1 Benevolent Street
(Corner of Benefit and Benevolent)
Providence, RI 02906
401-421-7970
Our buildings are handicap accessible via the parking lot on Benefit Street, and the sidewalk entrance on Benevolent Street. For more information, click here.
Our annual recognition of eighth-grade Coming of Age honorees will be the centerpiece of the service. With mentors by their sides, the class will share reflections about their individual beliefs, and the congregation will celebrate and affirm the beginning of the next stage of their … read more.
In honor of Mother’s Day, first founded as a holiday for non-violence, our service this year will again be part of a local interfaith coalition. All over the country, people of faith are rising up to demand gun control and the increased safety for houses … read more.
We often refer to truth as it if is some kind of clear and absolute value or quality. That’s a very logical, modernist perspective. But as postmodernism has made confusingly clear (yes, that was – kind of – a joke), the truth about truth is … read more.
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It may not have been the actual first time I heard about Jesus, but my first memory of learning about Jesus is from when I was a very little girl. I … read more.
A sermon by Rev. Liz Lerner Maclay, delivered by Neil Bartholomew
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The great American philosopher William James once wrote, “A great many people think they’re thinking when they’re merely rearranging … read more.
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Purim is a holiday in the strangest sense – a sense of joy that comes from fighting despair, from choosing to uplift and … read more.
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When I was little, my mother would suggest my sister and I dress in green on St. Patrick’s day. She explained this was a day to celebrate the Irish … read more.
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Oh, letting go. Every so often a minister has to preach on something that is absolutely not a personal strength. And this is one of those times. … read more.
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In the end there are three things that matter about a church: its past, its present, and its future. The past matters because it’s our story and also because … read more.
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Some sermons start with a question; a few start with an answer. My sermon this morning is some of both: a question and an answer but an answer that … read more.
