At Yale, Christian pastors sign a declaration opposing religious nationalism
United States RNS A group of Christian pastors, theologians and scholars has signed a declaration committing the signers to preaching on “moral issues “ ahead of the 2024 election and opposing what the group calls “religious nationalism”. The document defines religious nationalism as a political movement that it says is exploiting “traditional values” to undermine […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]