“Community” is the word we hear most often when we ask what people value about MCC NOVA above all. As one of our banners proclaims, we are “A Spiritual Community for ALL People. No exceptions. No kidding.” This is our commitment -- to be a radically inclusive spiritual community where diversity is not only tolerated, but deeply valued. We want our children to grow up in an environment of acceptance in which they learn to appreciate the inherent worth and dignity of every person.

We provide a safe context for individuals to discover and live out of their most authentic selves. We encourage one another to develop and nurture friendships and relationships rooted in love, compassion, mutual respect, and service. We support one another on our spiritual journeys, particularly during life’s most profound experiences. Whether our members are praying together in times of health crisis; helping one another through times of grief; sharing food and stories in times of isolation; or creatively celebrating the formation of new families through birth, adoption, holy union, or other type of sacred covenant; our community sustains us for life. Additionally, on a day to day basis, we enjoy one another and have a whole lot of fun. Joy and laughter are hallmarks of our community life.

Along with Metropolitan Community Churches around the world, we are committed to creating a spiritual community that is liberating and sufficiently profound to address the issues of our chaotic and complicated world. We are engaged with the world around us, and we know that hatred, intolerance, division, and misunderstanding are a great threat to our global community. That is why nuturing a supportive community of love, inclusivity, tolerance, and justice is so important. We are creating the type of community we believe every person in the world has a right to.