”

 

Schedule:

  • Breakfast & Connection Time

  • Welcome

  • Worship

  • The Church in Boston, how is God moving us together?

  • Alpha Citywide Story & Promotional Efforts

  • Alpha 101

  • Pastors and Practitioner Panel (sharing tips and challenges)

  • Lunch

  • United Prayer

Connecting – Equipping – Collaboration

 

August 16th – 9am to 2:30pm at Congregation Lion of Judah

 You wont want to miss it! This gathering and training is perfect for leaders who have never run Alpha, as well as those who have been running Alpha for years. Bring your team members to connect with the wider church, learn more about the fall launch, hear tips from a variety of Alpha pastors and practitioners, and join this growing movement

Located in Greater Boston or other parts of New England? You are welcome too! A delicious breakfast and lunch will be included. Questions contact lisaoelerich@alphausa.org

 

We want to invite our entire city to join a conversation about

life, faith, and Jesus.


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