Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.5.222
Object Name
badge
Title
FREE TO BE - METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCHES
People
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
Description
Large white badge with black text reading "FREE TO BE - METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCHES" around the edge. In the centre is a simple colour block illustration of a white dove flying over green land and blue sky with a yellow sun.
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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