The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Ph.D, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, Plummmer Professor of Christian Morals in the Faculty of Divinity. Photo by Stephaine Mitchell, Harvard Gazette.

I write from the Memorial Church bidding you...

The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Ph.D, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, Plummmer Professor of Christian Morals, Faculty of Divinity. Photo by Stephaine Mitchell, Harvard Gazette.

By Anna Burnham
Student Program Coordinator
The Memorial Church of Harvard University

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Fall leaves frame the steeple of the Memorial Church in Harvard Yard. The church bell will ring 22 times on Nov. 1, in commemoration of the lives lost to COVID-19. Photo by Jeffrey Blackwell/MemChurch Communications

Commemoration
We invite you to participate in a University-wide Commemoration to Honor the Lives Lost to COVID-19 on Sunday, Nov. 1. In light of the innumerable losses that... Read more about Honoring the Lives Lost to COVID-19

Lawrence Jia '23, Memorial Church Student Advisory Board member. Courtesy photo.

By Lawrence Jia '23
Memorial Church Student Advisory Board

I stroll in the small brick building off Parkway...

Sana Shareef '22, Co-President of the Facilitators for Religious Ethical and Spiritual Inquiry, Photo Courtesy of Sana Shareef.

By Sana Shareef '22
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Boston-area musicians and ensembles, including members of the Harvard University Choir, perform at the "Help the Children" concert March 9, at Memorial Church. Audience members contributed more than $4,800 to benefit two organizations providing legal aid services to immigrants. Photo courtesy of Camerata Mediterranea. 

The “Help the Children” benefit concert March 9, sponsored by Camerata Mediterranea and the Memorial Church of Harvard University, raised more than $4,800 for immigrant legal aid services in Cambridge, and at the United States border with Mexico.... Read more about “Help the Children” Concert Raises $4,800 for Immigrant Legal Aid Programs

Y2Y student volunteers Grace O'Brian '19 (front) and Andrew Lewis '21 clean up the youth...

The MemChurch community helped Cara Jacobson ’18 develop the compassion, empathy, and self-confidence she needed to tackle new challenges.

With the help of a little fairy dust,...

Harvard University Choir Secretary ...

Haley Curtin ’18, of Adams House, speaks at...

Aric Flemming MDiv II speaks at Morning Prayers about the new Black Student Ministries at the Memorial Church. Photo by Jeffrey Blackwell/Memorial Church Communications

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Our Student Advisory Board weighs in

From the anxiety of Convocation through the excitement of Commencement, the rhythms of Memorial Church revolve around the student journey through Harvard. The Memorial Church Student Advisory Board was formed three years ago to empower students themselves to shape how the church serves the spiritual and intellectual needs of Harvard students through that journey. This year's board includes representatives from the student ushers and deacons, Church School teachers, Harvard University Choir and Choral Fellows, among others. We asked the...