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!
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.
At Middle Church, we know that telling our diverse stories in our own words is vital to our liberation and the liberation of all. Members of Middle's AAPIDA family celebrate AAPIDA Heritage Month by sharing stories about our lives—not just our traumas but the complicated joys of growing, thriving, and struggling within our interwoven local […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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 and receive Zoom information! *Note: Beginning Wednesday, April 5 we have a new opportunity for morning prayer at 10:00 a.m. ET! Click here […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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 and receive Zoom information! *Note: There is also an opportunity for morning prayer at 8:00 a.m. ET, at Pray to Rise East!
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 […]
Sermon By Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews Click here for the bulletin! Join us in-person at East End Temple (245 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003) or online on Facebook, YouTube or our homepage […]
Join a book talk with Michael-Ray Mathews and Romal Tune, about Tune's new book I Wish My Dad: The Power of Vulnerable Conversation between Fathers and Sons. Tune co-authored the book with his own […]
Join Alesha for an interactive education & faith related lesson. Geared for ages Pre-K-5th Grade, though all are welcome! For Zoom call information, click here to RSVP.
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 […]
Click here to register and receive Zoom information! Too often, religious communities treat emotions as a liability, a distraction that will pull our hearts away from God instead of the Holy Spirit moving within us. This is particularly true for LGBTQIA+ people, who are frequently told that our inborn identities, desires, lusts, and longing are […]
This group examines Middle's own history of 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 currently closed, but if you'd like to join at the […]
Since August 2022, New York has received thousands of migrants from our Southern borders. Houses of worship, NGOs, schools, and individuals are responding and learning from our new neighbors. Middle […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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 and receive Zoom information! *Note: Beginning Wednesday, April 5 we have a new opportunity for morning prayer at 10:00 a.m. ET! Click here […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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 and receive Zoom information! *Note: There is also an opportunity for morning prayer at 8:00 a.m. ET, at Pray to Rise East!
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!
As the LGBTQIA+ community continues to face oppression, discriminatory legislation and faith-based attacks, join us for a community panel discussion on Reclaiming Queerness in Spirituality. We will gather on Sunday, June 11 from 1P-3P (In-person in NYC / Virtually on Zoom) to bring together Queer spiritual leaders from across different faiths who are redefining what it […]
Join Alesha for an interactive education & faith related lesson. Geared for ages Pre-K-5th Grade, though all are welcome! For Zoom call information, click here to RSVP.
Right now, and always, fighting for voting rights and ensuring fair and equal elections is God's work. Our work Voter Reform Group focuses on voter registration and ending voter suppression, and mobilizing voters for elections. Together, we sent more than 50,000 postcards during the 2020 election! To join the team, contact votingproject@middlechurch.org. Click here to RSVP […]
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.
Click here to register and receive Zoom information! Too often, religious communities treat emotions as a liability, a distraction that will pull our hearts away from God instead of the Holy Spirit moving within us. This is particularly true for LGBTQIA+ people, who are frequently told that our inborn identities, desires, lusts, and longing are […]
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 you […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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 and receive Zoom information! *Note: Beginning Wednesday, April 5 we have a new opportunity for morning prayer at 10:00 a.m. ET! Click here […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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 and receive Zoom information! *Note: There is also an opportunity for morning prayer at 8:00 a.m. ET, at Pray to Rise East!
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!
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis. Join us for stunning worship celebrations that center Black joy, and a book launch discussion for Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins fabulous new book, In Trembling Boldness! To make sure everyone can join, we are offering two identical programs, the first at 9:30 a.m. ET, the second at 11:45 a.m. ET. Each […]
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis. Join us for stunning worship celebrations that center Black joy, and a book launch discussion for Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins fabulous new book, In Trembling Boldness! To make sure everyone can join, we are offering two identical programs, the first at 9:30 a.m. ET, the second at 11:45 a.m. ET. Each […]
Join Alesha for an interactive education & faith related lesson. Geared for ages Pre-K-5th Grade, though all are welcome! For Zoom call information, click here to RSVP.
Join facilitators Matthew Johnson Harris, Jorge Fontanez, and Rev. Benjamin Perry for a dedicated cohort of men and masc folks who want to explore masculinity together. Each month, we'll cultivate vulnerable and tender space where we can be honest and support one another in love. Through collective investigation, we hope to help participants deconstruct the […]
Charles Randolph Wright returns as co-producer for another incredible Juneteenth artistic production! He will partner with Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and renowned choreographers Adrienne Hurd and Lutin Tanner to birth a stunning celebration of Black music and dance, beckoning us toward collective liberation. Featuring a stunning cast, soon to be announced, the performance will have […]
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.
Click here to register and receive Zoom information! Too often, religious communities treat emotions as a liability, a distraction that will pull our hearts away from God instead of the Holy Spirit moving within us. This is particularly true for LGBTQIA+ people, who are frequently told that our inborn identities, desires, lusts, and longing are […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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 and receive Zoom information! *Note: Beginning Wednesday, April 5 we have a new opportunity for morning prayer at 10:00 a.m. ET! Click here […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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 and receive Zoom information! *Note: There is also an opportunity for morning prayer at 8:00 a.m. ET, at Pray to Rise East!
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!
Middle will have a beautiful float in this year's Heritage of Pride March! And we have room for 100 people to join the float! If you would like to join Middle's float for the march, please email Elise Tiralli! Stay tuned for more details to come!
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis & Rev. Benjamin Perry Join us in-person at East End Temple (245 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003) or online on Facebook, YouTube or our homepage for our worship celebration! Because the CDC and the WHO have declared COVID is no longer a global threat, worship is now mask-optional. Read more about […]
Join Alesha for an interactive education & faith related lesson. Geared for ages Pre-K-5th Grade, though all are welcome! For Zoom call information, click here to RSVP.
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.
Click here to register and receive Zoom information! Too often, religious communities treat emotions as a liability, a distraction that will pull our hearts away from God instead of the Holy Spirit moving within us. This is particularly true for LGBTQIA+ people, who are frequently told that our inborn identities, desires, lusts, and longing are […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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 and receive Zoom information! *Note: Beginning Wednesday, April 5 we have a new opportunity for morning prayer at 10:00 a.m. ET! Click here […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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 and receive Zoom information! *Note: There is also an opportunity for morning prayer at 8:00 a.m. ET, at Pray to Rise East!
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 Alesha for an interactive education & faith related lesson. Geared for ages Pre-K-5th Grade, though all are welcome! For Zoom call information, click here to RSVP.
Explore scripture through the lens of Love. Period. Clergy and lay teachers create a safe space for asking the questions in our hearts, and seeking answers for a life of faith today. Join lively conversations exploring scripture for deeper meaning! Together, we dig into the historical context, consult theological interpretations, and learn from one another. […]
Join our ministry team and congregation directly after service in a virtual meet-up to discuss the sermon and be in community! Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link.
