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	In 2005, following the retirement of Rev. Elder Troy Perry, '''Reverend Elder Dr Nancy Wilson''' was elected as Moderator of The Metropolitan Community Church, in July 2010, she was re-elected for a term of six years. <ref>https://www.mccchurch.org/the-reverend-dr-nancy-l-wilson/</ref> In 2011, President Barack Obama appointed Rev. Wilson to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Their work culminated in a report of recommendations to the President: “Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery.” Following President Obama’s re-election in 2013, Rev. Wilson gave a Scripture reading at the Inaugural Prayer Service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., and was the first openly gay clergy member to participate. She retired in September, 2016.		In 2005, following the retirement of Rev. Elder Troy Perry, '''Reverend Elder Dr Nancy Wilson''' was elected as Moderator of The Metropolitan Community Church, in July 2010, she was re-elected for a term of six years. <ref>https://www.mccchurch.org/the-reverend-dr-nancy-l-wilson/</ref> In 2011, President Barack Obama appointed Rev. Wilson to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Their work culminated in a report of recommendations to the President: “Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery.” Following President Obama’s re-election in 2013, Rev. Wilson gave a Scripture reading at the Inaugural Prayer Service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., and was the first openly gay clergy member to participate. She retired in September, 2016.

	Following the failure of General Conference to elect a new Moderator in July, 2016, '''Reverend Rachelle Brown''' was appointed as Interim Moderator in ~~November~~, 2016,<ref>http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101747410130&ca=7c4df6e0-df5d-4ed6-b3c5-b2cde3946525</ref> to serve until the 2019 General Conference. Reverend Rachelle was later installed as an Elder, in January, 2017. <ref>http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101747410130&ca=5ca6efae-8082-4812-8733-f07ac3d2fdf5</ref>		Following the failure of General Conference to elect a new Moderator in July, 2016, '''Reverend Rachelle Brown''' was appointed as Interim Moderator in October, 2016,<ref>http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101747410130&ca=7c4df6e0-df5d-4ed6-b3c5-b2cde3946525</ref> to serve until the 2019 General Conference. Reverend Rachelle was later installed as an Elder, in January, 2017. <ref>http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101747410130&ca=5ca6efae-8082-4812-8733-f07ac3d2fdf5</ref>

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	Each local congregation is an autonomous member of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC).		Each local congregation is an autonomous member of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC).

	~~It celebrates its 50th Anniversary on Saturday 6th October, 2018. <ref>https://www.mccchurch.org/overview/history-of-mcc/</ref>~~

	In 2005, following the retirement of Rev. Elder Troy Perry, '''Reverend Elder Dr Nancy Wilson''' was elected as Moderator of The Metropolitan Community Church, in July 2010, she was re-elected for a term of six years. <ref>https://www.mccchurch.org/the-reverend-dr-nancy-l-wilson/</ref> In 2011, President Barack Obama appointed Rev. Wilson to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Their work culminated in a report of recommendations to the President: “Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery.” Following President Obama’s re-election in 2013, Rev. Wilson gave a Scripture reading at the Inaugural Prayer Service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., and was the first openly gay clergy member to participate. She retired in September, 2016.		In 2005, following the retirement of Rev. Elder Troy Perry, '''Reverend Elder Dr Nancy Wilson''' was elected as Moderator of The Metropolitan Community Church, in July 2010, she was re-elected for a term of six years. <ref>https://www.mccchurch.org/the-reverend-dr-nancy-l-wilson/</ref> In 2011, President Barack Obama appointed Rev. Wilson to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Their work culminated in a report of recommendations to the President: “Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery.” Following President Obama’s re-election in 2013, Rev. Wilson gave a Scripture reading at the Inaugural Prayer Service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., and was the first openly gay clergy member to participate. She retired in September, 2016.

