January Gentleness
As COVID continues to spread and anxieties rise, you deserve to be wrapped in tenderness. While we can’t physically embrace, join our online self-care series, “Seeking Stained Glass Softness.” Each week, we feature a different expert drawing on different parts of queer theory and lived experience to stoke fresh compassion for yourself and others. This gathering centers LGBTQIA+ voices and experiences, but is welcome to all.
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You are not alone. Whatever you’re carrying, we will hold it with you.
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Antiracism Resources
God calls each of us to dismantle white supremacy. Full stop.
Racial Justice Resources
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Experience a celebration as diverse as a NYC subway that feels like a warm hug.
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Crucial Congregational Meeting
On Sunday, January 16 at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis will offer an important update about the plans for Middle’s physical headquarters. We have the results from an architectural assessment of our site, as well as the other options our consistory has been considering. But we need your voice! We’re excited to share this information about the next phase of our Middle Rising plan, and would love for you to dream with us.
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#FoundInTheFire
The Fire: This Time
On the one-year anniversary of the fire that burned our sanctuary, Middle Church made a beautiful pilgrimage from our temporary space at Calvary Church to the ashes and rubble where we used to worship. We broke bread beside a broken building; wept, dance and sang in the streets. We sang “O come let us adore Him,” because we know what it’s like to adore God in the shattered places. Our brokenness does not make us broken.
Click the link to see news coverage of this powerful Christmas journey.
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Education & Justice
Please Join Us for Our Freedom Rising Salons
Building on the success of the Revolutionary Love Conference, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new Freedom Rising Salons! Throughout the year, we’ll offer more regular gatherings—each focused on a different theme—putting our senior minister, Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, in conversation with leaders who will deepen your engagement with that month’s theme. This year-long virtual conversation series will feature thought leaders, poets, organizers, artists and modern prophets reflecting on crucial justice issues, addressing our nation’s most pressing moral concerns, and what we all can do to rise and meet them.
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Fierce Love
Inspired by the Ubuntu philosophy “I am who I am because we are who we are” and explained through stories from her own life, Dr. Lewis details the nine daily practices necessary for transforming ourselves, our communities, and our world at large. From learning to put down our emotional baggage to speaking truth to power to resisting joyfully, Dr. Lewis gives readers a renewed sense of the power they have to create caring communities; to stand up for the vulnerable; and to change our shared story from one of anxiety, anger, and divisiveness to one of mindfulness, compassion, and unity.
Jacqui’s Fierce Love is a manifesto for all generations, a universalist’s vision for mending our broken hearts and fractured world.
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New Space, Same Revolutionary Love
Fall Worship FAQs
Have questions about our return to in-person/virtual hybrid worship? Wondering what Middle is doing to keep everyone safer? Curious about what worship will be like in our new temporary space? Read this helpful FAQ page with answers to all your questions!
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Middle’s COVID Guidelines
As we begin to gather again in person, it’s essential that we continue to do everything we can to ensure the heath and safety of all. Learn how Middle is loving our neighbors in this moment, and how you can partner in that work.
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