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Members of the Luminare Choir sing in concert.

Artscape Events at Brown

Brown Memorial is once again taking part in America’s largest free arts festival – Artscape 2016. From July 15-17, we are inviting the community into our Sanctuary to view the artistry of our stained glass windo...

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Fred Swann sitting at the organ.

Upcoming Tiffany Series Events: Choral Concert Apr. 3, Organ Concert Apr. 24

The Tiffany Series is proud to present an LGBT Choral Celebration on Sunday, April 3 at 3:00 pm. and an organ concert by acclaimed organist Frederick Swann on Sunday, April 24, at 3 p.m. All concerts take place at Brown Memorial. READ MORE >

Events, News & Media

Church Life News You have arrived at Brown Memorial's news hub. Here you can access the latest news about what is happening within the life of the church. S...

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Career Opportunities

Join Our Team | Minister of Music Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church (USA) – a thriving, progressive community of faith in the heart of Baltimore City – is seeking its next Minister of Music to lead the congregation’s musicaland spi...

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Summer Tidings

Read the latest news in our summer Tidings newsletter. Details include Pastor’s Reflection, Youth Summer Camps, Special Events, Paperback and Pastor, Eid Celebration, and more. Read it here: READ MORE >

Winter Tidings Newsletter

Read the latest news and announcements in our winter Tidings newsletter. Details from this issue include Advent Activities, Adult Forum Guest Speaker, Assisting with Refugees, Youth Events, Holiday Music, and much more. Read it here:   READ MORE >

Habits of Faith: Hearing

When we gather each and every week we are literally gathering around this book. Which is weird.  There’s no other area of your life where you would possibly value anything else in a similar fashion.  No one goes car shopping and asks to get th...

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September/October Tidings

Read our fall newsletter to learn about the latest news and announcements. Details from this issue include Pastor Reflections, Session News, Meet Your Deacons, Tutoring Program Updates, Music Program Opportunities, Events and more. Read the Newslette...

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Watch Your Mouth!

“Watch your mouth,” my mother said.  “If you speak like that again, I’ll wash it out with soap.”  Nevertheless, round about age 13, I persisted.  I had been used to the smell of Ivory soap for most of my childhood.  But the t...

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Summer Tidings Newsletter

Read our newsletter to learn about the latest news and announcements. Details from this issue include Pastor Reflections, Session News, Returning to Brown, Tutoring Program, Hymn Sings and Summer Concerts, Green Team Food Justice, Events and more. READ MORE >

Again and Again, God Meets Us

Sing: Oh God, you are closer than we are to ourselves. Draw us closer to you.  Today is the first Sunday of the season of Lent, our annual forty day spiritual journey into the wilderness where we encounter God and ourselves in meaningful ways. And...

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Shared Love

When was the last time you felt loved?  It’s an uncomfortable question yet it’s the one that many people come back to when they are honest with their therapist, or their partner, or their parent, or their friend.  It’s often on the hearts ...

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Inscrutable Love

The Book of Job is dramatic fiction, scholars tell us, which is a relief if you know anything about this story.  Job is the most righteous man on the planet, prompting Satan to choose him for his double blind study to see if he can prove that people ...

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An open bible.

Worship & Study via Zoom

We are now worshiping in person and online in a hybrid worship format. We hope you'll join us on Sunday either in person on on Zoom.  Click the link below for Zoom links and other useful information.   READ MORE >

Brown Memorial in the snow.

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Cancellations – March 11, 2020

Out of an abundance of caution all non-essential events at the church have been temporarily suspended with the exception of Sunday worship.  The Ecumenical Worship of West Baltimore Churches has been cancelled for today.  Please check back regul...

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An aerial view of Brown Memorial.

Celebrating 150 Years

The year 2020 marks Brown Memorial's 150th year anniversary. As a community, we are looking back to December 4, 1870, when our building was dedicated, and reimagining our future for years to come. We hope to craft a narrative that represents all of our ri...

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Two members of Brown Memorial hug each other in greeting during Sunday worship.

Welcome Back Sunday is Sept. 8, 2019

Join us for our Welcome Back Sunday, September 8, 2019, when the program year officially begins.   All of our education classes resume (9:45 a.m.), the choir returns (9:45 a.m. rehearsal), and worship moves back to 11 a.m. The Nursery opens at ...

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Andrew Foster Connors walking outside Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian.

Andrew Foster Connors’ Summer Sabbatical

In case you haven’t already heard, Andrew is on sabbatical this summer. Sunday, May 5 was his last Sunday with us before he began “The New Wineskins Clergy Renewal Sabbatical Program” that he and the Session applied for, and received, from the Lilly...

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Where’s the Miracle?

This is one of those miracles most church-going types know. It is one of those strange Jesus moments that reminds us that he wasn’t all about curing the sight of the blind and resurrecting people from the dead, although those miracles are powerful in th...

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Treasure in Brokenness

I’m conflicted when I hear Paul comparing you and me – our lives – to clay jars – “unadorned clay pots” – as one scholar calls it.  “Cheap jars.”  This is certainly not the assurance that I’ve been giving to my children. ...

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