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!
Click here for the worship bulletin. Scripture: Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 Sermon: “Love Demands a Labor Year” by Rev. Benjamin Perry In the months of August and September, we will be launching a new interactive worship experience over Zoom! You’ll have the opportunity to say hi to your Middle family in breakout rooms, see each […]
This small group gathers to engage in conversation, social activities, and community building that centers the experiences of LGBTQIA+ persons of faith. Due to the COVID outbreak, Middle Out Loud meets on Zoom. Click here to register and receive Zoom information! Note: On Sunday, September 5 Middle Out Loud will not be meeting in it's usual […]
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 […]
For the 20th anniversary of 9/11, NYC faith leaders are joining hands and prayers while walking together in commemorating unity and peace building. We invite you to join our interfaith partners at their gathering below, knowing that we will always be strongest when we embrace the love that connects us: On Thursday, September 9th, we […]
September 11, 2021, marks 20 years since the attacks and destruction that have come to be known as 9/11. A few days after 9/11 a group of Muslims and Arabs came to meet with a group of Jews in Brooklyn, and from our new connection came the Children of Abraham Peace Walk: Jews, Christians, Muslims, […]
Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: Odes of Solomon; Ode 8:1-7 Sermon: “Tips for How to Get Unstuck” by Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins Please bring two candles for this worship, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 together through ritual action. In the months of August and September, we will be launching a […]
This summer, take Middle worship outdoors with you into the city! Each week, our Digital Minister Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins will be in a different spot in NYC. So if you want to celebrate in community, come find her in a beautiful outdoor space near you! Together we'll create a fabulous worship viewing party, so […]
Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: James 3:13 - 4:3, 8 Sermon: "Unprecedented Times Call for Revolutionary Care" by Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft In the months of August […]
Join our ministry team and congregation directly after service in a virtual meet-up to discuss the sermon and be in community! This week, we're holding a special conversation about how we'll be returning to in-person/virtual hybrid worship in October. Please, bring your questions, concerns and joys to this space so we can talk about them […]
We’re so excited to begin gathering in-person again! God delights in our community—in our ability to be physically present for one another. While we can’t wait to see your faces outside of a Zoom square, we are still in a global pandemic so please click here to read our COVID-19 guidelines, which are an expression […]
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 […]
Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: Mark 5:21-42 Sermon: "Girl Dad" by Rev. Darrell Hamilton In the months of August and September, we will be launching a new interactive worship experience over Zoom! You’ll have the opportunity to say hi to your Middle family in breakout rooms, see each other’s faces in worship, […]
For a year and a half, a Reparations Task Force has been convening to think faithfully about what it means for Middle to engage in reparations. They've been studying our history—the complicity of this church to enslavement and indigenous genocide—and how the legacy these evils still among us. And they've been researching how we can […]
Join our ministry team and congregation directly after service in a virtual meet-up to discuss the sermon and be in community! Note: During this chat and chew, we will be hearing from the Reparations Task Force about their work, and offering thoughts for future direct. Click here to learn more, but join on the usual Chat […]
Are you volunteering for Homecoming on October 3rd, 2021? Amazing! Join Rev. Amanda and Elise for an orientation call on Wednesday, September 29th at 7:00pm US-ET via Zoom to go over assignments and all-things-Homecoming! We can't wait to see you there. Click here to register and receive Zoom information!
Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: Psalm 26:1-12 Sermon: "In God's House," by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Mark your calendars! This will be our first worship celebration since the beginning of the pandemic where you have the opportunity to come and worship together in-person with your Middle family! Weather permitting, we will host a […]
Join Ms. Alesha for an interactive education & faith related lesson. Geared for ages Pre-K-5th Grade, though all are welcome! *Note: Because our homecoming worship celebration begins at 11:00 a.m. ET, on Sunday, October 3 our Kids Sunday Enrichment will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET. 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 Project 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 and […]
