The Wholiness Project
The Wholiness Project addresses religious trauma and promotes healing within faith communities. By creatingsafe spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals to reconcile their spirituality and identity, we help foster mental health and self-acceptance.
Holy
/ho-le/ adj.
divine, exalted, worthy of complete because of perfection or great righteousness
About
Midnight Service is part of MashUp’s Wholeness Project, which centers reclaiming spiritual identity, healing from religious trauma, and honoring storytelling as sacred practice. By reimagining Good Friday through the lived experiences of Black queer communities, Midnight Service expands the meaning of resurrection itself, inviting participants to imagine faith, healing, and belonging beyond the limits of inherited doctrine.
Through movement, music, storytelling, and ceremonial practices we hold space to experience and interact with an immersive seven-act interpretation of Jesus’ seven last words guided by Black queer artists.
Our intention is curating an experience that liberates and invites healing from the spiritual harm many have experienced through traditional faith teachings.
Healing From Religious Trauma
The Wholiness Project is a transformative space where LGBTQ+ individuals can begin to unpack and heal from the spiritual harm caused by traditional faith teachings. Many have experienced deep shame around their gender or sexuality due to religious conditioning. This initiative offers space to challenge those narratives, confront internalized stigma, and begin the journey toward spiritual self-acceptance.
Reclaiming Spiritual Identity
At its core, Wholiness invites participants to explore the intersections of queerness and spirituality in a community rooted in affirmation—not judgment. Through workshops, dialogues, and online engagement, we offer tools to help individuals redefine what it means to be “holy,” and empower them to embrace a faith experience that celebrates every part of who they are.
Storytelling as Sacred Practice
In partnership with filmmaker Tariah Lane, MashUp is producing a moving series of mini-documentaries and social media reels that amplify the voices of queer individuals and affirming ministers. These stories center the lived experiences, theology, and spiritual resilience of those navigating the intersection of religion and identity—proving that queerness and faith are not opposites, but part of the same sacred story.
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Are you someone who still finds beauty in gospel music but no longer feels welcome in the church? Have you ever wrestled with the feeling that your faith and your identity can’t coexist? The Wholiness Project is for you.
Led by Black queer community leaders and spiritual thinkers, The Wholiness Project creates sacred spaces where LGBTQ+ people—especially those shaped by the Black church experience—can begin to heal from religious trauma, reconnect with their spirituality, and embrace their full selves without shame.
Through storytelling, community events, spiritual dialogue, and celebration, we are reclaiming what it means to be “holy”—and redefining it on our terms. You’ll hear from affirming ministers, queer theologians, and people living with HIV who are reshaping the narratives that once excluded them.
Whether you’ve left religion behind, still hold on to parts of it, or are figuring it out in your own time—you are welcome here.
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