Essay: It’s New York City’s moral responsibility to welcome the stranger
Rev JACQUI LEWIS, senior minister of Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that caring for migrants cannot be shouldered alone by houses of worship…
NYC’s Middle Collegiate Church nears time for demolition of its historic facade
United StatesRNS Middle Collegiate Church, the New York City congregation whose historic building suffered a devastating fire nearly three years ago, has received permission to remove the heavily damaged remnant of its 19th-century neo-Gothic facade. Rev Jacqui Lewis, who leads the multi-ethnic church in Manhattan’s East Village, said the pending work is a mixture of […]
Seventy-seven US faith groups get total of $US92 million for innovative faith programs for children
United StatesRNS Dozens of Christian groups seeking to instill faith in the nation’s children have been given grants of as much as $US1.25 million to help them meet their mission. Lilly Endowment, through its Christian Parenting and Caregiving Initiative, recently approved a total of $US92 million for 77 organisations – including denominations, local congregations and regional districts […]
Historic façade must go, Middle Collegiate Church tells New York landmarks commission
United StatesRNS Two years after suffering a devastating fire, the leaders of Middle Collegiate Church are awaiting the resolution of a dispute over its historic façade. When the six-alarm fire destroyed most of the historic building in Manhattan’s East Village, the façade remained standing. But church officials, after spending $US4.2 million on fencing, steel bracing and other […]
Challenging times: For US churches hit by disasters, Easter brings promise of hope
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, HOLLY MEYER and PETER ORSI, of Associated Press, report on how four US churches – each of which has been hit by a disaster – are marking Easter this year…
Postcards: Middle Church to begin meeting in synagogue on Easter as it awaits restored building
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports that the congregation of New York’s City Middle Church has found a temporary new home for Easter in what Rev Jacqui Lewis describes as “an incredible act of generosity and trust”…
Norah Jones, Chelsea Clinton headline benefit for fire-ravaged New York church
RNS Three months after a fire devastated its historic edifice, New York’s Middle Collegiate Church is holding a star-studded benefit to raise money to rebuild. Singer Norah Jones and presidential daughter Chelsea Clinton are among the performers and activists who will take part in the Thursday event that will be broadcast from Bloomingdale’s Studio 59. […]
“Rising” anew: After church fire in New York, advice from houses of worship that have survived disaster
In light of the recent fire at the historic Middle Collegiate Church in New York, ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on how it – and other houses of worship in the US – have responded in the aftermath of disaster…
Fire guts historic church home to New York’s Liberty Bell
New York, USAP An historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city’s earliest days was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn after a fire spread from […]