Pray to Rise
Pray to Rise
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!
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 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 […]
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 […]
Queer self-care for folks who need it, claiming our right to radiance and joy. This four-week series is designed to highlight queer dimensions of self-care too often ignored in an impoverished and commodified public discourse. Each week will incorporate a different theme, but the overarching project will offer wisdom and resources for how people are […]
Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: John 1:1-9 Sermon: "Into the Unknown" by Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins Due to the rising threat of the COVID omicron variant in New York City, are worshipping online through the end of January. We will continually assess COVID threat levels, and communicate when we feel it's safe to return […]
Join Ms. 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.
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 […]
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 Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis for a congregational meeting, to talk about next steps in our Middle Rising plan! (This will take the place of our usual Bible in the Middle meeting.) We have information to share from the architectural assessment, thoughts and dreams about where we're headed. And it will be so good to […]
Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: Psalm 36:5-10 Sermon: "Ain't It Shocking What Love Can Do" by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Due to the rising threat of the COVID omicron variant in New York City, are worshipping online through the end of January. We will continually assess COVID threat levels, and communicate when we feel […]
Join the Middle Church ministry team for a free Martin Luther King Jr. Day teach-in about how to cultivate the kind of fierce love we need to heal this country. Particularly on the heels of the one-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, it's clear that a chasm is widening between neighbors. And we simply cannot […]
Our community continues to mourn the death of Michelle Go, and the ongoing violence against Asian neighbors in our city. There will be a candlelight vigil in Times Square at the red steps tonight, organized by Asians Fighting Injustice: We will say her name, honor and remember her. If you would like to join people […]
Click here to see the worship bulletin! Scripture: Luke 4:14-21 Sermon: "Release. Recovery. Reparations. Oh My!" by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Due to the rising threat of the COVID omicron variant in New York City, are worshipping online through the end of January. We will continually assess COVID threat levels, and communicate when we feel it's safe […]
Join a group of other parents as we try to muddle through what raising loving, justice-oriented kids looks like during COVID-19. Click here to RSVP and receive Zoom Call Information
Middle is thrilled to join our siblings at Brotherhood Synagogue to put some interfaith love into the world. Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis will speak, and our Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir will offer a special pre-recorded offering. In these moments, we are only as strong as the connections that bind us to our neighbors. And Middle […]
Click here to see the full worship bulletin! Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10 Sermon: "Speak Forward" by Rev. Chad Tanaka Pack Due to the rising threat of the COVID omicron variant in New York City, are worshipping online through the end of January. We will continually assess COVID threat levels, and communicate when we feel it's safe to return […]
Every year, the many faith traditions in our beloved East Village of New York City come together for a beautiful musical performance, highlighting the sounds and splendor from each of our traditions. Our Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir will offer a musical performance, and Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis will offer words in this can't-miss exhibition of […]
Join a conversation led by Queer Black Men in the Middle about our January “Seeking Stained Glass Softness” series. We’ll tie together the conversations from each week, and offer love and support for one another in community. Specifically, we'll be focused on bodies: (re)building your body, bodies in sacred action connecting to ancestral bodes, bodies […]
Scripture: Psalm 138:1-8 Sermon: "I Just Called to Say..." by Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins Click here to see the full worship bulletin! What We Know About Worship Today: Due to […]