Trinity 300th: Semicentennial on the Square

“Semicentennial on the Square”

When: Friday, July 10th from 5:00 - 7:30 PM

A celebration of Queen Anne Square's 50th anniversary, featuring a panel discussion on the legacy of Queen Anne Square and the wider historic preservation movement, followed by jazz music and reception.

The panel includes:

• Rebecca Bertrand, Executive Director of the Newport Historical Society
• Trudy Coxe, CEO & Executive Director of the Preservation Society of Newport County
• Ronald J. Onorato, Emeritus Professor of Art and Architectural History at the University of Rhode Island
• Keith Stokes, Rhode Island Historian Laureate

Moderated by Gina Tangorra, Director of Engagement at the Newport Restoration Foundation

In collaboration with the Newport Restoration Foundation.

About Trinity 300: Celebrating a Colonial Masterpiece

This year, Trinity Church building is 300 years old—forever linked to being fifty years older than the founding of the nation—it clearly calls for celebration!

The Trinity300 Committee has been at work, for two years, preparing to honor history, treasures, traditions, the campus and landmark sanctuary—and share it all with Newport and the many expected visitors. 

Throughout 2026, Trinity300 will offer an underlying foundation of excitement, energy, enthusiasm and edification—upon which parishioners and guests can celebrate the church of and its ancestors while, more importantly, continuing to build the church of the future—with renewed faith—discerning and contemplating an ever-adapting Christian mission and purpose for the generations to come.