Fall Makers Market
Christ Church 2nd Street and Church Street, Old City Philadelphia, PAJoin our local vendors (new and returning) on Church Street between 2nd and American Streets for a celebration of all things local and handmade!
Join our local vendors (new and returning) on Church Street between 2nd and American Streets for a celebration of all things local and handmade!
Join Burial Ground Coordinator "The Crypt Keeper" John Hopkins for Brew 'N History for Oktoberfest! Learn about the Founders and their connections to Philadelphia's beer history. This tour runs 60 minutes. Tickets are $10. Click the Square link below to reserve your tickets.
The Farmers Market runs each Wednesday from 3 to 6PM (May to November). Each week, over 2,000 neighbors and tourists visit the Market to shop, socialize, and enjoy its festive and family-friendly atmosphere. The Neighborhood House Program (NHP) operates under the Christ Church Preservation Trust umbrella, a secular nonprofit dedicated to preserving the historic Christ […]
A fundraiser for Christ Church Preservation Trust Come celebrate our newly renovated North Garden with us! • Butlered hors d’oeuvres from Di Bruno Bros. • Signature cocktail • Silent auction • Classical guitar music by John Marcel Williams “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” – Lady Bird Johnson RAIN DATE: Friday, October 21 Click the […]
Professor Anne C. Bailey is back! Part I: Zoom Webinar We are back again for a second virtual discussion and Q&A featuring author Professor Anne C. Bailey on her remarkable book, The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History. Bailey’s book, published by Cambridge University Press in 2017, focuses on the […]
Johann Vexo, internationally renowned organist, performs a featured recital at Christ Church, Philadelphia, on Sunday, October 23 at 5PM. The program, played on the dazzling Esther Wideman Memorial Organ, C.B. Fisk’s Op. 150, will feature works of Bach, Mendelssohn, Franck, and Vierne. Free and open to the public, with a free-will offering. Johann Vexo was […]
Professor Anne C. Bailey is back! Part II: Q&A and Book Signing Come out to Christ Church for a discussion, Q&A and book signing with author Anne C. Bailey. Tour the Church grounds and purchase your own copy of The Weeping Time in our gift shop. This event will be hosted outdoors in the North […]
Included with admission. Meet the Crypt Keeper - come learn the ins and outs of what it takes to maintain a historic burial ground with our very own "Crypt Keeper" of 20+ years, John Hopkins. Chats typically run 20-30 minutes.
SNACKTIME was created out of necessity at the height of COVID, performing free shows in Rittenhouse Square and quickly amassing local notoriety. Known for its soul- energizing street performances, the group amassed a repertoire that includes boisterous covers of crowd-pleasing hits that span musicians such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Dua Lipa, and Earth, Wind & […]
Join Burial Ground Coordinator "The Crypt Keeper" John Hopkins for Brew 'N History for Oktoberfest! Learn about the Founders and their connections to Philadelphia's beer history. This tour runs 45-60 minutes. Tickets are $10. Click the Square link below to reserve your tickets.
Please 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 […]
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 this talk, historian Katharine Gerbner will examine the historical links between Quakers and Anglicans in Philadelphia and the Caribbean during the early colonial period. While Pennsylvania was founded as a Quaker colony, slavery was foundational to its early success, and there were many links between Philadelphia and Barbados. Gerbner will look at the tensions […]
Please join us for Evensong first Sundays (October 2, November 6 (All Saints), and December 4 (Advent Lessons and Carols)) at 5pm 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. […]
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 3-6 p.m., rain or shine, on Church Street between 2nd and American Streets until November 23.