Welcome to Good Hope Metropolitan Community Church

Cape Town Waterfront with Table Mountain

Good Hope Metropolitan Community Church is a theologically progressive and inclusive Christian community founded on the principles of Jesus Christ that celebrates diversity in a safe environment.

It is our mission to spread the love of God in an affirmative and inclusive manner to all people of our community and beyond regardless of gender, race, language, culture or sexual orientation.

Feel welcome to browse through our internet site and find out more about our church and our activities.

Our worship services are every Sunday, 18h00 at Central Methodist Mission, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.

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Roll Away the Stone

Posted in Word for Word

Meditation for Easter Sunday

Luke 24:1-12

In preparing for this reflection, I realized that I did not really know very much about MCC's first Easter.

So, I went to the source.  Rev. Elder Troy Perry was happy to tell me what he remembered.  That Friday, Good Friday, in 1969 was the inquest about the death of Howard Efland, a gay male nurse beaten to death by Los Angeles (California, USA) vice squad officers.  He had been heard screaming, "Help me!  My God, someone help me!"  But no one did.

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Good Hope MCC is an inclusive Christian Community in Cape Town, South Africa. Whether you are straight, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender:
You are made in God's image and are welcome at our Church!