New to MCC?

Welcome to MCC!  
MCC is a global Christian church of loving, affirming and welcoming communities of faith.  We are “Tearing Down Walls” of oppression and injustice in your community and around the world.  Because we are a people of the Good News, we are working with our Divine Creator to “Build Up Hope” among our siblings worldwide.

We are a people of hope.  We are a people of faith.

We welcome you on this lifelong journey and mission!

What are Local MCC’s Like? 

Our churches are located in over 40 countries on 6 continents and are made up of congregants from many different walks of life.  Because of this, we have a fellowship of churches that celebrate diversity both within their local congregations and among our global community.

Every church is influenced by the congregation members involved.  The people sitting near you during worship services may come from a different religious tradition than you do.  Still, we all worship together and celebrate the diversity God creates in us.

As a global church, we share the foundational calling (mission) for a specific and intentional outreach to/with homosexual, bisexual, and transgender people.  Our churches actively minister in their communities to and with LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people.

We are a church that believes in the priesthood of all believers.  That means, in a nutshell, that when you walk into the church and become an MCC member, you become a messenger that God loves all us and celebrates our created sexualities, our diversities and our individual uniqueness.

All persons have value and worth, and are uniquely gifted to share the Good News with others.  It takes the whole body, clergy and laity, to live out the Good News!

Will I be welcome?  Yes, absolutely.  No matter your religious background (or lack thereof), your race, gender identity, sexual orientation, family makeup, disability…anything – you are welcome in MCC.

What about my family?  Is there a place for my children?  Yes.  You and your family (biological and of choice) are welcome!

Ministry to children and young adults is available in most MCC churches.  If you are feeling uncertain about resources available to you at the church you plan to visit, please contact the pastor or pastoral contact before you go.  Find contact information in our Church Directory.

Q & A:  About MCC for Newcomers

Is MCC a gay church? MCC was founded as a Christian church called to be in ministry to/with homosexual people.  As time passed, we built on the original vision given to our founder (Rev. Troy Perry).  MCC has become an all-inclusive fellowship of churches – churches that welcome everyone.

How old is MCC? We were founded in October, 1968 and will celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2018.

When are you services?  Sundays at 10:30 AM.

How did MCC begin? MCC was founded out of the vision and calling of the Rev. Troy Perry.  For more information on the establishment of MCC and our earliest experiences as a church, click here. (link to MCC History)

Does MCC perform gay marriage? MCC believe that marriage should be freely available to all people, everywhere.  Where legal marriage is allowed for homosexual couples, MCC offers marriage ceremonies.  In locations in which gay marriage is not legal, MCC offers Holy Unions – religious ceremonies that recognize the union of a homosexual couple in the house of God.  NOTE:  MCC clergy are able to provide marriage or union ceremonies to any couple, heterosexual and homosexual.

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