Church isn't a building with four walls, it's the wondrous vibrant community that carries God's love wherever it's needed. Every week, we offer fabulous ways to connect in community, care and fun! And almost all our events have a virtual component, so wherever you live, you can call Middle home. Look through the calendar below and join whatever sparks joy!
In Honor of James Baldwin’s upcoming centennial, join Rev. Natalie in a read of a collection of his earlier essays in the book Notes of a Native Son. This interactive course will take place both on Zoom and in Middle on the Circle platform. Click here to get set up in that platform in advance. Click Here to […]
Come to class and be prepared to move. Bring loose clothes and yoga mats. Work on scenes, monologues, dance, and music to help build your own one-person show. Led by Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the class is held online. For Zoom call information, RSVP here.
This group examines Middle’s own history of colonization, Indigenous exploitation, and Black enslavement to help us think about how we can use the resources generated by white supremacy—from which we still benefit—to create a more just world. To create continuity in this work, the group is closed to open membership. Interested parties can contact one […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and Rev. Ben Perry for a moment of love and prayer to start your day. Bring whatever you’re carrying and we’ll hold it together. Click Here to Register! Contact: Rev. Ben Perry
Ukulele beginners gather for fun and instruction! This group gathers on the first Wednesday of each month. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we gather on Zoom! Click here to RSVP and Receive the Zoom Link
Join other seniors for conversations about how we are doing in the wake of COVID-19, and to share community! Due to the pandemic, this group meets online. New Adventures is a wonderful space for making new friends and trying new adventures. Members have had wide-ranging conversations about civil rights history, sang carols, tried chair yoga, collages […]
Participants meet weekly in a supportive, creative, and fun environment where ideas move from head to paper. They build connections as they work to express the writer that lives in all of us. Coordinated by writer and Middle member Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this group meets online. Click here to register and receive […]
All are welcome to attend Thursday rehearsals and join this volunteer, no-audition required choir. Due to COVID-19, this group now meets over Zoom. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
So you've joined the movement of love and justice. Now what? Meet a minister and others who have joined to get more information on what it means to be a member. If you haven't yet, please fill out our join form! This gives us the best way to be in touch with you, and also lets […]
Sermon by Dr. Christena Cleveland 11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online on all our channels) 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube If you’re interested in another worshipful opportunity, join us at Pray to Rise online on Wednesday mornings, hosted by the Middle […]
Join poet Alicia Mountain, visual artist Sarah E. Brook, and Middle’s extended creative community for a shared Lenten journey. Participants will receive weekly emails with a poem and a work of visual art speaking to the themes of grief and transformation and will be invited to create a reflection in response. We will gather together […]
Join others in the LGBTQIA2S+ community to engage in restorative justice, community building, and discussion at the intersections of queerness and faith. Facilitated by Elise Tiralli & Angela Martenez. This group meets monthly on Zoom with quarterly in-person collaborations with Queer Black Men and other queer groups. Join Us!
Come to class and be prepared to move. Bring loose clothes and yoga mats. Work on scenes, monologues, dance, and music to help build your own one-person show. Led by […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and Rev. Ben Perry for a moment of love and prayer to start your day. Bring whatever you’re carrying and we’ll hold it together. Click Here to Register! Contact: Rev. Ben Perry
Queer Black Men redefines the intersectionality of Black gay spirituality and experience. Our mission is to unconditionally love, affirm and support queer Black men through honest dialogue and thought-provoking content that creates and renews our commitment to ourselves and to our community. For more information, please email Queer Black Men at queerblackmen@gmail.com.
Join other seniors for conversations about how we are doing in the wake of COVID-19, and to share community! Due to the pandemic, this group meets online. New Adventures is a wonderful space for making new friends and trying new adventures. Members have had wide-ranging conversations about civil rights history, sang carols, tried chair yoga, collages […]
Participants meet weekly in a supportive, creative, and fun environment where ideas move from head to paper. They build connections as they work to express the writer that lives in all of us. Coordinated by writer and Middle member Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this group meets online. Click here to register and receive […]
All are welcome to attend Thursday rehearsals and join this volunteer, no-audition required choir. Due to COVID-19, this group now meets over Zoom. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
Join us on Sunday, March 17th from 10:00am-11:00am at East End Temple to learn more about joining this justice-oriented, intersectional cohort of emerging leaders. Anyone in their 20s-30s is welcome. April-December monthly in-person cohort meetings.
