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Minister of Music Michael Britt playing the Skinner organ.

90th Anniversary of Ernest Skinner Pipe Organ

On Sunday morning, April 26, 1931 the newly-constructed Chancel at Brown Memorial along with our beloved Ernest Skinner Pipe Organ was dedicated. On April 25, 2021, at 3 pm, we will celebrate the 90th anniversary of this beautiful space and in...

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Vintage film poster.

Silent Film & Organ Concert July 6

On Friday July 6 at 7 p.m., enjoy a silent film classic in our sanctuary – the 1927 film "7th Heaven" starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. It is a romantic-drama set in Paris just before the beginning of World War I. It is based on the play which ...

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Vintage poster of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."

Silent Film and Organ Concert March 9 to Benefit Capital Campaign

Enjoy a silent film classic in the sanctuary—the 1920 film "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" starring John Barrymore on March 9, 7:30 p.m. in our sanctuary. An original organ score by our Minister of Music, READ MORE >

Rev. Tim Hughes Williams sits on a stage with BYOP leader Samirah Franklin at a meeting with the Mayor.

Brown Memorial and the Baltimore Youth Organizing Project (BYOP) Hold the Mayor to Her Promises

(Photo: Rev. Tim Hughes Williams and youth BYOP leader Samirah Franklin at the April 4 meeting with Mayor Pugh.)   On April 4, 2017, more than 150 youth and adults packed the basement of Trinity Baptist Church in West Baltimore for a Youth Accounta...

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A film house poster of the 1921 film "The Three Musketeers."

Silent Film and Organ Benefit Concert March 10, 7:30 pm

Brown Memorial is pleased to present a screening of the 1921 silent film, “The Three Musketeers” starring Douglas Fairbanks, on Friday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., in the sanctuary.   During the film, Michael Britt, Brown Memorial’s minister of ...

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Film & Organ Concert Nov. 11 to Benefit Capital Fund

Brown Memorial is pleased to present a screening of the 1928 silent film, “Steamboat Bill, Jr.,” starring Buster Keaton, on Friday, November 11, 7:30 p.m., in the sanctuary.   During the film, Michael Britt, Brown Memorial’s minister of m...

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An up close view of the keys on Brown's Skinner organ.

“Legendary” Organist Delights Audience During Tiffany Series Concert

We thank Brown Memorial member Michael Reed for this review he wrote of the April 24 Tiffany Series concert featuring Frederick Swann.   The Tiffany Series Concert by the “Legendary Frederick Swann” lived up to the hype. Gracious and statel...

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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 >

Baltimore Youth Organizing Project Engages Brown Memorial Youth

A year ago, following the unrest in Ferguson, OH, a group of youth from Brown Memorial began meeting with their counterparts from nearby Zion Baptist Church. In a local recreation center, they engaged in dialogue around race, class and young people in Bal...

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Skinner Organ

Brown Memorial’s pipe organ was installed in the chancel in 1931. It was built by the Skinner Organ Company of Boston (opus 839), one of the finest organ builders of the 20th Century. The organ is internationally  known and admired by the historic ...

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Connecting Opportunities at Brown Memorial

Whether you're looking for education opportunities, social gatherings, or service and social justice advocacy, we hope you will find a place to engage and be known at Brown Memorial. Learn more about upcoming opportunities on our news webpage, in our wors...

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The Hard Road That Leads to Life

“The gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life” Jesus says and we know this is true after receiving the content of his teaching these last few weeks.  For example, Jesus taught us not just to love those who love us but to love our en...

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Freedom from Anxiety and Judgementalism

        The kids are not all right.  That seems to be the sentiment of so many experts of late, especially in the wake of the CDC report Youth Risk Behavior Study released last month.  The study showed som...

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The Secret Way to a Joyful Life

Usually this text is read on Ash Wednesday which I always find incredibly confusing.  I mean the text says that hypocrites mark their faces to show how pious they are which is exactly what we proceed to do in that same service - marking our foreheads...

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Sent to Her Mother’s House

Most weeks, when I call my grandmother with dementia, she tells me the same story--her favorite memory of me. If you’ll oblige me, I’d like to share it with you, too, this morning. When I was in kindergarten, I walked to her house by myself because I ...

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Radical Hospitality

James is back this week with another searing reminder about what it means to be a person of faith and action. Rather than a lesson about how our inner world manifests itself in the way we live, James is here to tell us that our faith is as good as dead wi...

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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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Restorers of Streets and the Tension Needed to Get Us There

Like a lot of Isaiah fans, I’m all about the future that God promises to give to the people - “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be bur...

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Mission

Our mission is to be emboldened by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, we strive to bear witness to the reconciling love of God by nurturing an inclusive community, wrestling with Scripture and tradition, and working for justice and peace. Our com...

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When We Want To Give Up

O God, you are closer than we are to ourselves/Draw us closer to you.  When I bought my house in 2019, it felt like a Jeremiah moment. The stats in Baltimore City for home values, neighborhood safety ratings, walkable proximity to banks, libraries...

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