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Good Hope MCC invites all members and friends of the Church to our Annual General Meeting on Sunday, 18 April 2010 after the Sunday Service. Business packs with reports and the proposed agenda will be ...
... the church council remain committed to the life and work of our congregation. Church Council 14 March 2010 The Rev. Pressley Sutherland brings you the following message: Dear Members and Friends, ...
... was an African whose history has largely been lost. He was martyred with several friends in unknown circumstances. Today, I am keenly aware that too many of our African siblings struggling for equal rights ...
... open must not be another way to keep the doors of Christian marriage and Ordination for married gay people slammed shut. Because there comes a time … Let me say this very directly to our friends ...
... on all MCCers and friends to join in prayer for the safety, freedom, just treatment and restored dignity of these brave souls taking a stand for universal LGBTQI human rights, especially the right to celebrate ...
... the alleged argument” with Zoliswa and her friend – and later called her friends “to sort out the lesbians”.  The State Prosecutor lead the questioning into her statement and ...
... - Friends and Lovers Preacher: Reverend Pressley Sutherland and Malcolm Stellenboom leading the service Sunday, 18 October 2009 "You've got a friend" - Family and "Family" ...
8. MCC Impact July 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
...     MCC Winston-Salem (North Carolina) has begun sending care packages to family members and friends who are serving overseas. The boxes include snacks, candy, gum, foot powder, baby wipes, ...
9. MCC Impact July 2009 (1)
(About us/News)
... included people who have been unable to attend their usual evening worship. After coffee and clearing up, eight folks went out for lunch together.   On 28 June members and friends of The Upstate ...
... hard to witness as they laugh and wave to their girlfriends in the galley. They manner in this trial has (not) proceeded shows that the rights of Zoliswa’s family and the main witness/survivor to ...
11. MCC Impact June 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
... next, the Pastoral Care Ministry Team at MCC Richmond (Virginia) is offering an opportunity for members and friends to learn about some of the basics of caring for each other.   In conjunction ...
... under oath. Zoliswa’s mother too returns to the Khayelitsha Magistrates court time after time to witness nothing but the arrogance of the accused as they laugh and wave to their girlfriends in the ...
Dear MCC Members and Friends,   When I became Moderator, one of my goals for MCC was to strengthen and initiate strategic partnerships around the globe.   I am so thrilled that we have ...
14. MCC Impact May 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
...    MCC Charleston (South Carolina) will join hundreds of others in hosting a party for Dining with Friends, the annual fundraising event benefiting Lowcountry AIDS Services.   MCC Omaha ...
... Street Bath 1 United Kingdom Everybody welcome, please inform all your friends and congregation members; and don’t forget to put this date in your diary. Hosted by: Living Springs MCC, Bath, ...
16. MCC Impact May 2009 (1)
(About us/News)
... will host a pancake breakfast on 7 June prior to worship.   MCC Louisville (Kentucky) and friends from neighboring MCCs will gather at Rev. Dee and Judy Dale's house for their traditional Memorial ...
17. MCC Impact April 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
... of FirstCoast MCC (St. Augustine, Florida) makes monthly trips to visit their "friends in the woods", a group of folks who are homeless.  They ASK them what they need (what a concept!) and ...
18. Region 4 News
(About us/News)
... us on Sunday 23rd August. More details about the comedy evening will be available via the MCC Manchester website/newsletter - tickets will be £10 each. Please tell your friends and families ...
19. MCC Impact April 2009 (1)
(About us/News)
... Christ, Superstar.  His friends from MCC in the Valley (North Hollywood, California) will be attending the 2 May performance.   Mitchell Gold led a discussion about his book Crisis: 40 Stories ...
... friends and affiliated organizations to do the same. International human rights attention will send a powerful message to the City of New York and the world that the international community will not allow ...
21. Late - But Not Too Late
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... seems to have, special friends, secret signals, and Hosannas! (Mark 1 - 10) And then, this 11th verse, which sometimes gets left off: Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when ...
22. Spiritual ConNEXTion: Outreach
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... their lives seeing our witness every week and ask us to pray for them and their friends. Go out to fellowship after church, be yourselves in Christ and see how it impacts the community around you.   ...
23. MCC Impact January 2009
(About us/News)
... and being accepted, Realizing the God's Word and its relevancy in today's world, Encouraging each other through prayer and friendship) meeting in four cities in their area.   Good Hope MCC (Cape ...
... violated, and to openly denounce and condemn the continuous  hounding of the LGBTI community, its  friends and families, and human rights defenders. The Nigerian Police and Central Intelligence ...
25. MCC Reach January 2009
(About us/News)
Greetings! Welcome to the first issue of Reach for 2009.  Thank you for all of your support and for sharing the messages of this publication with your congregations, families and friends.  ...
... Time with Peterson Toscano Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue... An entertaining, fun and insightful time with Peterson & his "friends" Show Info Tuesday, 6 ...
27. How Great Our Joy
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... of the surprise of joy is the first MCC San Francisco service. MCC was only a year old, and the story goes that a group of MCCers went to San Francisco and met with some friends there. They rented California ...
28. MCC Reach December 2008
(About us/News)
... a meal with friends and family.   In Iceland and Norway Christmas starts on Christmas Eve, at 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. respectively. Church bells ring at that time and people either sit down for ...
29. MCC Impact November 2008 (2)
(About us/News)
... is your Church planning? Harbor MCC Prop 8, Amendment 2, etc ...   Justice and Social Action Rev. George McDermott is active with BFLAG, Blind Friends of Lesbians and Gays.  ...
... Paul from MCC Los Angeles, who died last year in a freak accident at the beach. Paul was a long time HIV and AIDS survivor when I met him, but he was barely surviving. He was depressed, without friends ...
... to your memory at any time, please don’t hesitate to share them.  If there are particular pastors, friends, and loved ones that you feel might be able to remember others, feel free to share this list.  ...
