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On Tuesday, January 28th, Wendsler Nosie Sr. will appear before Congress, as he and the Apache Stronghold try to stop the planned desecration of Oak Flat in Arizona. Oak Flat is a holy site to the Apache people, at the very heart of the Apache creation story. "Generations of Apache have come to pray for thousands of years," on these sacred lands, and yet despite their profound religious significance, the U.S.

On Monday, January 6, New Yorkers gathered at Middle amid swirling omens of war to pray fervently for peace. We lit candles, sang, and held each other—trusting that even in the most dire moments God is still working for peace, and calling for us to amplify this hope. At Middle, we take to heart the words Minister Natalie Renee Perkins sang to open us, "Let there be peace, and let it begin with me."

Middle Church works for gender equity every day and will participate in various demonstrations on Saturday, January 18th.
 

Saturday, Jan. 18 | Women's March in Washington D.C. & NYC

Join us as we honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Sunday, Jan. 19, Ruby Sales joins us at Middle Church for a Teach-in. Full schedule below; times are subject to change.

Sunday, Jan. 19 | King Sunday at Middle

Announcing Middle Church's online store! Go grab your wintery greeting cards now! Send holiday, Advent, and seasonal cards to your loved ones and spread the joy of the season and the love of Middle throughout your community. In order to receive them by the holidays, be sure to order them now!

We understand fighting for equal voting rights & access for all, working for a just Census 2020, and combatting gerrymandering and voter suppression as part of our ongoing call to do justice and bring about God’s reign on Earth. We have an active voter reform group that provides us with ways to bring about democratic change & racial justice.

Join Middle Church for Christmas worship. Check out the schedule below. If you can’t be with us in person, watch the live webcast on Sundays at 11:45 am or on Christmas Eve at 7 PM and 9 PM on the homepage of middlechurch.org or on our Facebook page. We will broadcast an encore of our national broadcast A Bold New Love at 11 PM EST.

Advent is a time of waiting and expectation. We wait for the Messiah. We wait for the full reign of God on earth. We wait for justice and peace supreme. We wait for all LGBTQIA+ youth to be off the streets, and we wait for all children to be out of cages and detention centers. And as we wait, we join God in bringing about God’s reign on Earth now.

Join us as we honor Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance.

400 Years of Inequality and Resistance, 1619-2019
Sunday, October 27, 2019

We marked 400 years since Africans were captured, kidnapped and sold into slavery in Jamestown, Virginia by honoring our ancestors who resisted.

"Resistance is an act of faith and it is the only way we will change the world," our senior minister, The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis said.