The Memorial Church, Harvard University

The Memorial Church represents the continuity of public worship at Harvard since its foundation in 1636, testifying to the vitality of that tradition in the modern University. Our Sunday service, based upon the reformed Protestant inheritance of the University, partakes as well of the greater inheritance of worship and praise that belongs to the whole Church. A daily service of Morning Prayers, uninterrupted since the University’s founding, continues to begin our College day; a service of evening Compline closes our day one Thursday a month. Internationally distinguished preachers and religious leaders help us to open hearts and minds to God and nourish us as we carry on our holy routine of worship, study, and service.

Our congregation is diverse and composed of students from Harvard College and throughout the University; members of the faculty, administration, and staff; neighbors; alumni; and friends. In addition, there are countless thousands within the sound of radio station WHRB, which broadcasts our Sunday services at 95.3 FM, as well as through its website at www.whrb.org