32. MCC Impact November 2008 (1)
(About us/News)
... and names of family and friends who had fought/are fighting cancer.  Then for All Saints Day, there was one for people who had been spiritual saints in their lives.  MCC in the Valley (North ...
33. MCC Impact
(About us/News)
... Auckland Community Church.   Folks from MCC Newcastle upon Tyne (England) pitched their tents together and joined others for the Greenbelt Christian Festival.   Forging a Friendship!  ...
34. I Cry Aloud to God
(Spirituality/Word for Word)
... not create a church with blood on its hands. When it is unsafe for our friends to cry aloud to God as the Psalmist does, we who can must lift our voices and cry along with them. There is an image ...
Dear Friends and Family of Metropolitan Community Churches,   We have just learned from our friends at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) that on November 8, 2008, The Museum ...
... names of the members of our churches, friends and families who have died over the years to add to our archive and be published as part of our online Global HIV/AIDS Ministries.    Please send ...
... night, 20s/30s events, white water rafting, a picnic, a movie night, and the list goes on and on! Divine Peace MCC (Pontiac, Michigan) hosted a Friendship Day.  They not only invited their friends ...
Dear friends and family of MCC, We are so proud to announce the official launch of the MCC Oral History and Archives Project at www.inourownwordsmcc.org . Please go visit today and see the video greetings ...
LGBTI, allies and friends of all LGBTI people in Nigeria and abroad wish to bring to your attention the recent hounding of members, leadership, families and friends of the House of Rainbow MCC . Recently, ...
... Luz (Monterrey) hosts a party for more than 150 children who live in the orphanage, Albergue del Cristo Roto. "Friends of Jesus" included Bible story-telling, singing, games, and prizes.  Pedro Martinez ...
41. Experimenting with Christianities
(Spirituality/Word for Word)
... and your times. Listen to Her, even though you can’t predict when She will come and where She will go.” Christ anointed us as friends, launching us into the flow of faith with trust in us to ...
... friends. Often referred to as "The Human Rights Church," Metropolitan Community Churches has members and adherents in 28 countries. To learn more about MCC's international ministry, visit www.MCCchurch.org ...
43. Biblical Evidence
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)
... the Bible the same way most of her friends do. She believes slavery is an institution approved by God. She probably believes all African Americans are descended from Ham and the curse recorded in Genesis ...
... said “this constant switching of lawyers is an absolutely unacceptable delaying tactic by the defense that is denying justice to Zoliswa and ignoring the extreme pain and trauma of her family and friends ...
45. Idol Worship and Rejection of God. (Romans 1:21-28)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)
... to live a life that glorified God. In high school, his friends thought of him as different because his faith in God and in the teachings of his church did not allow him to drink and dance. When ...
46. David loved Jonathan more than women. (II Samuel 1:26)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)
... well beyond friendship. The author of 1 and 2 Samuel is thought to have been a member of King David’s court. He seems to know the intimate details of David’s life and pulls no punches when telling ...
47. The early church welcomed a gay man. (Acts 8:26-40)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)
... of God that he could not become one of them. He would have been despised and rejected, cut off from God’s grace by the religious leaders. Perhaps someone among his friends had furtively told him about ...
48. Ruth loved Naomi as Adam loved Eve. (Genesis 2:24, Ruth 1:14)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)
... even after she married a man, her most important relationship remained the one she shared with Naomi. These actions and emotions are difficult, almost impossible, to explain as mere friendship. If we set ...
... but not having seen her BFF (best-friend-forever), Chabi, for a while and feeling out of synch with their friendship, Puleng invites her over for dinner. Faced with her past and present lives over the ...
50. Gay Cinema : Coming of Age
(About us/News)
... challenge the strength of family and friendship. The delightful French film Times Have Been Better explores the repercussions on familial and other relationships that are often taken for granted. Another ...
51. Council Meeting
(Calendar event/Meeting)
The Church Council meets at the Curch Office, 111 Chamberlain Street, Woodstock. Friends and membes are welcome to observe the meeting.  ...
52. Tea with Dorothy
(Calendar event/Ministry)
All our 50+ members and friends meet at Dalene\'s place in Muizenberg. Contact Sharon or Dalene for more info or if you need lift.  ...
53. Church Council
(Calendar event/Meeting)
Members and friends are welcome to observe the church council meeting at the church office.  ...
54. Tea at Ten
(Calendar event/Ministry)
We invite all over 50\'s and their friends to join us for tea on Wednesday, 21 November at 10am at Sharon\'s home. ...
55. Picnic
(Calendar event/Social)
... your own picnic goodies and join us for a nice social afternoon with MCC friends or come along to meet new friends. If you wish to join us but have transport challenges, we\'ll see what we can arrange. ...
56. Church Council
(Calendar event/Meeting)
Friends and members of the church are invited to observe the Council Meeting at the Church Office.  ...
57. Xmas Time
(Calendar event/other)
...  Last year with your help, as friends and members, we made it possible to put a smile on the faces of 50 young little angels from Helping Hands, in Gugulethu by sharing the Christmas spirit in a small ...
58. Tea with Dorothy
(Calendar event/Ministry)
All our 50+ members and friends meet at Dalene's place in Muizenberg. Contact Sharon or Dalene for more info or if you need lift.  ...
59. Church Council
(Calendar event/Meeting)
Members and friends are welcome to observe the church council meeting at the church office.  ...
60. Church Council
(Calendar event/Meeting)
Members and friends are welcome to observe the church council meeting at the church office. ...
61. Tea with Dorothy
(Calendar event/Ministry)
All our 50+ members and friends meet at Dalene\'s place in Muizenberg. Contact Sharon or Dalene for more info or if you need lift.  ...
62. Church Council Meeting
(Calendar event/Meeting)
The Church Council meets at the Church Office. Friends and members are welcome to attend. Â  ...
Cape Town Pride invites our partner organisations, friends and comrades, human rights and LGBTI activists, and all those who are distressed and angered by the apparent appointment of Jon Qwelane as South ...
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Conviction and Sentencing of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga

