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Boston Church Directory

The Boston Church Directory may be used for a variety of scholarly, relational, and spiritual purposes.

Explore the Boston Church Directory

The Boston Church Directory lists Christian churches located within the city limits of Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge.

The Directory may be used for developing relationships between members of Boston's Christian community; referrals; finding a church home; research in church planting; and other scholarly, relational, or spiritual purposes.

Resources

Christianity & Culture, Church Spaces

Exploring Church Spaces: Pros and Cons of Renting Versus Owning

Christianity & Culture, Church Spaces

How do you know when to rent or buy space for your church? Experienced Boston church leaders share some hard-earned wisdom and guidance.

Christianity & Culture, Church Spaces

Church Spaces, Christianity & Culture

Exploring Church Spaces: Church-Space Decisions

Church Spaces, Christianity & Culture

Your church has just received a request to use its space for a community event. How do you decide whether to approve it? What factors should you consider? Who in your congregation makes that call?

Church Spaces, Christianity & Culture

Exploring Church Spaces: Tax-Exemption Issues For Mass. Churches and Religious Organizations

Church Spaces, Christianity & Culture

As churches explore ways to more fully use their buildings, they also need to consider any potential issues that might affect their tax-exempt status.

Church Spaces, Christianity & Culture

Christianity & Culture, Churches/Church Planting

If the Black Church were to disappear, who would miss it?

Christianity & Culture, Churches/Church Planting

There are about 250 Black churches in Boston facing multiple challenges. To leverage their collective strength, almost a dozen of them came together to build relationships for the betterment of the community.

Christianity & Culture, Churches/Church Planting

Christianity & Culture, Church Spaces

Challenges and Solutions for Maximizing Church Spaces in Boston

Christianity & Culture, Church Spaces

While many churches in Boston share their space with congregations, nonprofits, or community members, several barriers prevent them from fully utilizing their properties for mission.

Christianity & Culture, Church Spaces

Opportunities for Leveraging Church Spaces

Christianity & Culture, Church Spaces

Churches open to reimagining how their spaces can be utilized may discover new ways to serve their communities, build stronger connections, and contribute to the financial sustainability of their facilities.

Christianity & Culture, Church Spaces

Four Ways Churches Use Their Space for Economic Empowerment

Christianity & Culture, Church Spaces

Some churches have successfully transformed their properties into dynamic community centers offering various services, from food pantries and after-school programs to cultural events and neighborhood meetings.

Christianity & Culture, Church Spaces

Boston General, Boston Churches

Boston Church Directory

Boston General, Boston Churches

The Boston Church Directory may be used for a variety of scholarly, relational, and spiritual purposes.

Boston General, Boston Churches

Churches/Church Planting, Christianity & Culture

Nurturing Black Church vitality

Churches/Church Planting, Christianity & Culture

The Boston Black Church Vitality Project (BBCVP) at the Emmanuel Gospel Center is kicking off its Thriving Initiative with a cohort of ethnically and denominationally diverse Black churches that are located in four predominantly Black neighborhoods in the city.

Churches/Church Planting, Christianity & Culture

Ethiopian Churches in Greater Boston [map]

Churches/Church Planting, Christianity & Culture

Find Ethiopian churches in the greater Boston area.

Churches/Church Planting, Christianity & Culture

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Church History

Explore the history of the Church in Boston with a look at Christian movements through the centuries.

Resources

Books, Justice, Urban, Systems Practice, Diverse Voices, Shalom, Race, Reconciliation, Immigration, Church History, Economics, Conflict, Poverty, Indigenous, Worship, Peace, Resilience, Liza Cagua-McAllister, Book Recommendations

EGC’s (Inaugural) Shalom-Seekers Book List

Which books help you pursue the shalom of the city and the glory of God? Here are some titles that have contributed meaningfully to our shalom-seeking in Boston.

Churches, History, Boston Neighborhoods, Church History, Hanno van der Bijl

Do you know where you’re standing?

Churches, History, Boston Neighborhoods, Church History, Hanno van der Bijl

Why EGC’s new “Fact Friday” series explores the church’s history and legacy in Boston one short video at a time.

Churches, History, Boston Neighborhoods, Church History, Hanno van der Bijl

Emmanuel Research Review, ERR, NEBA, New England's Book of Acts, Revivalism, Revival, Applied Research, History, Church History, Rudy Mitchell

History of Revivalism in Boston

Emmanuel Research Review, ERR, NEBA, New England's Book of Acts, Revivalism, Revival, Applied Research, History, Church History, Rudy Mitchell

Journey with EGC’s Senior Researcher Rudy Mitchell through Boston’s key evangelistic revivals from the First Great Awakening in 1740–1741 through the Billy Graham campaign of 1950. History comes alive as we read how God moved in remarkable ways through gifted evangelists, and we gain a deeper appreciation for Boston’s vibrant Christian history.

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Collaboration, EGC, Unity, History, Church History, Ministry Collaboration & Partnership

Examples of Collaboration in the Greater Boston Church Community

Collaboration, EGC, Unity, History, Church History, Ministry Collaboration & Partnership

There has been a rich history of ministry collaboration in the Greater Boston Christian community. This document gives a brief description of some of the significant ministry initiatives in urban Boston that involved a broad coalition of ministry partners, and/or involved significant partnering across sectors. Much more could be said about each of the ones listed, and many more initiatives, projects and ministries could be added to this list.

Collaboration, EGC, Unity, History, Church History, Ministry Collaboration & Partnership

New England's Book of Acts, Church Growth, Church Planting, NEBA, New England, Ethnic Ministries, New England Book Of Acts, Boston Churches, Applied Research, History, ARC Services, Church History, Intercultural Ministry, Data Dive

New England's Book of Acts

New England’s Book of Acts is a 2007 publication of the Emmanuel Gospel Center that captures the stories of how God has been growing his Church among many people groups and ethnic groups in New England.

Quiet Revival, ERR, Emmanuel Research Review, Boston History, History, Churches, Revival, Church Planting, Church Studies, Applied Research, EGC, Church History, Steve Daman, Data Dive

Understanding Boston's Quiet Revival

Quiet Revival, ERR, Emmanuel Research Review, Boston History, History, Churches, Revival, Church Planting, Church Studies, Applied Research, EGC, Church History, Steve Daman, Data Dive

What is the Quiet Revival? Fifty years ago, a church planting movement quietly took root in Boston. Since then, the number of churches within the city limits of Boston has nearly doubled. How did this happen? Is it really a revival? Why is it called "quiet?" EGC's senior writer, Steve Daman, gives us an overview of the Quiet Revival, suggests a definition, and points to areas for further study.

Quiet Revival, ERR, Emmanuel Research Review, Boston History, History, Churches, Revival, Church Planting, Church Studies, Applied Research, EGC, Church History, Steve Daman, Data Dive