Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.5.98
Object Name
Badge
People
Ernest Hole; Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
Description
Black badge that reads in white "METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH 1968 - 1988".
The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Church (UFMCC) is an international LGBTQIA-affirming Protestant Christian denomination, though has also been considered non-denominational. There are 222 member congregations in 37 countries, and the fellowship has a specific outreach to members of the LGBTQIA community and is a leader in the field of queer theology. MCC was founded in 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA by Reverend Troy Perry, an openly gay man. It grew from a few churches in the 1970s to over 200 churches today.
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