We believe in the power of love. Period.
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Remember the Past. Imagine the Future.
As the Facade Descends, Middle Rises
On Monday, November 20, construction teams began to demolish the Middle Church facade, the only part of the sanctuary left standing after the fire. While the day was heartbreaking and tender, the presence of news crews and neighborhood clergy also testified to how this moment marks the birth of a new chapter in our story. As we wept, mourned, sang, and proclaimed a love that cannot burn, we began writing it.
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Israel + Palestine
Listen. Learn. Lean into Peace.
Come hear stories that instruct us. Come listen for the heartbreaking yearnings of Jews and Palestinians from two particular voices. Come pray with Rev. Dr. Jacqui, a universalist Christian who believes in love. Period. Who honors all the journeys. Who is, like you, a student trying to understand this moment, and how to work across faiths to make it better.
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Online Worship Celebration
In case you missed the news, every Sunday we will now have:
11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online)
3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube
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Read Our 2022-2023 Impact Report!
We’re so proud of what you accomplished last year! Watch our Fall Congregational Meeting to hear from church leadership about where we’ve journeyed—and where we’re headed.
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After a devastating six-alarm fire in 2020, Middle Church is called to the rising. Learn how you can be part of this urgent opportunity to rebuild our church and invest in Just Love. Period.
It Starts With Us
With ferocious courage, Middle Church listens deeply to the intersectional injustices unfolding in this present moment. Now more than ever, we need each other. Fierce Love starts with us.
November 19th Worship Celebration
“To Save Your Life” – Jay Hulme – Mark 8: 27-36
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Our faith reminds us that we are inextricably bound together; our liberation is linked to each other. Tied up together. We are the hands, feet, and heartbeat of God.
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Our groups range in size, meeting structure and location, but all value deep connection and the desire to build, organize, and sustain ourselves as we work to bring about love and justice in the world.
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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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Do you yearn to not just belong, but be celebrated for exactly who you are? Do you want a community of folks committed to radical love and justice? Wherever you live, you can call Middle Church home.
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