Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, promoting his book "How To Be An Antiracist" in Manhattan's Judson Memorial Church, explains why liberation theology conforms to his...

2 weeks ago - By the mid-19th century, the village had the largest African-American community in the city, along with joined German, French and Irish immigrants, and to the immediate south a majority of Italian immigrants. Earlier more affluent communities had begun an exodus from the adjacent neighborhoods to the south and east. Judson observed that the "tendency is for the intelligent, well-to-do and church-going people to withdraw from this part of the city".

Judson Memorial Church on Washington Square in the 1960s and 1970s was home to avant-garde arts groups, and a site for lesbian and gay political gatherings.

We seek to be a just, diverse, vibrant, and worshipping spiritual community through the pursuit of social justice, creative expression, and sacred exploration of our own Protestant church roots and the wisdom of other traditions.

August 31, 2023 - Despite Judson’s best intentions, the Church found itself in financial difficulty and was turned over to The Baptist City Society. In 1956, Howard Moody became senior minister and continued the Church’s advocacy efforts for civil rights and free expression.

Judson Memorial Church - New York City, New York, New York. 4,365 likes · 17 talking about this · 15,284 were here. A church, arts space, and justice center committed to creating communities of...

Judson Church occupies a 117-year-old historic building on Washington Square South. Besides Sunday worship and Sunday School, its current programs include work with the New Sanctuary Movement for immigrant rights and a "community ministers" program that trains future clergy on how to involve congregations in social-change activities. Judson also continues its long history of hosting post-modern arts, peace action, women's reproductive rights, and gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender events.

Outward and Upward: Since its founding, Judson has maintained deep connections with the civic, political, and social movements outside its walls. Engaging with the world outside of church is not only critical to staying relevant, but it is also how we practice our faith.

October 19, 2018 - The D. W. Griffith Theatre, hoping to make a name for itself as an art cinema, screened it on October 5, 1962, and was promptly busted by the police. Although it couldn’t be shown in commercial theaters, the progressive Judson Church held ...

November 12, 2025 - Micah Bucey: The year 1970 was at the height of the Vietnam War, and there were three artists—Jean Toche, Jon Hendricks, and Faith Ringgold—who came to the pastors at Judson Memorial Church and essentially said that they wanted to do a dual ...

In the heart of Greenwich Village lies the historic Judson Memorial Church. This sacred space is the intersection of exploring worship, arts and justice.

Describing the cultural, social, and historical context of Fornés’s first artistic home, the Judson Memorial Church, and its radical arts ministry led by associate pastor (and Fornés’s future collaborator) Al Carmines, which gave dancers, musicians, visual artists, and performance makers the freedom to experiment in their work without fear of censorship while also making space available for the development, rehearsal, and presentation of their work.

In 1890, distinguished preacher and church leader Edward Judson initiated construction of Judson Church as a memorial to his father Adoniram Judson, the first American Protestant foreign missionary.1 The church was affiliated with the Northern (now American) Baptist Churches denomination.

January 23, 2025 - ... This is a summary of user reviews generated by AI. ... Judson Memorial Church offers a unique blend of artistic performances and spiritual services that foster community and inclusivity.

January 27, 2025 - According to the congregation, Judson “has long been recognized as a center for both social justice and the arts.” Keeping with the spirit of the institutional church movement, nonsectarian activities occur every day of the week. Programs include weekly performances, an artistic practice space, a meeting space for social justice groups, and an off-Broadway theater called The Gym. Judson was one of three congregations that founded the NYC Coalition, a branch of the national New Sanctuary Movement, which calls attention to the plight of immigrants without any path to legal residency in the United States.

The church, for example, established local networks to aid people who needed abortions, housed and cared for people with addiction and runaway teens, established a Professional Women's Clinic for sex workers, and helped provide medical resources for people with AIDS to name only a few of it's progressive programs. The Judson Memorial Church supported a radical arts ministry.

New York's Judson Memorial Church has always been dedicated to the diverse communities of the city, and, thanks to the National Fund for Sacred Places it hopes to continue with its mission and expand its reach for years to come.

Built by the wealthy gentry on the north side of the park at a time when the area south of the park was becoming a ghetto for Italian immigrants, the church’s progressive, social-service oriented ministry geared toward those in need long served as a bridge between the Brahmins on the north side of the Square and the poor and working class of the South Village.

November 22, 2023 - Written by Gwynneth C. Malin for Place Matters with contributions from the Judson Community For over a century, Judson Memorial Church has served members of the surrounding Washington Square Park community and those beyond with a committment to social services, social justice activism, and ...

Website http://www.judson.org. 55 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 View on map · By Subway: We are accessible by subway from the 8th St / NYU R and W stop, the West 4th St A, C, E, F and V stop or the Christopher St / Sheridan Square 1 and 2 stop. By Bus: NYC Transit bus # 5, Southbound, ...