Our churches

From the beginning, MCC pushed the envelope, insisting that we were a “full service church,” and that included same-sex weddings.

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.

What’s interesting about MCC is that we have a variety of understandings around theology, sexuality, and gender, and people are generally open to learning about identities that are different from theirs.

Little by little I started to rebuild my faith and MCC gave me the freedom to do that without forcing me this way or that.

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.

En ICM rescatamos el Espíritu de las primeras comunidades Cristianas que vivían y experimentaban su Espiritualidad de una manera familiar, espontánea y libre!

MCC continues to find new and better ways to say “you are warmly welcome here” for those who seek beloved community and spiritual growth…a place where, beyond welcome, we are also celebrated for who we are and who we love.

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.

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 continues to teach me every day and in every way that we have Queer Gifts that need to be shared with the world.

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.

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 ICM ayudamos a la construcción de un mundo en el que las personas no seamos desechadas por ninguna razón.

One of the great ministries that MCC worldwide shares is making the unseen visible, dragging into the light the inequalities and injustices that have flourished in the dark. That is truly transformational work.

We were made in the image of God and MCC’s all around the world accept, embrace and celebrate this truth in every worship service, unapologetically. I am grateful for MCC and the many lives that have been saved due to its existence.

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.

I find in MCC a place where diverse beliefs are respected...I also belong to the MCC faith community because it has the ability to challenge and expose cultural oppression and uproot social injustices.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

[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.

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.

From the beginning, MCC pushed the envelope, insisting that we were a “full service church,” and that included same-sex weddings.

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.

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.

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!

The Metropolitan Community Church has always maintained a singing faith. Music has been used during times of trial and times of celebration. Even in the midst of AIDS, people expressed sorrow in song and somehow found it more bearable. Through music, we let the world know how fun and moving good worship can be.

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.

Since joining MCC, my faith has been renewed and I’ve rediscovered my purpose for living.

We were made in the image of God and MCC’s all around the world accept, embrace and celebrate this truth in every worship service, unapologetically. I am grateful for MCC and the many lives that have been saved due to its existence.

En ICM ayudamos a la construcción de un mundo en el que las personas no seamos desechadas por ninguna razón.

MCC continues to teach me every day and in every way that we have Queer Gifts that need to be shared with the world.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

In many ways, MCC found me, and for that am eternally grateful. MCC is definitely the place to be.

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.

One of the great ministries that MCC worldwide shares is making the unseen visible, dragging into the light the inequalities and injustices that have flourished in the dark. That is truly transformational work.

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.

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.

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.

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.

En ICM rescatamos el Espíritu de las primeras comunidades Cristianas que vivían y experimentaban su Espiritualidad de una manera familiar, espontánea y libre!

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.