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...

3 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".

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.

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.

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.

March 24, 2026 - Find shows playing at Judson Memorial Church. Get theater info, directions, accessibility details, and TDF member ticket options.

January 23, 2025 - Judson Memorial Church stands as a vibrant beacon of community, creativity, and inclusivity in the heart of New York City. Nestled across from the iconic ...

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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.

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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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

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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.