Services
and times.

We gather four times on a Sunday and through the week. Every service is open to everyone, and you are welcome to slip in late or leave early.

This week at Lumen
Next: Morning service, Sunday 9:00 am, in 9 h
Plan your visit
Sun4Jan
Today
9:00 am · Morning service
With communion · Sanctuary
11:00 am · Family service
Kids church · Livestream
1:30 pm · Servicio en español
Chapel
6:00 pm · Evening by candlelight
Quiet, sung, 45 minutes
Tue6Jan
7:00 am · Morning prayer
Wed7Jan
7:00 pm · Midweek
Fri9Jan
7:30 pm · Youth night
Sat10Jan
10:00 am · Community pantry

What happens
on a Sunday.

01

Gathering

Coffee in the hall from 8:30 and 10:30. A welcome from the front and a moment of quiet.

02

Song

Old hymns and new songs, led by the choir at 9 and the band at 11. The words are on the screens and in large print.

03

Word

Two readings from the Bible and a twenty-five minute sermon, recorded for anyone who misses it.

04

Table

Communion on the first and third Sundays, open to all who love Jesus. Bread and grape juice are gluten free.

05

Sending

Prayer for the city and the week ahead. The team stays at the front to pray with anyone who asks.

The congregation singing on a Sunday morning

Streaming every Sunday

Watch live
on Sunday at 11.

The family service is streamed every week, and the recording stays online with notes and the readings.

Through
the year.

Advent

Advent

Four Sundays of waiting, with a carol service by candlelight.

Christmas

Christmas

Family services on Christmas Eve at 3 and 5, and midnight at 11.

Lent

Lent

Wednesday suppers, a quiet morning and a forty-day reading plan.

Easter

Easter

A sunrise service on the river, then breakfast for everyone.

Questions
people ask.

How long is a service?

About seventy minutes on a Sunday morning and forty-five minutes in the evening.

What should I wear?

Can I take communion?

Is the building accessible?

A light left on for you.

A short letter from the pastors, every Friday.

Lumen

An open door in Boston’s South End since 1891. Come as you are.

40 Chapel Street, South End, Boston, MA 02116

Sundays

9:00 · Morning service

11:00 · Family service

13:30 · Servicio en español

18:00 · Evening by candlelight

© 2026 Lumen Church. A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

A light left on for you.

A short letter from the pastors, every Friday.

Lumen

An open door in Boston’s South End since 1891. Come as you are.

40 Chapel Street, South End, Boston, MA 02116

Sundays

9:00 · Morning service

11:00 · Family service

13:30 · Servicio en español

18:00 · Evening by candlelight

© 2026 Lumen Church. A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

A light left on for you.

A short letter from the pastors, every Friday.

Lumen

An open door in Boston’s South End since 1891. Come as you are.

40 Chapel Street, South End, Boston, MA 02116

Sundays

9:00 · Morning service

11:00 · Family service

13:30 · Servicio en español

18:00 · Evening by candlelight

© 2026 Lumen Church. A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

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