Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.5.65
Object Name
Badge
Title
metropolitan community church
People
Ernest Hole; Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
Description
Medium, white badge with a black cross in a red circle with Greek letters, the logo of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC). Around the circle text reads "metropolitan community church".
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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