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 […]
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 choir where no audition is necessary. The group meets in person and also has a Zoom option. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
As the SAG-AFTRA strike continues, Middle is joining the demand for fair wages with a gorgeous program of dance and spoken word. Produced by Charles Randolph-Wright and featuring union members like Michelle Hurd, Tituss Burgess, Daniel J. Watts, and our own Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, this stunning collection of pieces embodies the human capacity for […]
Sermon by Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins 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! Because the CDC and the WHO have declared COVID is no longer a global threat, worship is now mask-optional. Read more about our updated COVID policy. […]
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.
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.
This group examines Middle’s own history of colonization, 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 closed to open membership. Interested parties can contact one […]
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 […]
Ukulele beginners gather for fun and instruction! This group gathers on the first Wednesday of each month. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we gather on Zoom! Click here to RSVP and Receive the Zoom Link
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 choir where no audition is necessary. The group meets in person and also has a Zoom option. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis 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! Because the CDC and the WHO have declared COVID is no longer a global threat, worship is now mask-optional. Read more about our updated COVID policy. […]
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. Contact Rev Catherine Torpey for more information. To RSVP and receive Zoom call information, click here.
Join others in the LGBTQIA2S+ community to engage in restorative justice, community building, and discussion at the intersections of queerness and faith. Facilitated by Elise Tiralli & Angela Martenez. This group meets monthly on Zoom with quarterly in-person collaborations with Queer Black Men and other queer groups. Join Us!
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 […]
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 choir where no audition is necessary. The group meets in person and also has a Zoom option. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
Join our young adults (20s-30s) cohort at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket in Brooklyn, NY for our own version of apple picking! We'll roam the stalls, pick out different species of apples, and do a taste test to see which is best. Enjoy apple cider, doughnuts, and other goodies at the market on your own as […]
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis 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! Because the CDC and the WHO have declared COVID is no longer a global threat, worship is now mask-optional. Read more about our updated COVID policy. […]
School is back in session! Children are invited to bring notebooks and binders for class to the Social Hall where we'll have stickers and fun ways to personalize them. Teens are invited, too! Grownups, we'll have coffee on hand for you to chat and socialize about the start of the school year while the young […]
Stay after worship—in-person or online—for our Fall Congregational Meeting to hear updates and impact from this past year, the first year of our Middle Rising campaign, along with news on the construction at 50 E. 7th Street.
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.
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. 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 […]
Ukulele beginners gather for fun and instruction! This group gathers on the first Wednesday of each month. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we gather on Zoom! Click here to RSVP and Receive the Zoom Link
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 choir where no audition is necessary. The group meets in person and also has a Zoom option. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
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. Contact Rev Catherine Torpey for more information. To RSVP and receive Zoom call information, click here.
Sermon by Rev. Nick Laparra 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! Because the CDC and the WHO have declared COVID is no longer a global threat, worship is now mask-optional. Read more about our updated COVID policy. If […]
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.
Volunteers for Homecoming are invited to join Elise for a brief orientation and Q&A to know what to expect as we radically welcome to Middle! To volunteer, email Elise Click here to Join!
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 choir where no audition is necessary. The group meets in person and also has a Zoom option. For more information, contact John Del Cueto. Click here to learn more about the Jerriese Johnson Gospel Choir!
Welcome home, Middle family! As we begin our 2023-2024 programming year, we have a beautiful Homecoming worship planned at East End Temple, with a reception across the street in Stuyvesant Park. This bold celebration will proclaim God's fierce love, inviting our East Village community, the rest of New York City, and the world, "Come home to […]
Welcome home, Middle family! As we begin our 2023-2024 programming year, we have a beautiful Homecoming worship planned at East End Temple, with a reception across the street in Stuyvesant Park. This bold celebration will proclaim God's fierce love, inviting our East Village community, the rest of New York City, and the world, "Come home to […]
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.
