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!
Come to class and be prepared to move. Bring loose clothes and yoga mats. Work on scenes, monologues, dance, and music to help build your own one-person show. Led by Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the class is held online. For Zoom call information, RSVP here.
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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! *Note: Beginning Wednesday, April 5 we have a new opportunity for morning prayer at 10:00 a.m. ET! Click here […]
Join other seniors for conversations about how we are doing in the wake of COVID-19, and to share community! Due to the pandemic, this group meets online. New Adventures is a wonderful space for making new friends and trying new adventures. Members have had wide-ranging conversations about civil rights history, sang carols, tried chair yoga, collages […]
Participants meet weekly in a supportive, creative, and fun environment where ideas move from head to paper. They build connections as they work to express the writer that lives in all of us. Coordinated by writer and Middle member Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this group meets online. Click here to register and receive […]
All are welcome to attend Thursday rehearsals and join this volunteer, no-audition required choir. Due to COVID-19, this group now meets over Zoom. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
Sermon: "A Handmaid's Tale" by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Click here to see the full worship bulletin! Join us in-person at East End Temple (245 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003) or online on Facebook, YouTube or our homepage for our worship celebration! If you plan to join us in-person, you must wear a mask. Read more about our […]
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.
Explore scripture through the lens of Love. Period. Clergy and lay teachers create a safe space for asking the questions in our hearts, and seeking answers for a life of faith today. Join lively conversations exploring scripture for deeper meaning! Together, we dig into the historical context, consult theological interpretations, and learn from one another. […]
From Miriam, Hagar, and Mary Magdalene to Ruth and Naomi, the Bible is filled with the wisdom of women persevering through physical and/or emotional wilderness through faith and wisdom. As we move through our own Lenten journey, join a class taught by Middle's ministers that explores biblical stories and what they can teach us. Click […]
Come to class and be prepared to move. Bring loose clothes and yoga mats. Work on scenes, monologues, dance, and music to help build your own one-person show. Led by […]
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 […]
We have exciting news about our rebuilding that we can't wait to share with you! Join Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis for a congregational meeting and hear all about it. Register for our meeting here!
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team for a moment of love and prayer to start your day. Bring whatever you're carrying and we'll hold it together. Click here […]
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 […]
Join other seniors for conversations about how we are doing in the wake of COVID-19, and to share community! Due to the pandemic, this group meets online. New Adventures is a wonderful space for making new friends and trying new adventures. Members have had wide-ranging conversations about civil rights history, sang carols, tried chair yoga, collages […]
Participants meet weekly in a supportive, creative, and fun environment where ideas move from head to paper. They build connections as they work to express the writer that lives in all of us. Coordinated by writer and Middle member Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this group meets online. Click here to register and receive […]
All are welcome to attend Thursday rehearsals and join this volunteer, no-audition required choir. Due to COVID-19, this group now meets over Zoom. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
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 you […]
We have exciting news about our rebuilding that we can't wait to share with you! Join Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis for a congregational meeting directly after our worship celebration and hear all about it—in-person at East End Temple or streamed on Facebook, YouTube and our homepage.
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.
From Miriam, Hagar, and Mary Magdalene to Ruth and Naomi, the Bible is filled with the wisdom of women persevering through physical and/or emotional wilderness through faith and wisdom. As we move through our own Lenten journey, join a class taught by Middle's ministers that explores biblical stories and what they can teach us. Click […]
Come to class and be prepared to move. Bring loose clothes and yoga mats. Work on scenes, monologues, dance, and music to help build your own one-person show. Led by Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the class is held online. For Zoom call information, RSVP here.
All are welcome to join in a 4 week Lenten book study led by Rev. Amanda as we walk through the new book "Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter." In the book, Therese Taylor-Stinson introduces Tubman's "unwavering faith and roots in mysticism, Christianity, nature spirituality, and African Indigenous beliefs" and offers her life as "a path […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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! *Note: Beginning Wednesday, April 5 we have a new opportunity for morning prayer at 10:00 a.m. ET! Click here […]
Join other seniors for conversations about how we are doing in the wake of COVID-19, and to share community! Due to the pandemic, this group meets online. New Adventures is a wonderful space for making new friends and trying new adventures. Members have had wide-ranging conversations about civil rights history, sang carols, tried chair yoga, collages […]
Participants meet weekly in a supportive, creative, and fun environment where ideas move from head to paper. They build connections as they work to express the writer that lives in all of us. Coordinated by writer and Middle member Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this group meets online. Click here to register and receive […]
All are welcome to attend Thursday rehearsals and join this volunteer, no-audition required choir. Due to COVID-19, this group now meets over Zoom. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
Young adults (20-30s) and families are invited to join us for an intergenerational celebration of women, femmes, and non-binary friends! Queer artist & Middle member Sarah Brook will join us at the Lena Horne Bandshell for a tour of their art installation. Young adults will then go with Elise, Anna, and Sarah for a meal, […]
Sermon: "In Trembling Boldness," by Rev. Natalie Perkins Click here to see the worship bulletin! Join us in-person at East End Temple (245 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003) or online on Facebook, YouTube or our homepage for our worship celebration! If you plan to join us in-person, you must wear a mask. Read more about our updated COVID […]
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.
