Plan
your visit.

We know it can be a big step to walk into a church for the first time. Here is everything you might want to know before Sunday.

Inside the chapel on a Sunday morning

What to
expect.

When you arrive

01

When you arrive

Look for the blue doors on Chapel Street. Someone from the welcome team will say hello, offer you a coffee and help you find a seat.

Your kids

02

Your kids

Children check in at the welcome desk with a name sticker and join kids church for the first hour. You get a pager in case they need you.

The service

03

The service

About seventy minutes of songs, Bible readings, a sermon and prayer. Sit, stand or simply listen; nobody will single you out.

Afterwards

04

Afterwards

Stay for coffee in the hall or lunch after the 11 o’clock. The pastors are around and glad to meet you.

Getting
here.

40 Chapel Street, South End, Boston, MA 02116

By train

Back Bay station is an eight minute walk. Take the Dartmouth Street exit and turn left on Chapel Street.

By car

Free parking at the Chapel Street garage on Sundays until 2 pm. Two accessible spaces in the courtyard.

By bike

Bike racks in the courtyard and a Bluebikes station on the corner of Tremont Street.

Who you
will meet.

Rev. Dr. Miriam Okafor, Lead pastor

Rev. Dr. Miriam Okafor

Lead pastor

Rev. Daniel Reyes, Associate pastor and Spanish congregation

Rev. Daniel Reyes

Associate pastor and Spanish congregation

Samuel Park, Youth and families

Samuel Park

Youth and families

Let us know
you’re coming.

Tell us which service you plan to attend and we will save you a seat and meet you at the door.

First-time
questions.

Do I have to give?

No. The offering is for regular members of the church. Guests are our guests.

What if I am not sure what I believe?

Can I bring my kids into the service?

Is there a quiet place for nursing?

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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