Upcoming at Middle
Hey Middle Fam,
Check out our upcoming events.
From Survival to Sanctuary: Meeting the Moment Community First Aid and Embodied Practice A coalition offering from Judson Memorial Church and Middle Church
Community First Aid and Embodied Practice
A coalition offering from Judson Memorial Church and Middle Church
Date: Sunday, February 9th
Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
Location: Judson Gym
Join in fellowship for a collaboration between Judson's Health and Safety Working Group and Middle Church's Meeting the Moment Task Force for a special event. We will participate in a time of collective, embodied practice—acknowledging how the challenges of these times live in our bodies, and locating the powerful tools of faith, breath, and action together.
Our special guest for the day will be Miriam, an ER RN and Street Medic who has been leading free anticarceral community first aid trainings in collaboration with Judson. Miriam will lead us in a session reviewing some basic collective readiness protocols for both sanctuary and street action in a range of scenarios, as well as addressing specific risks in this moment around police and ICE involvement.
We'll close with actionable next steps and an invitation to future offerings already in the works from Judson, Middle, and our network of radical faith spaces.
Pre-Order Opportunity: Just Love Bible by Jacqui Lewis
From February 5th-7th, pre-orders will be 25% off for members of Barnes & Noble’s free rewards program when they use promo code PREORDER25 at checkout. Premium members will receive an additional 10% off.
Take advantage of this opportunity to encourage pre-orders of Just Love Bible through Barnes & Noble! Share the news via a heartfelt text post, an image or graphic of the cover, or a video about why this book matters. If you do post on social media, please tag Beaming Books and feel free to also tag Barnes & Noble. And don’t forget to link to your book’s buy page:
Pre-order here
Rise Up for Trans Youth protest Saturday, Feb. 8, @ 1PM
Middle is an endorser for RISE UP FOR TRANS YOUTH! Show UP and show OUT this Saturday at Union Square at 1PM. Be in solidarity with trans youth, their families, educators, and medical professionals providing life-saving healthcare. Get connected to organizations like Transformative Schools, ACT UP NY, & Gender Liberation Movement mobilizing and supporting families and trans youth.
Email Rev Amanda to be added to the WhattsApp group for the day.
Freedom Rising: The Fierce Urgency of Now
October 31–November 2, 2025 | New York City & Online
*NOTE NEW DATE*
This election season has revealed the plain truth: Our nation is deeply divided on what it means to be human on the planet in relationship to our neighbors. Is this a democracy? And what must people of faith do to build a more just society, no matter who is holding elected office? At this critical crossroads, people of moral courage and fierce love are called to rise to the challenge that just love demands. Together, we must protect the vulnerable, fight for justice, and commit to healing our nation.
The time to act is NOW!
Join Middle Church and Freedom Rising this fall for The Fierce Urgency of Now, a transformative conference that brings together preachers and poets; activists, and artists; and leaders with spiritual yearnings across disciplines to confront systemic oppression and envision a path forward.
New Dates. New Home. Same Urgency.
We’ve moved the conference to October 31–November 2, 2025, to ensure we gather in our newly rebuilt, post-fire sanctuary and program space. This space will allow us to fully realize the depth and transformative potential of Freedom Rising.
Taking place one year of the 2024 election season, we’ll reflect on the new political landscape, assess the social and cultural challenges ahead, and prepare to respond with faith, fierce love and action. Together, we will rise and show the world what justice-in-action looks like.