Join facilitators Matthew Johnson Harris, Jorge Fontanez, and Rev. Benjamin Perry for a dedicated cohort of men and masc folks who want to explore masculinity together. Each month, we'll cultivate vulnerable and tender space where we can be honest and support one another in love. Through collective investigation, we hope to help participants deconstruct the […]
From Miriam, Hagar, and Mary Magdalene to Ruth and Naomi, the Bible is filled with the wisdom of women persevering through physical and/or emotional wilderness through faith and wisdom. As we move through our own Lenten journey, join a class taught by Middle's ministers that explores biblical stories and what they can teach us. Click […]
Come to class and be prepared to move. Bring loose clothes and yoga mats. Work on scenes, monologues, dance, and music to help build your own one-person show. Led by Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the class is held online. For Zoom call information, RSVP here.
All are welcome to join in a 4 week Lenten book study led by Rev. Amanda as we walk through the new book "Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter." In the book, Therese Taylor-Stinson introduces Tubman's "unwavering faith and roots in mysticism, Christianity, nature spirituality, and African Indigenous beliefs" and offers her life as "a path […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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! *Note: Beginning Wednesday, April 5 we have a new opportunity for morning prayer at 10:00 a.m. ET! Click here […]
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.
Join other seniors for conversations about how we are doing in the wake of COVID-19, and to share community! Due to the pandemic, this group meets online. New Adventures is a wonderful space for making new friends and trying new adventures. Members have had wide-ranging conversations about civil rights history, sang carols, tried chair yoga, collages […]
Participants meet weekly in a supportive, creative, and fun environment where ideas move from head to paper. They build connections as they work to express the writer that lives in all of us. Coordinated by writer and Middle member Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this group meets online. Click here to register and receive […]
All are welcome to attend Thursday rehearsals and join this volunteer, no-audition required choir. Due to COVID-19, this group now meets over Zoom. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click […]
Sermon: "Everyday Prophets," by Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft Click here to see the worship bulletin! Join us in-person at East End Temple (245 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003) or […]
After worship on Sunday, March 26, Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins, Rev. Mira Sawlani-Joyner and Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft will lead a sermon talk back, taking a womanist lens to the […]
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.
From Miriam, Hagar, and Mary Magdalene to Ruth and Naomi, the Bible is filled with the wisdom of women persevering through physical and/or emotional wilderness through faith and wisdom. As we move through our own Lenten journey, join a class taught by Middle's ministers that explores biblical stories and what they can teach us. Click […]
Come to class and be prepared to move. Bring loose clothes and yoga mats. Work on scenes, monologues, dance, and music to help build your own one-person show. Led by Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the class is held online. For Zoom call information, RSVP here.
All are welcome to join in a 4 week Lenten book study led by Rev. Amanda as we walk through the new book "Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter." In the book, Therese Taylor-Stinson introduces Tubman's "unwavering faith and roots in mysticism, Christianity, nature spirituality, and African Indigenous beliefs" and offers her life as "a path […]
Join Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. and her ministry team 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! *Note: Beginning Wednesday, April 5 we have a new opportunity for morning prayer at 10:00 a.m. ET! Click here […]
Join other seniors for conversations about how we are doing in the wake of COVID-19, and to share community! Due to the pandemic, this group meets online. New Adventures is a wonderful space for making new friends and trying new adventures. Members have had wide-ranging conversations about civil rights history, sang carols, tried chair yoga, collages […]
Participants meet weekly in a supportive, creative, and fun environment where ideas move from head to paper. They build connections as they work to express the writer that lives in all of us. Coordinated by writer and Middle member Harold Slazer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this group meets online. Click here to register and receive […]
All are welcome to attend Thursday rehearsals and join this volunteer, no-audition required choir. Due to COVID-19, this group now meets over Zoom. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
Join Middle, First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan and the Kairos Center for a march that takes Palm Sunday back to its roots: a public demonstration against empire. Join members of our community and our neighbors as we proclaim the the reign of Jesus against the rule of Caesar. We'll gather in Washington Square Park at […]
Sermon: "Palms and Circumstance," by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Click here to see the worship bulletin! Join us in-person at East End Temple (245 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003) or online on Facebook, YouTube or our homepage for our worship celebration! If you plan to join us in-person, you must wear a mask. Read more about our updated […]
Young people are invited to join youth Imani Passley for a class that will teach attendees how to write descriptively. How to show, not tell. For example, instead of "her hair was yellow," you’d want to write something like, "her hair was as golden as the radiant sun." In this fun workshop for youth, by […]
