MCC Global...

MCC of Northern Virginia is an affiliate of a larger organization called Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC). On a global level, MCC has an inclusive membership of over 43,000 members and adherents in 22 countries as of September 2003. MCC is a movement that started as one group of 12 people in Los Angeles in 1968. Today, MCC has almost 300 churches throughout the world.

Find out more at www.mccchurch.org.

FACT SHEET FOR MCC :

• MCC has an inclusive membership of over 43,000 members and adherents in 22 countries as of September 2003.

• Starting with one group of 12 in Los Angeles in 1968, MCC now has almost 300 churches throughout the world.

• MCC was founded in October 1968, one year prior to 1969's Stonewall Riots.

• MCC has been at the vanguard of civil and human rights movements and addresses the important issues of racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, and other forms of oppression.

• More than fifty percent (50.5%) of MCC clergy are women, a higher percentage than any other Christian denomination.

• MCC churches and groups are located in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Nigeria, Romania, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

• MCC has churches in 48 states of the United States. There are members in every state.

• The largest MCC church is Resurrection MCC (Houston, TX), with a membership exceeding 600.

• MCC holds observer status in the World Council of Churches, participates in the programs of the National Council of Churches -- and has full membership in four U.S. state councils: California, Colorado, Hawaii, and North Carolina.

• AIDS has dramatically affected MCC churches. Since 1982, an estimated 6,000 MCC members have died of AIDS and related diseases, yet the epidemic has also brought many new members who are facing questions of life and death.

• MCC clergy are trained by 20 seminaries of mainline Christian denominations that accept MCC students.

• An increasing number of the children of lesbian or gay parents are active in MCC, and many congregations offer specialized ministries to meet the spiritual needs of these children.

• MCC clergy bless same-sex couples with Marriage and Holy Union ceremonies. MCC clergy perform more than 6,000 same-sex weddings annually.

• MCC Founder, Reverend Troy D. Perry, is an internationally recognized human rights activist and has received honors from many human rights organizations, including honorary doctorates from Episcopal Divinity School, Samaritan College and Sierra University along with awards from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Human Rights Campaign, the Lazarus Project, and the Gay and Lesbian Press Association.

• Reverend Perry attended the first ever White House meeting of gay and lesbian leaders during the Carter presidency, was the first openly gay member of the Los Angeles Human Relations Commission and was appointed as a delegate to the White House Conference On Hate Crimes by President Bill Clinton.

• MCC is the largest international vehicle for public education about homosexuality and Christianity.

• Twenty-one MCC congregations have been victimized by the antigay hates crimes of arson or fire-bombing.

Governance of MCCNOVA

MCCNOVA is financially self-supported by the generous giving and faithful commitment of our members and friends. To contribute, please click on the link HERE.

Congregational Meetings

In accordance to the MCC Bylaws, MCCNOVA has a congregational form of government--with a governing Board of Directors of about six members and a Moderator. MCCNOVA has one pastor who is voted to tenure by the congregation; according to MCC bylaws, the Pastor serves as the moderator of the Board of Directors. The Board, which meets a minimum of 10 times per year, acts on behalf of the congregation in planning and managing the finances, fundraising, property, personnel issues, and legal matters of the Church. All meetings of the Board are open to all; anyone interested in our church’s administration is encouraged to attend. Each year a Congregational Meeting is held to conduct business, approve the budget for the coming year, elect members to the Board of Directors, and elect Lay Delegates to represent the Church at UFMCC Regional and General Conferences.

Our last MCCNOVA Congregational Meeting was held on December 4, 2005. All meeting minutes, financial papers, and roster are kept and available for review upon request.

If you have any questions about the day-to-day business of the church, please contact Rev. Kharma Amos by clicking HERE.