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I have found MCC churches to be where people are welcomed to come just as they are - wherever they are on their spiritual journey of discovering who they are and who they are meant to be.
We in MCC believe that God’s love is universal and unconditional. All people have a rightful place in God’s open table. When we come to God’s table, we come as we are with both our spirituality and sexuality.
When I found MCC it truly saved my life, and I am so grateful to be a part of this movement that shares God's love with all of God's rainbow children.
MCC is a unique church and movement, a community of Faith that doesn’t just tolerate people who are “different,” but celebrates each individual….MCC has [also] never been afraid to stand up to oppressive systems and make life better for everyone. It’s more than a Church…it’s a way of Life.
One of the things I love about MCC is that one has the space and ability to see God and get to know God in different ways.
MCC was at the forefront of mobilizing the fight against HIV/AIDS from the very beginning of the AIDS crisis, when pastors and lay leaders were called on to minister to people living and dying with HIV/AIDS.
From the beginning, MCC pushed the envelope, insisting that we were a “full service church,” and that included same-sex weddings.
In many ways, MCC found me, and for that am eternally grateful. MCC is definitely the place to be.
There are still people all over the world who need to know that God does not hate them, but God loves them, completely and fully, just as they are. That MCC message is needed as much today as it was over 50 years ago!
Caring for people through the process of getting onto [HIV] treatment, counselling them through the side effects, supporting them through the relationships which suffered, it became our core business. We were no longer the congregation with people dying regularly of AIDS related illnesses, now we were a congregation of survivors.
In MCC I never feel like I'm fake or putting on a show to make other people happy. And I always know I have people in my life who want the best for me.
Acts of justice have been a core of what MCC has been about since its very beginning and we have tried to live out the teachings of Jesus to care for the poor, the sick, the prisoner, etc.
[In MCC] leadership takes many forms, whether that is in the pulpit of a church preaching, being an activist on the street or in the halls of government, in the food kitchen or in the boardroom.
MCC has been persistent and unapologetic in its testimony to a fundamental truth that too many find hard to believe . . . Black life is beautiful. Black life is worth protecting. Black Lives Matter.
Since its founding...MCC have expressed a righteous concern for racial justice (and gender equality) right along side of their concern for LGBT equality….MCC has a Divine Mandate from Jesus, which we take seriously, to welcome, love, include and serve all God’s children, with a special emphasis and outreach to those who have been excluded by others.
Since joining MCC, my faith has been renewed and I’ve rediscovered my purpose for living.
Creo que MCC/ICM acepta abiertamente y orgullosos pastores LGBTQ+ a diferencia de otras denominaciones ...Nuestros pastores no sólo pueden predicar y enseñar a los congregantes a ser auténticamente abiertos en cuanto a su sexualidad y género, también, vivir esta autenticidad en todos los aspectos de sus vidas.
ICM (Iglesia de la Comunidad Metropolitana) es llamada la iglesia de los Derechos Humanos por ser pionera en estar junto a los marginados y discriminados. Ha tenido la misión de construir puentes de inclusión, sanación y reconciliación, pero sobre todo la responsabilidad en medio de la intolerancia de hacer brillar el mensaje del evangelio inclusivo para todos.
En el año 2000 conocí ICM...una iglesia que aceptaba a la gente diversa, la incluía, anunciaba y practicaba la liberación, la comunidad, la fraternidad, la solidaridad, el compromiso con la justicia.
En ICM rescatamos el Espíritu de las primeras comunidades Cristianas que vivían y experimentaban su Espiritualidad de una manera familiar, espontánea y libre!
La cuestión del amor ágape entendido en el sentido de justicia, no para cualquier grupo oprimido, sino para todas las personas, es algo que compromete a ICM en cualquier lucha que tenga la justicia social y los DDHH como principio…..Entendemos ICM como una comunidad que es parte de las contiendas por la justicia, por crear un mundo mejor y posible.
Si desea que su familia tenga una nueva experiencia de fe, visite ICM.
Una misión de ICM nos une y nos lleva a dar un mensaje valiente en la defensa de los derechos humanos, en el fortalecimiento del empoderamiento de las mujeres, en la igualdad de todas las personas en nuestras comunidades.
Somos regalos de Dios ... por eso la ICM tiene el compromiso de construir puentes de reconciliación con la Creación y la naturaleza toda. Como mismo celebramos la dignidad de las personas, debemos celebrar el cuidado de la Tierra.
ICM es una iglesia inclusiva, de puertas abiertas, es decir, donde todas las personas son bienvenidas sin discriminación.
En ICM ayudamos a la construcción de un mundo en el que las personas no seamos desechadas por ninguna razón.
O Papel da Igrejas da Comunidade Metropolitana e de nosso chamado profético não é o de justificar a opressão ou as desigualdades. Em hipótese alguma devemos utilizar a Bíblia ou qualquer dispositivo de nossa fé para conformar, silenciar ou sufocar as dores de quem quer que seja.
Dentro da ICM nós compartilhamos uma forte convicção de que, em se tratando de fé, ainda não foi dito tudo. É sempre possível ir mais fundo, para alcançar uma melhor compreensão de nossas crenças.
Na ICM eu posso ser quem eu sou, sem nenhum tipo de máscaras, posso me declarar gay, cristão, pastor, enfim, um ser humano que vive a plenitude da comunhão de minha sexualidade e espiritualidade.
É através da ICM que consigo exercer o meu chamado à justiça social e à busca pela paz no mundo. É através da comunhão que tenho com meus irmãos e irmãs que eu consigo forças para lutar por um mundo mais livre e igualitário, sem as correntes do racismo, do machismo, do classismo e da LGBTfobia. E eu só posso fazer isso porque a ICM me apresentou um Deus radicalmente amoroso, um Deus que subvertendo a lógica do mundo, celebra a vida conosco.
Lembro-me do primeiro culto, do espanto com o ambiente tão marcado pela liturgia e ao mesmo tempo lugar de acolhimento igualitário. A Palavra partilhada, as músicas, os sorrisos e os abraços inundaram meu coração de graça e uma mudança deu-se em meu ser a partir daquele encontro.
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January 2021 (Florida - U.S.) - "Members of Suncoast Metropolitan Community Church joined last week’s Ride With Pride event from the church into downtown Venice on a sunny afternoon...."
January 2021 (Texas - U.S.) - "The Central Texas Metropolitan Community Church has some new furniture outside – a mini-pantry for people to donate food or take food as needed. The idea came from an incident at the church’s food pantry a few months ago, where someone snuck in through an open window after hours and stole food."
January 2021 (Ontario - Canada) - "Twenty years ago, on Jan. 14 2001, the world’s first modern-day same-sex marriages were celebrated at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto....You can imagine how shocked I was when I recently discovered that 20 years later, we STILL don’t have marriage equality in Ontario...."
Diciembre de 2020 (Cuba) - ICM es una confesión protestante que plantea una interpretación liberal del cristianismo, basada en el respeto, el amor y la justicia. En Cuba, no solo da la bienvenida a la comunidad LGBTIQ, sino también a quienes adscriben a religiones afrocubanas, desaprobadas en la mayoría de las iglesias del país....
December 2020 (U.S.) - This article explores MCC as the 'Church with AIDS,' its paralells with COVID, and it includes interviews with various past and present MCC pastors.
December 2020 (Hamilton - LA - U.S.) - In Robert Fieseler's book, "Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation," Fiesler reviews the event that was for decades the deadliest crime against the LGBTQ+ community in the United States; and he thoroughly explores the life, death, and legacy of MCC's Rev. Bill Larson.
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