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1. Call for Action in the Arrest of Gay Kenyans (About us/News) ... 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 ... 2. There comes a time - Solidarity to mark the Trial of Rev. Ecclesia de Lange (About us/News) ... is particularly apposite today: ‘New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth, they must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth.’1 Jesus brought a new ... 3. MCC Calls for Prayer and Support for Malawian Gay Couple (About us/News) ... are under attack. Today I ask your prayerful support for two of our brothers. On December 26th, two young gay men in love, Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga held a traditional engagement ceremony ... 4. MCC Impact June 2009 (2) (About us/News) ... who receive no education in today's world. The UN declared 20 June World Refugee Day. There are millions of refugees globally who live without material, social, and legal protection. ... 5. MCC Responds To Episcopal Church's Lifting of Gay Ordination Ban (About us/News) 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 ... 6. MCC Impact May 2009 (2) (About us/News) ... AIDS Vaccine Initiative, and National AIDS Consortium. House of Rainbow MCC (Lagos, Nigeria) issued a statement to the press which began, "We are here today as citizens of Nigeria to add ... 7. Call Me By My True Names (Spirituality/Word for Word) ... Election, 21 April 2009, Green Market Square Methodist Church, Cape Town. Today’s event is both political and sacred. In today’s politics, the human rights of women, lgbtqi people,and ... 8. MCC Impact May 2009 (1) (About us/News) ... (New Port Ritchey, Florida) by Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson today. She had been serving as their interim. MCC of East London (England) unanimously elected Rev. Carmen Margarita Sánchez ... 9. The Cross (Spirituality/Sermons) ... excluding them. He offered himself, his body, his words, his associations with outcasts and sinners, his insistence on breaking Sabbath laws to heal. Today, I offer these thoughts about Jesus ... 10. Conversations at the Tomb (Spirituality/Sermons) ... What might you need to release in order to find it? The Risen Christ awaits us all - ready to offer more than we've ever imagined! May you encounter Jesus today - and receive the new beginnings ... 11. Save New York City LGBTQI Youth Shelters (About us/News) ... key Stonewall Riots veteran, who was a homeless transgender youth herself in 1969. We cannot claim Stonewall as our legacy, then stand by and let down the young LGBTQI people of today who find themselves ... 12. Late - But Not Too Late (Spirituality/Sermons) ... today, with global unemployment and economic uncertainty beyond what most of us alive today have witnessed. Jesus, the unemployed, who is with the unemployed, the under-employed, those who are afraid today ... 13. 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 ... 14. MCC Reach January 2009 (About us/News) ... of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Their journey would later give rise to the custom of gift giving at Christmas on the Feast of the Epiphany. Today, Epiphany goes by various names in different ... 15. MCC Moderator's Christmas Message 2008 (About us/News) Rev. Nancy L. Wilson, Moderator Metropolitan Community Churches Greetings to all of you in Metropolitan Community Churches and outposts throughout the world today. This is MCC's 40th Christmas ... 16. How Great Our Joy (Spirituality/Sermons) ... always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. As the light of Advent grows, we light the candle of Joy today, and it burns brightly ... 17. MCC Reach December 2008 (About us/News) ... money to trades people and servants. The gifts were an expression of gratitude similar to the bonuses many employers offer their employees today. These gifts, usually given in boxes, gave the holiday it's ... 18. MCC Impact November 2008 (2) (About us/News) ... Today Show broadcast from the campus of the University of Tampa. Their WJDbanner and t-shirts were very visible, along with their MCC Tampa standard with the UFMCC logo and their Say NO to 2 signs, protesting ... 19. Sermon for World AIDS Day 2008 - Uncommon Hope (Spirituality/Sermons) ... must have that expertise, the AIDS alert button, embedded in its ministry. Truthfully, for some of our churches, that expertise died or retired and we did not replace it. Today, who in your church does ... 20. Metropolitan Community Churches AIDS Memorial (About us/News) ... the spiritual power moving in our communities and lives. Today I want to keep this message simple as the names speak for themselves. I am including in this message the list as it stands ...
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MCC around the Globe Congratulate Washington D.C. on this Historic Day of U.S. Marriage Equality

"Metropolitan Community Churches worldwide offer our hearty thanks to God and congratulations to the Mayor and City Council of Washington D.C. as Marriage Equality becomes law in the Capital City of the...

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

Cape Town Pride and the Spiritual Leadership of Cape Town invites you to the Pride Interfaith Service "A Journey into Light" on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 at 19h00, Novalis Ubuntu Institute, 39 Rosemead...

Call for Action in the Arrest of Gay Kenyans

As people around the world prepare to celebrate St. Valentine's Day, arrests in Kenya highlight the continuing struggle among LGBTQI couples for the right to bless and build consensual, loving relationships....

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

Address at a Service of Solidarity to mark the Trial of Rev. Ecclesia de Lange by Rev Prof Peter Storey DD.LLD.DHL Rosebank Methodist Church, 8 February, 2010 There comes a time. It’s as simple...

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

The Joint Working Group (JWG), a network Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organizations throughout South Africa are deeply disturbed by reports over the weekend reportedly confirmed...

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

Joint Working Group calls for justice in Hate Crime cases in September

MCC Impact July 2009 (2)

MCC Impact July 2009 (1)

070707 Invite to March for Justice in Zoliswa Murder Trial

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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

Saturday, 13th March 2010

-Remember: A stingy planter gets a stingy crop; a lavish planter gets a lavish crop. I want each of you to take plenty of time to think it over, and make up your own mind what you will give. That will protect you against sob stories and arm-twisting. God loves it when the giver delights in the giving. -God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you're ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done. As one psalmist puts it, He throws caution to the winds, giving to the needy in reckless abandon. His right-living, right-giving ways never run out, never wear out. This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God. 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 The Message [MSG]