Join Burial Ground Coordinator "The Cryptkeeper" John Hopkins for Thirsty Thursday: a tour about the Founders and their connections to Philadelphia's beer history. This tour runs 45-60 minutes. Click the Eventbrite link below to reserve your tickets!
Inside the lives and work of the visual and performing artists buried here. This tour runs 45-60 minutes. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information and weather updates, please call: 484-809-0874. Tickets are available at the Arch Street gate.
Rehearsals are already underway for this year’s one-act festival on the Christ Church campus! Our 2nd Annual Neighborhood House Play Festival will take place on Saturday, August 26. From there, audiences will select three plays to be presented in October immediately following Old City Fest on Sunday, October 8. Cash bar available Tickets are Pay What You […]
In 1793, 5,000 Philadelphians perished from Yellow Fever. Join our educators as the Burial Ground's headstones retell the stories of the heroes and victims of that fateful year. This tour runs 45-60 minutes. Tickets are $10. For more information and weather updates, call: 484-809-0874. Tickets are available at the Arch Street gate.
Join Burial Ground Coordinator "The Cryptkeeper" John Hopkins for Thirsty Thursday: a tour about the Founders and their connections to Philadelphia's beer history. This tour runs 45-60 minutes. Tickets are available at the Arch Street gate.
NEW DATE COMING SOON In August, we presented our 2nd annual short play competition – the top three plays received support from Christ Church Neighborhood House (CCNH) to cover production costs for the final version of their plays, which will be presented in October immediately following Old City Fest on Sunday, October 8, plus the use of our fully-equipped […]
Join author and architectural historian Thomas Kaufmann for a discussion about his recent book, Independence Bells of Philadelphia. Thomas Kaufmann's new book, Independence Bells of Philadelphia, explores the bells that rang throughout the city when the colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. Kaufmann explores the stories surrounding one of America's most famous - if not the most […]
Enjoy an evening of soulful and moving singing, illuminated by the gentle glow of candlelight. Join us in the Gardens at Christ Church (Neighborhood House Theater – new location due to weather) for our third season of Candlelight Cabarets. Inspired by the “rooftop sings” that were once held at the Neighborhood House in the 1920s, […]
William Penn built a "green Country towne that would not burne." See how the innovations of men like Benjamin Franklin, Philip Syng, and Benjamin Rush helped prevent Penn's city from ever suffering a great fire, preserving their city for us to see around us today. And learn about the firefighting history of founders like Francis […]
Join PhilaLandmarks and Christ Church Burial Ground for an educational walking tour highlighting the horrors of the devastating Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. We will explore the medical realities and social impacts of the fever in Philadelphia by visiting the Hill-Physick House, Powel House, Dr. Rush's House, Christ Church Burial Ground and more! Click the […]
Please join us for monthly Evensongs (October 1, Nov 5, Dec 10) at 5 p.m. in the sanctuary. Led by the Christ Church Choir, this candlelit service of beautiful choral and organ music, sung canticles, psalms, prayers, and evening hymns, offer a way into reflection and worship unlike any other time of the week. It’s also […]
Christ Church worships each Sunday at 10 a.m. in the church and on the Livestream. Details are regularly updated in the weekly parish email. If you would like to be on the email list, please contact Cecilia Wagner.
In celebration of Christ Church’s 328th anniversary and the 275th anniversary of William White’s birth, Libby Browne, historian of St. Peter’s, will be presenting a virtual lecture entitled “A Walk on Bishop White’s Streets: A Look at his Life and the Houses of Worship in his City.” She will be joined by St. Luke’s vestry member […]
Wednesdays 3-6PM Join us one block away from the site of Philadelphia’s original 18th-century farmers market on High (now Market) Street — the market that gave Market Street its name. The market is open every Wednesday 3-6PM, rain or shine, on Church Street between 2nd and American Streets until October 25.
Christ Church worships each Sunday at 10 a.m. in the church and on the Livestream. Details are regularly updated in the weekly parish email. If you would like to be on the email list, please contact Cecilia Wagner.