The Joint Working Group  (JWG), a network Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organizations throughout South Africa were horrified by this morning’s confirmation that Steven...

Holy Week 2010 at GHMCC

Holy Week Programme 2010 at Good Hope Metropolitan Community Church

MCC Human Rights Protocol

Written by Rev. Elder Diane Fisher Adopted by the MCC Board of Elders, 11 August 2008 What is the Human Rights Church? Metropolitan Community Church mission in the world is Tearing Down Walls, and Building...

Invite to AGM on 18 April 2010

Good Hope MCC invites all members and friends of the Church to our Annual General Meeting on Sunday, 18 April 2010 after the Sunday Service. Business packs with reports and the proposed agenda will be...

GHMCC is entering transitioning period

Good Hope Metropolitan Community Church is entering a transitioning period. The Church Council made the following announcement:

MCC around the Globe Congratulate Washington D.C. on this Historic Day of U.S. Marriage Equality

A Journey into Light: Pride Interfaith Service on 2 March 2010

Call for Action in the Arrest of Gay Kenyans

There comes a time - Solidarity to mark the Trial of Rev. Ecclesia de Lange

JWG Reject the Proposed Appointment of Homophobic Journalist Jon Qwelane as an Ambassador

Meet the "Human Rights Church"

MCC Calls for Prayer and Support for Malawian Gay Couple

Call to Protest at the Ugandan High Commission: 17 November 2009

Zoliswa Nkonyana Murder Trial Update

You've Got A Friend Series in October

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The Thorn In My Side Is Not Being Gay...

by Reverend Pressley Sutherland The Apostle Paul once wrote that he had a ‘mysterious’ thorn in his side that he struggled with inside himself. I think this is one of those places where...

Call Me By My True Names

Text of a Speech Given by Rev Pressley Sutherland at the Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Gay Hate Crimes Awareness Demonstration and Commemorative Gathering Held On the Eve of the South African General...

An Easter Blessing

How Jesus Became a Morning Person.   I confess that I am a morning person. Perhaps, because it does take me a while to wake up, I love my quiet time in the am. I love my quiet house (my partner...

The Cross

Good Friday Sermon by Rev. Nancy Wilson, MCC Moderator  Someone wrote to me a while ago, upset with MCC because we do not preach enough about "the cross." I knew what he meant...

Conversations at the Tomb

Easter Message by Rev Elder Glenna Shepherd, Elder Serving MCC Region 4 The Text:  John 20:1-18 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the...

Late - But Not Too Late

Spiritual ConNEXTion: Outreach

Provision for Every Season

How Great Our Joy

Sermon for World AIDS Day 2008 - Uncommon Hope

I Cry Aloud to God

Experimenting with Christianities

Completed in One Another

Biblical Evidence

No fems? No fairies? (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:10)

Today's Scripture

Friday, 3rd September 2010

God told Abram: 'Leave your country, your family, and your father's home for a land that I will show you. - I'll make you a great nation and bless you. I'll make you famous; you'll be a blessing. I'll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I'll curse. All the families of the Earth will be blessed through you.' Genesis 12:1-3 The Message [MSG]

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