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 Rev. Ben Perry 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! Contact: Rev. Ben Perry
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 11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online on all our channels) 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube If you’re interested in another worshipful opportunity, join us at Pray to Rise online on Wednesday mornings, hosted by 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.
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.
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 Rev. Ben Perry 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! Contact: Rev. Ben Perry
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!
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 […]
Sermon by Chad Tanaka Pack 11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online on all our channels) 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube If you’re interested in another worshipful opportunity, join us at Pray to Rise online on Wednesday mornings, hosted by the Middle […]
Join us at Middle Church on Sunday, February 11th, at 1:00 PM for "Origin: A Conversation with Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor," hosted by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins. We'll delve into the unspoken system that has shaped America, how all lives today are defined by the hierarchy, and what role we play in […]
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 Rev. Ben Perry in celebrating Ash Wednesday and the beginning of a new journey towards hope. Bring whatever you're carrying and we'll hold it together. Click Here to Register! Contact: Rev. Ben Perry
Come celebrate Ash Wednesday, February 14th at Middle Church. Gather in front of 50 E. 7th Street, where Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis & Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft will provide ashes from 12pm ET to 1pm ET. We invite you to receive ashes and join us as we mark the beginning of the season of Lent, […]
As heightened violence grips Israel and Palestine, vastly different experiences and perspectives make conversations to support an end to the bloodshed charged and difficult. In a reality marked by despair, polarization, and dehumanization, Combatants for Peace (CfP) provides a model for hope, humanity, and another way. CfP is an organization built by former Israeli and […]
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!
You are the ones we’ve been waiting for! 20s- and 30s- somethings are invited to learn more about our Spring 2024 Young Adult Leadership Lab cohort! Learn how to grow in your conversations about race, leadership, and movement-building while spending invaluable time with our senior minister and one another. Past participants have raved about this […]
Sermon by Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins 11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online on all our channels) 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube If you’re interested in another worshipful opportunity, join us at Pray to Rise online on Wednesday mornings, hosted by the […]
In Honor of James Baldwin’s upcoming centennial, join Rev. Natalie in a read of a collection of his earlier essays in the book Notes of a Native Son. This interactive course will take place both on Zoom and in Middle on the Circle platform. Click here to get set up in that platform in advance. Click Here to […]
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 Rev. Ben Perry for a moment of love and prayer to start your day. Bring whatever you’re carrying and we’ll hold it together. Click […]
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!
Volunteers are needed to join our third family dinner with migrant families on Sunday, February 25, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. Volunteers will participate in a variety of tasks, including serving food, set up, clean up, washing dishes, taking out trash, playing with children, and fellowshipping and eating with our neighbors. Spanish-speaking volunteers are helpful […]
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis 11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online on all our channels) 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube If you’re interested in another worshipful opportunity, join us at Pray to Rise online on Wednesday mornings, hosted by the […]
The Collegiate Church of New York voted to rebuild Middle on our historic site in the East Village!We're so excited to tell you all about where we are now, and what we can expect in the near future. If you have any questions you'd like to make sure we cover in our time together, please […]
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 Rev. Ben Perry 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! Contact: Rev. Ben Perry
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!
In Honor of James Baldwin’s upcoming centennial, join Rev. Natalie in a read of a collection of his earlier essays in the book Notes of a Native Son. This interactive course will take place both on Zoom and in Middle on the Circle platform. Click here to get set up in that platform in advance. Click Here to […]
Sermon by Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins & Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft 11:45 a.m. ET: Hybrid Worship Celebration (In-Person at East End Temple and Online on all our channels) 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 a.m. PT): Online Worship Celebration, Premiered on YouTube If you’re interested in another worshipful opportunity, join us at Pray to Rise online on […]
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.
