Imagine a place
to belong
ContemporaryRelaxedInclusive
Thursdays at 7 pm
325 Park Avenue NYC
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About
A contemporary midweek gathering in the heart of Midtown.
Worship with uplifting music, timely preaching, Holy Communion, and the opportunity for personal prayers and candle-lighting in the warmth and reverence of St. Bart's. Conversation and refreshments follow. Invite a friend.
Designed with you in mind if you…
- Want to be fed — soul, mind, and body
- Work or travel on the weekends
- Want to try church for the first time (or the first time in a long time)
- Enjoy contemporary music and prayers
- Are looking for community and friendship
Timely and timeless.
Sing with us
Join the Imagine Worship NYC Choir
Rehearsals at 6 pm Thursdays. All singers welcome. Led by Mark Miller, this pickup choir rehearses from 6–7 pm and leads the community in gospel and worship music, hymns, and global songs.
Join the choir
Recorded live at Easter
Music from Imagine Worship
Selections composed by Artist-in-Residence Mark A. Miller and recorded at our Easter Vigil in 2025.
There's a Wideness
by Mark A. Miller
I Choose Love
Lindy Thompson & Mark A. Miller, with the Joffrey School of Ballet
I Believe in the Sun
by Mark A. Miller
Get a taste of what worship is like
Easter Thursday, 2025
Watch our full Easter celebration — music, prayer, preaching, and candlelight from the nave of St. Bart's.
Visit Imagine Worship on YouTube →Our values and commitments
A new kind of worship for the Episcopal Church — amplifying a kinder, truer, justice-seeking Christianity.
A Movement
Imagine Worship is a movement within the Episcopal Church, an inclusive Christian denomination welcoming people of all ages, races, and genders — every nation, station, and orientation — to find faith, belonging, and purpose in Jesus' way of love.
Shared Leadership
We gather musicians, clergy, and creatives to make space for immersive, embodied, culturally-connected worship experiences that are grounded in ancient rhythms and attuned to contemporary life.
Beloved Community
We embrace popular music styles and technology to facilitate connection in-person and online, emphasizing racial diversity, young voices, and story sharing as essential to the church's task of building Beloved Community.
Vision + Vibes
Jesus at the Center
We gather in the round. Jesus Christ is at the heart of our common life. His ministry to the oppressed and outcast models for us a life of compassion and grace. His crucifixion and resurrection fill us with courage and hope. His risen life is revealed here and now as we gather in his name and seek his face in stranger, friend, and foe.
Beauty + Diversity
The ancient Hebrew songwriter called on God's people to worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Imagine Worship answers that call through music, visual art, and spoken word that reflect the diversity of God's people — until God opens the eyes of our hearts to the truest beauty there is: the Image of God dwelling in every human.
Artistry + Innovation
Over the centuries, the church has shaped the evolution of art, music, and literature. The reformers of the 15th and 16th centuries embraced the printing press to spread grace in the language of the people. Through art, technology, and digital communication, we seek to do the same.
LAUNCH NIGHT 2022
Revelation 19:1
A clip from the launch of Imagine Worship NYC, featuring gospel musician Jason McGee and the Maverick City Music NYC Mass Choir.
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Thursdays at 7 pm. St. Bart's, 325 Park Avenue, New York. No RSVP or church background required — just come!
Pastor of Imagine Worship
Zack Nyein
Questions, ideas, or just want to say hello before your first Thursday? Reach out.
Imagine Worship is proud to be part of the Episcopal Church — a multinational family of Christians gathered around the life-giving, loving way of Jesus Christ. We are fully LGBTQ+ affirming and uphold the historic Christian creeds as we joyfully strive to love God and our neighbors.
Pray your way into the weekend with us!