Join us for the soft launch of our in-person children's program, Just Kids! Children grades K-5th will join Ms. Alesha in the second floor classroom at East End Temple for spiritual formation, education, and community building. While no RSVP is needed, we'd love to know you're coming! For questions, please email Elise!
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis 11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online on all our channels) 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube If you’re interested in another worshipful opportunity, join us at Pray to Rise online on Wednesday mornings, hosted by the […]
Come to class and be prepared to move. Bring loose clothes and yoga mats. Work on scenes, monologues, dance, and music to help build your own one-person show. Led by Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the class is held online. For Zoom call information, RSVP here.
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and Rev. Ben Perry for a moment of love and prayer to start your day. Bring whatever you’re carrying and we’ll hold it together. Click Here to Register! Contact: Rev. Ben Perry
Ukulele beginners gather for fun and instruction! This group gathers on the first Wednesday of each month. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we gather on Zoom! Click here to RSVP and Receive the Zoom Link
Bring in Easter with the sun! Check your on Easter Sunday at 7 AM ET for a Sunrise word from Rev. Natalie.
Join other seniors for conversations about how we are doing in the wake of COVID-19, and to share community! Due to the pandemic, this group meets online. New Adventures is a wonderful space for making new friends and trying new adventures. Members have had wide-ranging conversations about civil rights history, sang carols, tried chair yoga, collages […]
Participants meet weekly in a supportive, creative, and fun environment where ideas move from head to paper. They build connections as they work to express the writer that lives in […]
Singing the songs of the hit musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" 11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online on all our channels) 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube If you’re interested in another worshipful opportunity, join us at Pray to Rise online on Wednesday […]
Join poet Alicia Mountain, visual artist Sarah E. Brook, and Middle’s extended creative community for a shared Lenten journey. Participants will receive weekly emails with a poem and a work of visual art speaking to the themes of grief and transformation and will be invited to create a reflection in response. We will gather together […]
In Honor of James Baldwin’s upcoming centennial, join Rev. Natalie in a read of a collection of his earlier essays in the book Notes of a Native Son. This interactive course will take place both on Zoom and in Middle on the Circle platform. Click here to get set up in that platform in advance. Click Here to […]
Come to class and be prepared to move. Bring loose clothes and yoga mats. Work on scenes, monologues, dance, and music to help build your own one-person show. Led by […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and Rev. Ben Perry for a moment of love and prayer to start your day. Bring whatever you’re carrying and we’ll hold it together. Click Here to Register! Contact: Rev. Ben Perry
Queer Black Men redefines the intersectionality of Black gay spirituality and experience. Our mission is to unconditionally love, affirm and support queer Black men through honest dialogue and thought-provoking content that creates and renews our commitment to ourselves and to our community. For more information, please email Queer Black Men at queerblackmen@gmail.com.
Join other seniors for conversations about how we are doing in the wake of COVID-19, and to share community! Due to the pandemic, this group meets online. New Adventures is a wonderful space for making new friends and trying new adventures. Members have had wide-ranging conversations about civil rights history, sang carols, tried chair yoga, collages […]
Participants meet weekly in a supportive, creative, and fun environment where ideas move from head to paper. They build connections as they work to express the writer that lives in all of us. Coordinated by writer and Middle member Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this group meets online. Click here to register and receive […]
All are welcome to attend Thursday rehearsals and join this volunteer, no-audition required choir. Due to COVID-19, this group now meets over Zoom. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
Relive a special and very moving Good Friday worship with Middle from our sanctuary! It is a poignant worship that includes words from Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Elizabeth Rogers reading excerpts from The Testament of Mary by Colm ToÃbÃn, and music from our classical choir. Breathe deeply with us and be filled in this moment that […]
On Holy Saturday (April 8th at 7 p.m.), Pam Edgar and Susan Mufson will host a prayer vigil on Zoom, a time to sit in the darkness and reflect on how God is calling us to move through it.
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis 9:30 a.m. ET: In-Person Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple) 11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online on all our channels) 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube If you’re interested in another worshipful opportunity, join us […]
Join Middle staff in-between worships for a family-friendly easter egg hunt! Infants through elementary school-aged children are invited from 10:45am-11:30am to take on the Easter Bunny's mission to find all their missing eggs before the second worship occurs! Meet us over at the Peter Stuyvesant Park for fun & fellowship. We'll also have juice boxes […]
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis 11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online on all our channels) 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube If you’re interested in another worshipful opportunity, join us at Pray to Rise online on Wednesday mornings, hosted by the […]
