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God’s mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning. Lamentations 3. Dear friends, For those of us who follow university calendars, September is a season of transitions. This is especially true for us at the Memorial Church in 2026, where we...

Anna Burnham, and the Rev. Alanna Sullivan took a group of eight students, Claire Jiang '28, Vargas Avellan '27, Louise Kim '27, Marty Martinage MDiv III, Luis Pabon Rico (GSAS '28), Felix Chen '29, Charlotte Stokes '27, and Jake Dixon '28, to the Isle of...

The Church will be closed this summer for steeple restoration and the installation of a new air-handling unit for the Fisk organ. As a result, we will not hold Sunday services during the summer session. We look forward to welcoming you back on Sunday, Aug...

Dear Memorial Church community, It is with both deep gratitude and sadness that I write to tell you I will be leaving the Memorial Church at the end of this academic year. I recently accepted an offer to become the Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at...

The Rev. Jim Mitulski (second left), former pastor at the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, speaks with the Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts (far left) and podcast creators Siri Colom, Lynne Gerber, and Ariana Nedelman, at the Noble Lecture on...

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 is greeted by members of the Harvard University Choir last May for a joint recording session. Photos by Jeffrey Blackwell. By Jeffrey Blackwell Memorial Church Communications World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 and the...