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!
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.
March Against Gun Violence and Rally for Hope, April 30, 11 AM. Those participating will be meeting at Delancey Street and Columbia Street at 10:30 AM and will begin the march at 11 am. Join clergy, local leaders, community organizers, schools, youth and local NYPD form the 7th and 9th precincts and PSAR for a […]
5K Walk Against Anti-Asian Hate happening next Sunday, May 1 at 11am at Columbus Park Field. AAPIDA women and seniors will receive free pepper spray. Contact Glory Moy for more information. Additionally, Gloria and some other beloved AAPIDA Middle members are launching an AAPIDA group next month - the group is currently specific to anyone […]
Saturday, May 15th -- 1:00 - 4:00 PM ET Soar Over Hate's: AAPI Care Fair Columbus Park, NY, NY Mulberry Street &, Baxter St, New York, NY 10013 On Sunday, May 15th, Soar Over Hate invites all to celebrate AAPIDA Heritage Month. The past year has been taxing, with a devastatingly long list of traumatic events. […]
May 3, 2022 via web-streaming at 1:30 PM EDT / 10:30 PM PDT join the American Friends of Combatants for Peace to share sorrow and bring hope the the Israeli-Palestine conflict. Register online: https://afcfp.org/memorial/
Protest in Foley Square for Abortion Rights, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Located at: Foley Square, NYC Contact Rev Amanda Ashcraft for more information. She will be present at the protest (wear green).
Join this first-ever-gathering of multifaith leaders and authors brought together for the first time by Auburn Theological Seminary, Middle Collegiate Church and Faith in Public Life, in partnership with the world-renowned Strand Books. We’ll be giving away signed books from each author throughout the event. (And parents, there’s a kids’ section, too!) Click here to […]
Abortion is a health care and human right! Join Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Rev Amanda Ashcraft to process the recent leaked SCOTUS draft and how together we can act toward justice and care for one another well. We'll have time to process in small groups: How are you? What are you worried about? What […]
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.
Abortion is a health care and human right! Join Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, Rev Natalie Perkins and Monique Fortune to process the recent leaked SCOTUS draft and how together we can act toward justice and care for one another well. We'll have time to process in small groups: How are you? What are you worried […]
Saturday, May 14h, 11am (Walk); 1pm (Lunch) On May 14th, the 67th Precinct Clergy Council and the New York Coalition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Churches (NYCAAPIC) will be hosting a solidarity walk around Chinatown for peace and unity to support the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. We will stop by a few […]
This Saturday, May 14th, is a NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR ABORTION ACCESS. If you are in New York, join us at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn at 12pm. From there we will march across the Brooklyn Bridge to Foley Square where you will be welcomed into the movement with calls to action and volunteer opportunities. […]
May 15, 2022, 1 PM EST, 10 AM PST - streaming live The Nakba Remembrance Ceremony expresses our belief that reconciliation, freedom, and respect involves a sincere reckoning with history. Together, Palestinians, Israelis, and internationals, we recall the horrors and pain of the year 1948; the year that marked a significant milestone in the history […]
Becoming Reparations People: A Salon presented by Middle's Reparations Task Force Tuesday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET Click here to register and receive Zoom information! Faith communities around the U.S. and world have committed to making reparations, to healing the breach between those congregations and the Black and Indigenous peoples harmed by their religious […]
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.
I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me: A Juneteenth Celebration Jun 19, 7 PM ET Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts We're grateful for Middle member Shanta Thake who serves as the Chief Artistic Officer at Lincoln Center. Curated and Directed by Carl Hancock RuxFeaturing Nona Hendryx, Vernon Reid, Marcelle Lashley, Ki Ki Hawkins,Étienne Lashley […]
