Metropolitan Community Church facts for kids

The Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) is an international Protestant Christian denomination. It is based in Los Angeles, California. It has 222 member congregations in 37 countries. It has a specific outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families and communities. The MCC has property worth $50 million. It has 40,000 members. They want to double in size in the next ten years. They also want acceptance by other Christian organizations. The MCC currently has "Official Observer" status with the World Council of Churches. MCC supports same-sex marriage. The MCC has been denied membership in the US National Council of Churches. Many local MCC congregations are members of local ecumenical partnerships around the world. MCC also belongs to several statewide councils of churches in the United States.

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Infant baptism in an MCC church
Eucharist at an MCC worship service
The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches Stained-glass window at Church of Our Savior, MCC, Boynton Beach, Florida.
Perry at an MCC church in 2006
Moderator Nancy Wilson preaching at an MCC church in Minneapolis in 2008.
Ordination of clergy by the laying on of hands
Metropolitan Community Church of Washington, D.C. sanctuary during the 2019 Transgender Day of Remembrance.
MCC of Stuttgart, Germany, taking part the CSD march in 2009.
MCC of North London taking part in Pride London 2011.