Support our work to preserve and share Congregational history.
A gift to the Congregational Library & Archives supports the ongoing interpretation and preservation of the Congregational story. With over 400 years of history to curate, your gift allows the library to
- build on the strengths of our collection by acquiring new items;
- present in-person, hybrid, and virtual programs to several thousand viewers annually on topics ranging from church archive stewardship to the Salem witch trials;
- preserve our landmark location and magnificent historic reading room; and,
- welcome scholars and researchers to explore our collection and add to our understanding of the Congregational story.
Support the Congregational Library & Archives
Preserve, Amplify, & Inspire Annual Appeal.
We invite you to join us as we embark on a new chapter. Inspired by our recent adoption of a new strategic plan, this year’s Annual Appeal builds off our updated mission, vision, and core belief statements.
We invite you to support our work as we:
- Strive to make our library materials and programs accessible to people around the world through online exhibitions, virtual programs, and educational resources to all for free!
- Support research through fellowships and internships to forward interpretation and dissemination of the importance of our world-class collections.
- Collect strategically to expand our print, manuscript, and digital holdings, which document and contextualize the impact of Congregationalism on society and the nation past, present, and future.
- Further our commitment to find and share histories about diverse peoples and expand our opportunities to preserve, interpret, and present narratives from across the 400+ year Congregational story.
- Examine the Congregational faith tradition and its impacts through engaging in-person and virtual programming and exhibitions, such as Religion of Revolution: Congregational Voices on Liberty and Sacred Rebellion: Congregationalists in Revolutionary Massachusetts.
As we prepare to live out our mission through this five-year strategic plan, your contribution to the Preserve, Amplify, & Inspire Annual Appeal will help us to continue to evidence that Congregational history matters.
There are Several Easy Ways to Give to the Congregational Library & Archives' Ongoing Work
Online
By Phone
To make a gift by credit card over the phone, please call Heather Kurtz, Director of Development, at 617-523-0470 ext. 230.
By Mail
Office of Development
℅ Heather Kurtz
14 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
In-Kind Donation
We also invite you to make an in-kind donation to the CLA’s collection to help us build this important archive. In-kind donations to the collection can include books, manuscripts, and works of art, as well as other items. Learn more about what materials we accept in our Collection Development Policy. For more information, please contact the please contact Heather Kurtz, Director of Development, at hkurtz@14beacon.org or at 617-523-0470 ext. 230.
Honorary Gift
Remember those dear to you in a meaningful way with a memorial tribute to the Congregational Library & Archives. For further information please contact Heather Kurtz, Director of Development, at hkurtz@14beacon.org or at 617-523-0470 ext. 230.
Planned Giving and Bequests
Donor Advised Funds
Office of Development
℅ Heather Kurtz
14 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
