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1. A Journey into Light: Pride Interfaith Service on 2 March 2010 (About us/News) ... found in our contemporary LGBTI life: Community, Eros, Self-esteem, Love, Self-Expression/Justice, Wisdom and Spirituality The service will feature the special appearance of comedian Marc Lottering, ... 2. There comes a time - Solidarity to mark the Trial of Rev. Ecclesia de Lange (About us/News) ... a life-long prejudice, especially when you’ve been told that God shares that prejudice too. And lest any of us ‘straight’ supporters here be tempted to self-rightousness in our critique of more conservative ... 3. Meet the "Human Rights Church" (About us/News) ... ways around the world, especially in support of LGBTQI struggles. Come learn why the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches is known as “The Human Rights Church” in many countries. ... 4. MCC Calls for Prayer and Support for Malawian Gay Couple (About us/News) ... 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 ... 5. The Thorn In My Side Is Not Being Gay... (Spirituality/Word for Word) ... at times and criticise you—especially when your life asks them to re-examine their own attitudes, values, conditional love, and Law-over-Grace religiosity. It is important to heal ourselves through ... 6. MCC Impact July 2009 (2) (About us/News) ... Jimenez, Project 10 specialist who organized GALAA; and Michael Lara & The Bullet for community service and charity. Heartland Community MCC (Springfield, Illinois) brings items for monthly ... 7. MCC Impact July 2009 (1) (About us/News) ... a special Sunday School class before worship, as well as activities during part of the service each week. On 1 August, Rev. Wes Mullins and the teens and young adults of Pikes Peak MCC (Colorado ... 8. 070707 Invite to March for Justice in Zoliswa Murder Trial (About us/News) ... and gender norms. Lesbians, effeminate gay men, and transgender people who are black, are especially vulnerable to rape and murder. These violent attacks are perpetrated with a callous disregard for the ... 9. MCC Impact Pride Issue (About us/News) Welcome to the special Pride edition of the MCC IMPACT! Pride happens almost year round across the world. Here are just some of the highlights for 2009. April Happenings Church of ... 10. MCC Impact June 2009 (2) (About us/News) ... MCC (Brighton, England) was seven years old last month. Rev. Delores Berry was the special guest for the 31st anniversary of MCC Richmond (Virginia). Besides concerts and worship services, ... 11. MCC Responds To Episcopal Church's Lifting of Gay Ordination Ban (About us/News) ... needed global leader in the spiritual value of inclusion, in which Jesus and justice are inextricably connected. We rejoice, especially, with our brother The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Bishop ... 12. MCC Moderator to Seek Standing in The Fellowship (About us/News) ... other institutions have expanded and matured, and are bearing fruit in projects and work that is changing the world. This is the way we must do our ministry in the 21st century! I have taken special ... 13. MCC Impact May 2009 (2) (About us/News) ... as he addressed the crowd protesting CVS' sale of expired products, especially baby formula and medications, in low income areas. Church of Our Savior MCC (Boynton Beach, Florida) was also mentioned. ... 14. MCC Impact May 2009 (1) (About us/News) ... attending MCC San Francisco (California) was invited to attend a special luncheon and meet the church's leadership. A Mexican Fiesta! The folks at Wichita Falls MCC (Texas) are all looking ... 15. MCC Impact April 2009 (2) (About us/News) ... Eggs for the children and partners of prisoners at Brixton Prison which are then distributed during a special holiday visit. MCC Amarillo (Texas) was invited by West Texas A&M ... 16. Region 4 News (About us/News) ... I spoke with many of you during this long time away and especially appreciate the work of our Region 4 staff - Marina, Thomas and Sharon - in keeping us connected. After ... 17. MCC Impact April 2009 (1) (About us/News) ... Rev. Lea Brown will be the special guest at MCC Wichita Falls (Texas), her former pastorate, 2-3 May. Many events are planned for the weekend. Rev. Elder Troy Perry is appearing ... 18. Conversations at the Tomb (Spirituality/Sermons) ... been dead for many hours and had felt the power of God enter him and do the unthinkable were these words to Mary: Whom are you looking for? It's especially interesting that earlier - in ... 19. 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 ... 20. A Statement of Ongoing Concern for Substantive Change in Cape Town Pride (About us/News) ... principle: If we are to be called by our true names, we must have the right to claim or reclaim our own words in our own ways, especially in contested spaces. For many in our communities, our bodies ...
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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

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]