News & Announcements
By Tamra Hunter and Pastor Paul Deming This year we offer two different perspectives on the same event: The CSS Winter Intensive. This is a gathering of CSS students that includes those on the ordination track, those training to be Licensed Pastors, and those earning a certificate in Swedenborgian Studies while still discerning their path […]
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By Rev. Kevin Baxter Perched atop historic Beacon Hill in Boston, the Boston Society of the New Jerusalem, affectionately known as the Church on the Hill, stands as one of the oldest and most enduring Swedenborgian congregations in the United States. Its story is one of intellectual curiosity, spiritual exploration, resilience through challenge, and a
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By Brittany Price The May issue of the Messenger is filled with details about the 202nd Convention in Boston. Boston, Massachusetts, will always remind me of my sister, who passed away a few years ago. She used to work at the Paul Revere House and loved U.S. colonial history, living museums, and pretty much everything
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2026 Marks a Return to Convention Banners! This year, we will have a traditional procession of banners at the Convention opening ceremony! We are asking those who are attending Convention in person to bring their ministry’s banners with them. This will be the first time we have done this since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down
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By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence Swedenborg declared a New Age was at hand—one connected to a new communication system between the natural and spiritual worlds. Communicating about the novel opening of the spiritual realm was aided by the innovative publishing technology called the Gutenberg printing press. Mass and fast communication had become widespread, and Swedenborg
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By Rev. Dr. Amanda Riley As Christians, we know the power of good news. The Presbyterian Church, where I serve as Parish Associate, has chosen this theme for the season of Lent: “Tell me something good.” We know that good news can change our outlook on life, and, in the case of the Gospel, can
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By Rev. Susannah Currie In the October 27, 2025, issue of the New Yorker magazine, in Adam Kirsch’s article about the book, “Kant, A Revolution in Thinking,” (Harvard), by Marcus Willaschek, translated by Peter Lewis, the first four paragraphs are devoted to outlining Emanuel Swedenborg’s life and writing. Swedenborg and Kant were contemporaries in the
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202nd Convention at the Babson Executive Conference Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts Friday, June 26 – Tuesday, June 30, 2026 In-person registration is open until May 15,Virtual registration is open until June 15 on swedenborg.org
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202nd Convention at the Babson Executive Conference Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts Friday, June 26 – Tuesday, June 30, 2026 In-person registration is open until May 15,Virtual registration is open until June 15 on swedenborg.org
Nominations for Elected Positions in the Swedenborgian Church Read More »
