Welcome to MCC Tampa!
We are grateful you are here...
Thank you for choosing to worship with us. Our prayer is that you will feel welcome and find a spiritual home with us. All are welcome no matter your religious background (or lack thereof), your race, gender identity, sexual orientation, family makeup, disability… All Metropolitan Community Churches practice an open and affirming theology.
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. Still, we all worship together and celebrate the diversity God creates in us through a blended service. We are a Christian denomination who worship together in love, respecting one another's spiritual journey.
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. Still, we all worship together and celebrate the diversity God creates in us through a blended service. We are a Christian denomination who worship together in love, respecting one another's spiritual journey.
What to expect...
- As you enter the church, there will be ushers in the entry hall to greet you and guide you through your initial visits to the church.
- Our Sunday worship begins at 10:30 AM. A typical service lasts approximately 75 minutes.
- The service is also provided online through Facebook and YouTube. If you have vision or hearing difficulties, we encourage you to silence your phone but put the recording on for closed caption options.
- The order of worship is listed on a blue seat card, which will be in the seat pocket in front of you.
- There is opening music, either instrumental prior to the welcome or a congregational song when the celebrant processes down the aisle to the sanctuary.
- The celebrants will welcome us, pray with us, share church announcements then invite the congregation to greet one another. If you are new to this tradition, the “passing of the peace”, this is a moment when congregants extend goodwill to one another.
- Next, our music team leads the congregation with a set of praise music selections.
- We then begin the service liturgy, which can be contemporary and /or scriptural readings, the pastor’s sermon message, and reflective music that leads into the “prayers for the people”.
- We do not have a children’s ministry at this time, so we have a family support table in the room with coloring sheets, quiet games and fidgets if needed.
- Following the prayers, we have a speaker to express gratitude for the ways our church is a place with rich history and serves as a much-needed refuge for our community. This is our call for the offertory, a time for our congregants to give financially.
- Next, we consecrate communion. Our communion table is open to everyone, every week. There are no requirements or limitations. After the prayers are recited at the altar, the ushers guide the congregants to pray with our celebrants. You will receive a eucharistic kit of a wafer and grape juice to represent the bread and wine Jesus shared with his contemporaries. You can share the experience with your partner, family or friends.
- After the closing song, we welcome all attendees to enjoy sweets and beverages through the efforts of our hospitality and ministry teams. We also welcome you to explore the programming tables and invite you to sign up and find additional opportunities for fellowship
updated January 2026