Happy Anniversary MCC from Rev. Elder Nancy L. Wilson

Metropolitan Community Churches   Happy 41st Anniversary Metropolitan Community Churches!!   October 6, 2009 Happy Anniversary, MCC, on this, the first anniversary of our next 40 years...as we continue to "tear down walls and build up hope." I want to share some scripture with you today, from Ephesians 3: 20 to 21, from which our General Conference 2010 theme, "Imagine," is taken:      "Now to the One who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all we can ask or imagine, to that One be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, Amen." Just  three, brief thoughts:     Our God is powerful, especially working within us!!  Do you feel that MCC?  Ours is a story of the courage of many people, some of whom are now in that great heavenly choir, that communion of saints, who did amazing things that no one would have believed possible. Even now, in the midst of economic stresses, unemployment, God's power to renew and bless and lift up is evident everywhere in our people!    Far more abundantly: God has supplies we know nothing about. God's love and generosity is also our story. Grace upon grace is our lived experience, even in the midst of trials, struggles and loss.  We have everything we need, here, today, to do what God has called us to do!     . . .glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all generations . .MCC is not a one-generation phenomenon! Reinhold Niebuhr said that "anything really worth doing takes more than one lifetime to accomplish." New members, pastors, churches and opportunities are showing up every day, as we claim our destiny as the Human Rights Church in this new century. Connecting Jesus and Justice is our truest vocation, for generations to come. So, celebrate with me, the gift of this legacy -- but more than that, MCC, our common calling to shape the future.  Happy Anniversary! Grace and Peace,  +Nancy   Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson MCC Moderator   We would like to extend a very special thank you to all of our 2009 Pacesetter Churches who have committed to support this year's Fellowship Sunday efforts in support of the MCC Office of Formation and Leadership Development.    Elizabethtown MCC MCC San Antonio Elizabethtown, KY San Antonio, TX Rev. Cathy Porter, Senior Pastor Rev. Mick Hinson, Senior Pastor Exodus MCC MCC San Diego Abilene TX, San Diego, CA Rev. Margaret Walker, Senior Pastor Rev. Dan Koeshall, Senior Pastor First Coast MCC MCC Seattle St. Augustine, FL Seattle, WA Rev. Ruth Jensen-Forbell, Senior Pastor Rev. Ray Neal, Senior Pastor  Healing Spirit MCC MCC South London Rochester, MN London, UK Rev. Dr. Nancy Horvath-Zurn, Senior Pastor Rev. Jean White, Senior Pastor    Holy Covenant MCC MCC Winston Salem Brookfield, IL Winston Salem, NC Rev. Danny Spears, Senior Pastor Rev. Ron LaRoque, Senior Pastor MCC Key West Neema MCC Rev. Dr. Joe McMurray Nairobi, Kenya Key West, FL Rev. Michael Kimindu, Senior Pastor Living Springs MCC New Spirit MCC Bath, UK Cincinnati, OH Rev. Kieren Bourne, Senior Pastor Mary Warders, Vice-Moderator MCC Albuquerque Open Arms MCC Albuquerque, NM Rochester, NY Rev. Judith Maynard, Senior Pastor Rev. Jim Mulcahy, Senior Pastor MCC Detroit Pikes Peak MCC Ferndale, MI Colorado Springs, CO Rev. Mark Bidwell, Senior Pastor Rev. Wes Mulins, Senior Pastor MCC in the Valley Spirit of Life MCC North Hollywood, CA New Port Richey, FL Rev. Dr. Robert Shore-Goss, Senior Pastor Rev. Suzie Chamness, Senior Pastor MCC New York achurch4me? MCC New York, NY Chicago, IL Rev. Pat Bumgardner, Senior Pastor Rev. Kevin Downer, Senior Pastor MCC of Greater St. Louis First MCC St. Louis, MO Wichita, KS Rev. Dr. Carol Trissell, Senior Pastor Rev. Jackie Carter, Senior Pastor MCC of the Blue Ridge House of Rainbow MCC Roanoke, VA Lagos, Nigeria Rev. Joe Cobb, Provisional Pastor Rev. Rowland Jide Macaulay, Senior Pastor MCC of the Spirit MCC Charleston Harrisburg, PA Charleston, SC Rev. Charles Tigard, Interim Pastor Rev. Terry Steed, Senior Pastor MCC of Topeka MCC Lubbock Topeka, KS Lubbock, TX Rev. Dr. Ty Sweeting, Senior Pastor Rev. Renee Phillips, Senior Pastor MCC Richmond MCC Portland, Richmond, VA Portland, OR Rev. Dr. Robin Gorsline, Senior Pastor Rev. Nathan Meckley, Senior Pastor Agape MCC Reconciliation MCC Ft. Worth, TX Grand Rapids, MI Rev. David Wynn, Interim Pastor Rev. Steph Maxson, Senior Pastor OdysseyChurch MCC Church of the Trinity MCC Jacksonville, FL Sarasota, FL Rev. Grant Lynn Ford, Senior Pastor Rev. Lisa Heilig, Interim Pastor Victory Garden MCC River of Life MCC Clovis, NM Kennewick, WA Rev. Marty Luna-Wolf, Senior Pastor Rev. Janet Pierce, Senior Pastor MCC Los Angeles MCC San Francisco Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA Rev. Dr. Neil Thomas, Senior Pastor Rev. Lea Brown, Senior Pastor MCC Good Shepherd MCC Brisbane Granville, New South Wales, Australia Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Rev. Robert Clark, Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Leigh Neighbor, Senior Pastor MCC Austin King of Peace MCC Austin, TX St. Petersburg, FL Rev. Karen Thompson, Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Candace Shultis, Senior Pastor MCC of the Palm Beaches Palm Beach Gardens, FL Rev. Patrick Rogers, Interim Pastor   Tearing Down Walls.  Building Up Hope.

 

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