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!
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 […]
It's a new day! Come learn how to welcome people into our temporary worship site at Calvary Parish. First time usher? No problem. We're delighted for you to be part of the team that greets people as they enter. Please note that anyone over the age of 11 wanting to worship or usher in person […]
This Thursday, October 7th, we're inviting all in-person ushers to come to Calvary Parish (277 Park Avenue South - at 21st Street) at 5:15 for a training. We will first do an important fire safety training, then will continue our training in the space. For questions to or register please email Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft.
Click here to see the worship bulletin! If you plan to worship in-person please register to help us get ready! But you can also register day-of, so if you haven't registered in advance please come anyways. We're so excited to celebrate with you, click here to let us know you're coming! Scripture: Psalm 8 Sermon: […]
Join Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Rev. John Janka for a free teach-in describing lessons they learned on sabbatical travel through the South. They embarked on this journey asking how the same religion could birth both theologies that enslaved people, and theologies that resisted slavery. And they searched for lessons about Black joy and resilience […]
The Village Chorus for Children and Youth explores a diverse repertoire from many cultures. Children learn the basic elements of vocal production, sing in various languages, and offer soul stirring music. There is no cost to participate but children should have a love for music, a strong desire to learn, and the ability to read. […]
Join us on Thursday, October 14 for Spiritual Thought: Jacqui Lewis in Conversation with Danté Stewart, a special virtual event celebrating the publication of Stewart's new book, Shoutin’ in the Fire. In 2016, Danté Stewart was a rising leader at the predominantly white evangelical church in Augusta, Georgia. Like many young church leaders, Stewart was […]
If you plan to worship in-person please register to help us get ready! But you can also register day-of, so if you haven't registered in advance please come anyways. We're so excited to celebrate with you, click here to let us know you're coming! Scripture: Psalm 104, 1-9, 24, 35 Sermon: "For the Beauty of […]
Reparations is ongoing work. It's not something that any congregation or organization can accomplish in a single effort, but a call to fundamentally restructure how we live as a community. It's a call to intimately know the ways the past haunts our present, that we might collectively labor to repair what is broken. Our Reparations […]
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.
Hey caregivers! We know you have questions, concerns, prayers, and dreams around COVID and children & youth programming this Fall. Please come with all of those curiosities to our Caregivers Roundtable, where staff members Elise Tiralli and John Del Cueto will hold an intentional time on Zoom for these conversations. Click here to register and […]
If you plan to worship in-person please register to help us get ready! But you can also register day-of, so if you haven't registered in advance please come anyways. We're so excited to celebrate with you, click here to let us know you're coming! Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: Mark 10.46–52 Sermon: […]
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 […]
Join Middle Member Paul Devlin, a NYC district leader and expert on local elections, to hear about the issues on the ballot this November 2! The information and Q&A session will take place in the sanctuary at 277 Park Avenue South directly after worship, and will also be presented on the worship livestream on Facebook, […]
Join the Middle players for a production of How I'm Getting Through COVID: A New Play by Harold Slazer and Charles Reaves. The show will feature COVID-related stories and songs that help tell how we are all coping with this last year during Covid in our lives, told from the heart with humor, music and love. […]
The Middle Players Fall show returns this year as a hybrid event. More details forthcoming.
Reparations is ongoing work. It's not something that any congregation or organization can accomplish in a single effort, but a call to fundamentally restructure how we live as a community. It's a call to intimately know the ways the past haunts our present, that we might collectively labor to repair what is broken. Our Reparations […]
Join Jacqui Lewis in conversation with Well Read Black Girl Festival founder Glory Edim, part of a series of 3 IG Live conversations on Black Love and spirituality leading up to the festival. Well-Read Black Girl Festival (WRBG) is a full-day (mainly virtual) event curated by WRBG founder, Glory Edim, with special events and social […]
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is headed home to Chicago! Join Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church on Friday, October 29th at 7:00 pm CDT (8:00 pm ET), in partnership with Semicolon Bookstore, to hear Rev. Dr. Jacqui talk about her soon to be released book, Fierce Love! You can purchase her book from Semicolon Bookstore at the […]
If you plan to worship in-person please register to help us get ready! But you can also register day-of, so if you haven't registered in advance please come anyways. We're so excited to celebrate with you, click here to let us know you're coming! Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: Mark 12:28-34 Sermon: […]
Take Middle worship outdoors with you into the city! Together we’ll create a fabulous worship viewing party, so make sure to bring whatever device you use to watch worship. Otherwise, just bring whatever you might needs to hang outside comfortably: warm clothing, blankets/towels, chairs, umbrellas, snacks, etc. Note: Since we’re meeting outdoors, we’ll cancel in the […]
Hey Middle! Put on your favorite costume and join us on the steps at Calvary on Halloween day! We'll be handing out little treat bags to passersby. Families are encouraged to stop by regardless of volunteering for a spooky treat and warm Middle welcome.
