Author Anne C. Bailey will join us to discuss her book The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History. Over 400 men, women, and children were sold by the Butler Plantation estates in 1859. This book analyzes the operation of this auction and traces the lives of slaves before, during, and after […]
Visit Christ Church during Independence Weekend to enhance your understanding of our nation’s history and its relevance to the present. Take a guided or self-guided tour of our grounds and complete our History Hunt to win a prize during your visit! Friday July 2nd 10am-5pm - Adults $5, Children under 12 y/o $2 Saturday July […]
Organists Parker Kitterman and Wesley Parrott will present a program of all-American music on Christ Church’s mighty Fisk organ. Including works by Aaron Copland, Florence Price, John Knowles Paine and Scott Joplin, this free concert will be followed by an up-close tour of the organ.
Visit Christ Church during Independence Weekend to enhance your understanding of our nation’s history and its relevance to the present. Take a guided or self-guided tour of our grounds and complete our History Hunt to win a prize during your visit! Friday July 2nd 10am-5pm - Adults $5, Children under 12 y/o $2 Saturday July […]
Join us for the return of Signers Day, a holiday where we honor and celebrate the seven signers of the Declaration of Independence buried at the Christ Church grounds -- more than any other place in America. On Saturday, July 3, the Burial Ground will be open 11AM-5PM with free admission and a history hunt […]
In 1785, Christ Church promised to observe the 4th of July as a day of “Thanksgiving to Almighty God,” and added to do so, “Forever.” Join Christ Church this Sunday, July 4 at 10 a.m., and continue the tradition established long ago, but still current. Every word in the service speaks to the issues before […]
Visit Christ Church during Independence Weekend to enhance your understanding of our nation’s history and its relevance to the present. Take a guided or self-guided tour of our grounds and complete our History Hunt to win a prize during your visit! Friday July 2nd 10am-5pm - Adults $5, Children under 12 y/o $2 Saturday July […]
Join us and our friends at Art in the Age on our rooftop for an evening of great views and even better cocktails. This interactive workshop will walk you through how to make some of your favorite summer refreshers! There are three dates for this workshop. Please be sure to select your desired date. ONE TICKET […]
Join us as we complete together a watercolor painting featuring the historic south front of Christ Church right in the Garden at Christ Church! Want a fun painting night out with your friends where you can actually learn how to paint? Kaity Lacy is a highly sought-after commission artist, art teacher, and published illustrator, her […]
The much anticipated in-person premiere of The Philadelphia Matter – 1972/2020 is finally here! In September 2020, celebrated choreographer, director, and writer David Gordon premiered his first new screen work in two decades with a “virtual” performance company of 30+ Philadelphia, New York, and artists in quarantine across the United States. Working remotely, they recorded […]
The much anticipated in-person premiere of The Philadelphia Matter – 1972/2020 is finally here! In September 2020, celebrated choreographer, director, and writer David Gordon premiered his first new screen work in two decades with a “virtual” performance company of 30+ Philadelphia, New York, and artists in quarantine across the United States. Working remotely, they recorded […]
Join us on our rooftop on Thursday, July 22, 6-8PM as we welcome classical guitar virtuoso John Marcel Williams! Award-winning classical guitarist John Marcel Williams is establishing a reputation as both a virtuoso concert artist and a devoted teacher. By age 16 he had garnered over 20 prizes at competitions, including first prize at the […]