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... Coordinator for Marriage Equality. About Metropolitan Community Churches Metropolitan Community Church, founded in 1968, is a human-rights movement and ministry operating as a Christian denomination ...
2. MCC Impact July 2009 (2)
(About us/News)
... Center (Dubuque, Iowa) Discernment provides a way of uncovering (rather than making) a decision by "seeing," "knowing" or "acknowledging" the movement of God in the lives ...
The international movement of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) today affirmed its support of its sister denomination in Christ, the Episcopal Church in America, in lifting the de facto moratorium ...
... strengths of our movements, and our "MOVEMENT."  We hope to also have friends from Unity Fellowship Church Movement join us as well; and other ecumenical guests.   Meanwhile, at the upcoming ...
5. MCC Impact April 2009 (2)
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... meditation, practiced some of the movements which promote mindfulness, and increased their capacity for loving kindness.   MCC Topeka (Kansas) hosted a Gender Identity and Faith Workshop, which ...
... support needed for LGBTQ runaway and homeless youth in the city which birthed the modern international queer rights movement. Sylvia's Place was founded as a legacy to "Mama" Sylvia Rivera, a ...
7. Late - But Not Too Late
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... began, and a movement for change, and Charles Taylor was over thrown, and a new day of peace and democracy has a chance in Liberia.   How do we summon the faith to say, it is late, it is very late, ...
... movement. Cecilia is a member of the Geographic Review Board and has also ministered on the Church Planting Initiative, the Bylaws Advisory Committee and the Church Revitalization Initiative. She is a ...
9. MCC Reach January 2009
(About us/News)
... in the Eastern Churches. He gave monasticism a theological content and transformed it into an intellectual movement from simply the popular and evangelical movement it had been before. Basil's monasteries ...
... as a movement and a denomination. At Christmas of 1968, no one could have imagined the world as it is today. No one could have imagined MCC churches and ministries stretched around the globe.   ...
11. How Great Our Joy
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... so alive with movement that everything seemed suspended - yet pulsating - for an instant, like light waves. Intense joy swelled inside me, and my immediate response was gratitude - gratitude for everything, ...
12. MCC Impact November 2008 (1)
(About us/News)
... D. Perry with a resolution for the 40th anniversary of our movement.  His spouse Phillip DeBlieck was also honored.  It was presented at City Hall on October 24.   MCC Topeka (Kansas) ...
... the forefront of a global movement for human liberation, based solely on the belief that we are all the beloved children of God and all our lives are to be equally reverenced and equally respected.  ...
14. I Cry Aloud to God
(Spirituality/Word for Word)
... global Christian renewal movement toward greater openness and understanding of diversity. House of Rainbow is a new work of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. UFMCC began as a ...
... to look at the experience as a whole, from the point of view of its impact on our movement. Most of all we must remember that "Silence = Death", and that we must never, never forget those we loved and ...
... executive of the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement in England. Our hero!  Rev. Neil Thomas was named one of 12 Gay Heroes in Los Angeles, who promote healthy living and healthy lifestyles.  ...
... GLBT movement.  Beginning October 1st, there will be a video, biographical information and resources developed to connect us to the lives and journeys of these GLBT icons available at:  http://www.glbthistorymonth.com/glbthistorymonth/2008/ ...
... from afar, as I did so long ago.       We are a movement of faith; we do not endorse political parties or candidates. We do something much more fundamental for the future of God's ...
About 100 angry protesters from a variety of social movements and the Khayelitsha community mobalised under the banner of the Western Cape Alliance to End Hate at the trial today of the nine men accused ...
20. Tearing down Walls - Building up Hope
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... that religious organizations have created. Reverend Elder Troy Perry, our Founding Moderator, created the ministry and movement we call MCC when he invited twelve gay men to worship in his home in 1968 ...
... "Would Jesus Discriminate?" and participated in an Interfaith Service. Rev Kevin Light, one of the church's designated Marriage Officials, and Labyrinth, a spirituality movement for people ...
22. Ruth loved Naomi as Adam loved Eve. (Genesis 2:24, Ruth 1:14)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)
... coast cities (like Boston), until the women’s suffrage movement made them too threatening to the male political structure. This text is an excerpt from The Children are Free: Reexamining Biblical Evidence ...
... American civil rights movement.    Why invisible?  Because he dared to live openly as gay man during a time of homophobia so fierce that it kept most LGBTI people deeply closeted.  ...
24. Gay Cinema : Coming of Age
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... mentored Martin Luther King.  A visionary crusader, Rustin has been called the “unknown hero” and the “invisible man” of the American civil rights movement.   The Quest for the Missing Piece ...
... and other activists from a variety of social movements in protesting outside the offices of Media 24 in Johannesburg yesterday. Some 200 protesters made clear their deep anger at Jon Qwelane, the Sunday ...
... mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, were among MCCers present in Jamaica in May for a special weekend highlighting the LGBT movement for liberation and justice. In many ways, this is their Stonewall. On ...
... death of Dr Ivan Toms at his home in Cape Town. Ivan was a passionate and dedicated activist. He was a prominent figure the LGBTI rights movement in South Africa, a member of the anti-apartheid struggle ...
28. "God is Gay" breakfast
(About us/News)
... Adam and Eve, NOT Adam and Steve” is a typical mantra ... talk about making God in our image! The breakfast is organised by Labyrinth, a movement that facilitates spirituality for people who ...
... dedication and faithfulness to our denomination and movement.   May the wild, untamable peace of Christ visit and inspire you as you make peace together!   In the Spirit of Hope that is Advent, ...
... That October Sunday in 1968 -- a day of "small things" by all outward appearances -- would grow into the international movement of Metropolitan Community Churches over the next four decades and ...
... of a movement, because films such as A Jihad for Love have the potential to change lives and begin long overdue discussions, for years to come.” Sandi DuBowski Producer A Jihad for Love DuBowski, ...
... of The Moderator's Global Justice Team MCC's Global Justice Day Mel Bryant The Worldwide movement of Metropolitan Community Churches celebrated its first Global Justice Day with a Liturgy for ...
... praise/worship setting incorporating drama, dance/movement, singing, praise team, skits, multi-media, guest speakers, and Communion. The adopted Bible verse for the service is John 6:37, so the service ...
34. My Sheep Hear My Voice
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... home. As we increasingly become a global movement, we see that within MCC we live in very different circumstances, in many different places, with so many different challenges to face. The important thing ...
... conversations that explore and nurture the diversity of MCC's global movement. The team hopes to help empower all people -- clergy and laity alike -- to be reflective as well as practical theologians. ...
... impact of LBGT leaders on the larger gay liberation movement. During Pride Week, All Saints’ MCC (Christchurch, Aotearoa/New Zealand) hosted a community worship service with guest speaker Tony Milne, ...
... without a newspaper article, or radio or television broadcast addressing what to me seems to be the birthing of a Stonewall-like movement. Like the beginnings of other gay rights revolutions in lands near ...
... of Bayard Rustin during February. The movie is the definitive film biography of one of the most controversial figures of the US Civil Rights Movement. He was one of the first "freedom riders," ...
39. From the MCC Board of Elders
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... advocate and statesman in our movement challenged us to continue to mine the best of business literature as well as spiritual literature as we build strong, sustainable churches. Don, who had introduced ...
... of the launch of Mohandas K. Gandhi’s nonviolent movement. There were interfaith prayers, reflection on the work of Gandhi, and discussion about ways to live non-violently in a violent world. At ...
... Community Churches, a worldwide movement in more than 22 countries with an inclusive, affirming ministry to the heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and intersexed community. GHMCC celebrates ...
42. GHMCC Statement on Same Sex Marriages
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
... Community Churches, a worldwide movement in more than 22 countries with an inclusive, affirming ministry to the heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and intersexed community. GHMCC celebrates ...
43. GHMCC Newsletter August 2006
(About us/News)
... looking down on our planet. Feel the breath of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, like a calm breeze blowing through our world. As Jesus presses his face closer to our globe, He sees a lot of movement with the ...
44. Region 4 News
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... imprisonment. Clerics or others helping to arrange such a union could also be convicted and jailed. The proposed law also will ban any organisations or movements that promote gay rights. MCC North London ...
45. Building An Easter Movement
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... movement) and MCC's Pentecostal roots are very important for us. In fact, this weekend, in Southern California, there is an LGBT-friendly celebration of  that 100th anniversary. I believe that the ...
...  International Statement on Marriage Equality by  Metropolitan Community Churches Metropolitan Community Churches, an international movement of Christian Churches reaching in and beyond the lesbian, ...
47. MCC Marriage Equality Newsletter
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
...  International Statement on Marriage Equality by  Metropolitan Community Churches Metropolitan Community Churches, an international movement of Christian Churches reaching in and beyond the lesbian, ...
... Justice Ministry Kit. I believe this kit will have a powerful impact upon the MCC movement, helping many churches revitalize their social justice ministries, and empowering other congregations to launch ...
... equality," said Rev. Nancy L. Wilson, Moderator of the MCC denomination. "Rev. Perry is a historic figure in the civil rights movement and a long-time activist on behalf of marriage equality ...
... equality," said Rev. Nancy L. Wilson, Moderator of the MCC denomination. "Rev. Perry is a historic figure in the civil rights movement and a long-time activist on behalf of marriage equality ...
51. "God is Gay" breakfast
(Calendar event/Seminar)
... made Adam and Eve, NOT Adam and Steve” is a typical mantra ... talk about making God in our image! The breakfast is organised by Labyrinth, a movement that facilitates spirituality for people who ...
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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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