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!
Join the Middle ministers for a rotating Advent series, using Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis' new book Fierce Love as an Advent text to pair with traditional devotional Scriptures. In her book, Rev. Lewis talks about how love begins with true love for oneself, then gradually expands to include love for your posse and the entire world. […]
We are partnering with Trinity's Services and Food for the Homeless to distribute warm clothing to anyone in need during the month of December! Bring your gently used jackets and coat to Calvary Parish during worship December 12th & 19th. If you'd like to volunteer to distribute or sort coats, email Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft. […]
Ukulele beginners gather for fun and instruction! This group gathers on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we gather on Zoom. In December, come learn how to play your favorite Christmas carols for some holiday joy! Click here to RSVP and Receive the Zoom Link
If you plan to worship in-person, please read these policies to learn how we’re trying to keep everyone healthy and safe! Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: Luke 3:1-6 Sermon: "Found in the Fire," by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Our worship is a celebration that encourages a more-than-Sunday-morning faith! And we're so overjoyed […]
Many of us learned about the fire the moment we awoke. On the one-year anniversary, Katrina Monzón will hold a virtual space for anyone who would like to gather together, see one another's faces, and offer a prayer for rising. Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
Join our ministry team and congregation directly after service in a virtual meet-up to discuss the sermon and be in community! This week, Rev. Chad Tanaka Pack and Elise Tiralli be holding special space dedicated to processing the grief we still carry on the one-year anniversary of the fire that destroyed our sanctuary. Click here to […]
Our spanish language social club! Through monthly discussion, lectures, food, film and art, we’ll explore our collective voice on the issues facing our Latinx community. ¡Ven como tú eres! (Come as you are! All levels are welcome.) Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this group meets online. In December, join us for a fabulous Christmas party! […]
Need some joy? Join LGBTQIA+ family in sharing holiday songs, stories and traditions. Queer Black Men in the Middle and Middle Out Loud are dedicating this fabulous party to our wondrous friend Charles Brown, who we know will be there with us in spirit. Come for live music, audacious readings and full-body laughter. It's a […]
If you plan to worship in-person, please read these policies to learn how we’re trying to keep everyone healthy and safe! Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-20 Sermon: "Wombs, Wounds & Waiting," by Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft Click here to see the worship bulletin! Our worship is a celebration that encourages a more-than-Sunday-morning faith! And we're so overjoyed […]
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 […]
Ukulele beginners gather for fun and instruction! This group gathers on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we gather on Zoom. In December, come learn how to play your favorite Christmas carols for some holiday joy! Click here to RSVP and Receive the Zoom Link
Join your Middle family for festival caroling and an opportunity to distribute hats, gloves, socks and sandwiches to folks who need them. Meet us at Peter Cooper Square (behind Cooper Union, between 3rd and 4th Ave. and 6th and 7th Street)! We'll gather there and get ready to carol, and then sing our way down […]
Join our annual proclamation of Jesus' birth, told through the voices of our youngest members! This year will be a special, virtual production, so young folks can join from wherever they are! It's a walk-on pageant, no need for rehearsal, just come ready to have fun telling the story. Click here to register and receive […]
If you plan to worship in-person, please read these policies to learn how we’re trying to keep everyone healthy and safe! Scripture: Luke 1:46b - 55 Sermon: "Simply Magnificent What God Can Do" by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Click here to see the worship bulletin! Our worship is a celebration that encourages a more-than-Sunday-morning faith! […]
Grades 6-12 are invited to join Middle Staff for an in-person holiday party & reindeer games. Come with your game faces on - or not, everyone will walk away a winner as we round out 2021! Proof of vaccination is required to ensure we're all safe. Please RSVP to Elise at etiralli@middlechurch.org so we know […]
Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17 Sermon: "Love is Enough" by Rev. Benjamin Perry Due to the rising threat of the COVID omicron variant in New York City, we are canceling the in-person watch-party we had planned. Love means keeping one another safe in this season, and as much as we long […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. 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!
Click here to see the worship bulletin! Unfortunately, COVID has touched our team and forced us to change our previously scheduled worship. At 6:00 p.m. ET, click here to watch a live rebroadcast of last year's New Year's Eve worship, sermon by Wesley Rowell. Due to the rising threat of the COVID omicron variant in […]
Click here to see the worship bulletin! Unfortunately, COVID has touched our team and forced us to change our previously scheduled worship. At 6:00 p.m. ET, click here to watch a live rebroadcast of worship first Sunday in January 2021, sermon by Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins. Due to the rising threat of the COVID omicron […]
