LGBTI & Gender Justice
If you are looking for a joyous community committed to radically including all of God's people, you have found it. No matter whom you love, no matter how you look, no matter what you do, Middle Church has something specifically for you. You are welcome, just as you are as you come through the door.
Our staff reflects our commitment to welcome the diverse gifts of women and men in church leadership.
Our community is open to all, regardless of sexuality or gender identity. We remain committed to changing the dialogue around sexuality and faith within our denomination, in the Church, and around the globe.
Every year, Middle Church has a float in the Heritage of Pride March in June, and we celebrate the great diversity of God's people all year long. We believe firmly that sexuality is a gift from God, and that all adults should have the right to make a spiritual union with each other in marriage. As such, Middle Church worked actively to make marriage equality a law in New York and we continue to work with our social justice partners to make it a law in our nation.
Read the Middle Collegiate Church Marriage Equality Resolution (PDF).
RISE
RISE is a community of people in ministry with and to the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex) community of Middle Church and beyond. RISE was created:
- to provide healing and support as we work together for justice and equality.
- as a ministry of Middle Church so that specific issues facing the LGBTI community could be addressed within Middles' faith community.
Check the Calendar for information on upcoming events. For more information, please contact Tricia Sheffield.
