Care & Prayer
You are not alone. Whatever you’re carrying, this community is here to hold it with you. A life of faith calls us to rejoice and weep together.
Submit A Prayer RequestOur ministers meet with members as they grieve loved ones, face challenging questions, and navigate health challenges. Congregants can call our Care Line at 212.477.0666 x318, and a pastor, deacon, or one of our lay care team will return your call for prayer and support. And click here to update the information we have on file for you, so we can care for you best!
For additional resources, please visit Project Hope. NY Project Hope is a free and anonymous program to help New Yorkers during COVID. Project Hope offers emotional counseling and connects people to services like housing, food banks, and so much more. And click here for more COVID-19 resources. And click here to learn how we’re working to ensure everyone in our community gets vaccinated.
We Want to Help You Get Vaccinated!
We want to do everything we can to help our seniors and all eligible people receive the COVID vaccine. To find a vaccine location near you and to see if you’re eligible to receive it, please visit vaccinefinder.nyc.gov. If you need assistance, please don’t hesitate to email Rev Natalie Perkins. Family helps each other stay safe!
Learn How We’re Helping Our Community Get Vaccinated
Deacon’s and Cancel Rent/Cancel Mortgage Grants
At Middle, we recognize that, particularly in this moment, it is insufficient to only address our members’ spiritual needs—we must meet material needs as well. We know that we cannot meet all the dire need in our community, but we are committed to doing something and doing it well. That’s why, as part of our 2020-2021 budget, we dedicated $100,000 to Cancel Rent/Cancel Mortgage direct grants to help keep people in their homes. And it’s why we’ve created a Deacon’s fund to provide smaller grants to people in need of financial assistance. This assistance is available for Middle members who have been members for 6 months. This is the work the Lord demands—for us to stand in the breach government has created until just governance can fix it. Click here to learn how we’re spending our Black Lives Matter fund grant money.
Request a Grant
Call 212-477-0666 anytime!
Prayer Line
Call 212-477-0666 at any time to hear a prayer, scripture and reflection from a middle pastor, then dial “4”. Offerings are updated each Monday at 8:30 a.m.
And every day, there is someone on call. If you need someone to talk to immediately, call 212.477.0666 x318, and a pastor, deacon, or one of our lay care team will return your call for prayer and support.
Middle Pen Pals
In this time of social distancing, get to know other members of Middle by exchanging emails or physical letters through a new Middle Pen Pals program. If you are interested in participating, please fill out this form. Inspired by conversations during the congregational meeting, this is another way to build community, learn about each other and safely connect with our Middle family.
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Prayer Portal
We can’t care for you effectively if we don’t know what’s going on in your life! Particularly in this moment of virtual community, it’s crucial that you tell us how we can care for you. If you need care, please reach out! Then, our prayer team will pray for what’s going on in your life, and we will follow up with opportunities for additional assistance and connection, if requested.
Submit a Prayer Request
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This movement needs you! We need your time and talent, but we also need your resources. Make a contribution today and help us be midwives to love and justice.