Since its founding in 1827, Third Presbyterian Church, in Rochester, New York, has been a leader in social reform movements and an advocate for equality. In 1831, Third Presbyterian hosted religious revivalist Charles Grandison Finney, a leader in the Second Great Awakening, who preached from the church’s pulpit for six months.
Trinity Episcopal Church on Capitol Square in downtown Columbus, Ohio, has a long history of outreach, activism, and providing respite to those in need.
St. Patrick Catholic Church in Charleston is the city’s only remaining Black Catholic parish and the site of a new African American Heritage Center celebrating the collective legacy of the African American experience in South Carolina.
State Street Congregational Church is a Portland, Maine, institution with a history of leadership on social justice issues in its community.