Who we are...

We are the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Humanist Association. Basically, we are the people living in the Greater Boston area who believe in Humanism and try to live a Humanistic life and who like to get together in association with each other in formal or informal humanistically oriented activities. Our website masshumanists.org lists these activities and associations and services. We are governed by our Chapter By-Laws. We hope that you are able to make use of all our online resources and that you will join with us on occasion.

What we do...

We engage in a variety of activities such as holding meetings and lectures on topics of interest to Humanists, skeptics and freethinkers, each month or so during the academic year. These meetings are open to the public, and are stimulating and informative and include guest speakers. These events also usually include snacks and time to socialize with others, as well as time for further discussion. We also provide opportunities for connection and group celebration at our Solstice Luncheons in January and June, and our annual outdoor summer picnic. We make available for member use an extensive Library of Humanist literature. Our Humanist member of the Harvard Chaplaincy, Greg Epstein, and his predecessor, Humanist Celebrant Thomas Ferrick, provides the local and national Humanist community with a variety of services for individuals including Humanist, nonreligious and interreligious weddings, memorials, baby naming, and other life-cycle ceremonies. If you'd like to join us go to the Membership page on our site or join us at one of our upcoming events.