Welcome to Middle Church
Middle Church is a multicultural, multiethnic, intergenerational movement of Spirit and justice, powered by fierce, revolutionary Love, with room for all. We are an LGBTQ affirming church in NYC, committed to healing souls and the world by dismantling racist, classist, sexist, ethnocentrist, ableist, and cisheterosexist systems of oppression.
Join us for worship in-person (50 E. 7th street, NY) & online.
Homecoming - Sept. 20th & 27th
September 20th |
Come Home to Love
Let’s kick off this new season with LOVE! Calling all couples; especially those married at Middle Church or by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis! Come celebrate your love and renew your vows during our Homecoming Celebration.
September 27th |
Come Home to Love & Liberation
Join us for a joyful Worship Celebration featuring the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir. This special Sunday kicks off a series of events honoring the choir’s extraordinary 40th anniversary!
Freedom Rising: Love & Liberation NOW
In a context in which far too often, faith is hijacked to serve empire; when hope can be elusive: where do we go from here? How do people of good will and moral courage find their footing, sustain relationships, and build movements rooted in love and liberation? Join a convening of artists, activists, authors and good-trouble-agitators, all working to build a more just society with spirituality justice and the arts.
Celebrate 40 Years of JJGC!
The Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir is turning 40! We’re kicking of celebrations with a special homecoming performance on Sept. 27th! then we invite you to attend a special concert on November 8th at 3pm! This special performance will be a nod to the group’s history and a celebration of their legacy! Get your tickets!
We Are Family: Filled with the Spirit
The month of November is both Trans Awareness Month and Native American Heritage Month. Middle Church will celebrate this month with a photography show that presents the many LGBTQ2S+ expressions of both cultures.
Photo essays include portraits of Middle’s Trans-Gender Families, New York City’s Drag Marches, Mexico’s Maya and Chunta Festivals, Montana’s Indigenous Two Spirit communities, and stories from the gender fluid worlds of artists and musicians.
Wear Justice. Restore Love.
From Juneteenth to Pride to interdependence Day, every purchase helps restore Middle Church and fuels a movement rooted in justice, liberation, and fierce love.
