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

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.

October 14, 2020 - United Church of Christ · 55 Washington Sq S · New York, NY 10012-1018 · Phone: (212) 477-0351 · Email: micah@judson.org · http://www.judson.org · Pastor: Micah A. Bucey · Open & Affirming: Y · Accessible: Y · Directions · We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.

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.

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.

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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.

November 22, 2023 - Judson laid the cornerstone, which contained a copy of the Burmese Bible translated by his father, Adoniram Judson, the first Baptist missionary to Burma. Judson, a strong advocate of immigrant evangelization, intended that the new church building serve as a memorial to his missionary father and continue his legacy by having a powerful impact on the Italian immigrants who lived in the neighborhood.

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...

November 7, 2014 - This Village landmark has been supporting the arts since the 1950s. Although most known for its dance performances, talks and theater also liven the calendar here.

We concern ourselves with more than the soul; the body is of equal concern. Whether it is bodily autonomy, racial liberation, freedom of sexual or gender expression, or accessibility-- the physical presence of every person in and beyond our community and their ability to enter, move through, and occupy the...

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 a private screening.

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

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November 22, 2021 - Judson Memorial Church has always been dedicated to the diverse communities of New York 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.

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.