	Following the failure of General Conference to elect a new Moderator in July, 2016, '''Reverend Rachelle Brown''' was appointed as Interim Moderator in November, 2016,<ref>http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101747410130&ca=7c4df6e0-df5d-4ed6-b3c5-b2cde3946525</ref> to serve until the 2019 General Conference. Reverend Rachelle was later installed as an Elder, in January, 2017. <ref>http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101747410130&ca=5ca6efae-8082-4812-8733-f07ac3d2fdf5</ref>		Following the failure of General Conference to elect a new Moderator in July, 2016, '''Reverend Rachelle Brown''' was appointed as Interim Moderator in November, 2016,<ref>http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101747410130&ca=7c4df6e0-df5d-4ed6-b3c5-b2cde3946525</ref> to serve until the 2019 General Conference. Reverend Rachelle was later installed as an Elder, in January, 2017. <ref>http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101747410130&ca=5ca6efae-8082-4812-8733-f07ac3d2fdf5</ref>


			It celebrates its 50th Anniversary on Saturday 6th October, 2018. <ref>https://www.mccchurch.org/overview/history-of-mcc/</ref>


	==MCC London==		==MCC London==

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	[[File:MCC Flame.jpg\|thumb\|MCC flame logo]]The '''Metropolitan Community Church''' ('''MCC''') is a Christian denomination with a specific outreach to LGBT families and communities. It was founded in 1968 in Los Angeles, California, by Rev Troy Perry, to provide a church that would be welcoming to gay and lesbian people, at a time when most mainstream Christian denominations were hostile.		[[File:MCC Flame.jpg\|thumb\|MCC flame logo]]The '''Metropolitan Community Church''' ('''MCC''') is a Christian denomination with a specific outreach to LGBT families and communities. It was founded in 1968 in Los Angeles, California, by [[Rev Troy Perry]], to provide a church that would be welcoming to gay and lesbian people, at a time when most mainstream Christian denominations were hostile.

	Each local congregation is an autonomous member of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC).		Each local congregation is an autonomous member of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC).

	It celebrates its 50th Anniversary on Saturday 6th October, 2018. <ref>https://www.mccchurch.org/overview/history-of-mcc/</ref>		It celebrates its 50th Anniversary on Saturday 6th October, 2018. <ref>https://www.mccchurch.org/overview/history-of-mcc/</ref>

			In 2005, following the retirement of Rev. Elder Troy Perry, '''Reverend Elder Dr Nancy Wilson''' was elected as Moderator of The Metropolitan Community Church, in July 2010, she was re-elected for a term of six years. <ref>https://www.mccchurch.org/the-reverend-dr-nancy-l-wilson/</ref> In 2011, President Barack Obama appointed Rev. Wilson to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Their work culminated in a report of recommendations to the President: “Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-Day Slavery.” Following President Obama’s re-election in 2013, Rev. Wilson gave a Scripture reading at the Inaugural Prayer Service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., and was the first openly gay clergy member to participate. She retired in September, 2016.

			Following the failure of General Conference to elect a new Moderator in July, 2016, '''Reverend Rachelle Brown''' was appointed as Interim Moderator in November, 2016,<ref>http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101747410130&ca=7c4df6e0-df5d-4ed6-b3c5-b2cde3946525</ref> to serve until the 2019 General Conference. Reverend Rachelle was later installed as an Elder, in January, 2017. <ref>http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101747410130&ca=5ca6efae-8082-4812-8733-f07ac3d2fdf5</ref>

	==MCC London==		==MCC London==

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	*[[MCC Brighton]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove)		*[[MCC Brighton]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove)
	*[[River of Life MCC]] ([[Dorchester]])		*[[River of Life MCC]] ([[Dorchester]])
	*[[MCC East London] (also known as [[Icon MCC]]) ([[East London]])		*[[MCC East London]] (also known as [[Icon MCC]]) ([[East London]])
	*[[MCC Edinburgh]] (merged in 2009 with the Augustine United Church.<ref>http://www.augustine.org.uk/soul-life/support-and-pastoral-care/index.php</ref>)		*[[MCC Edinburgh]] (merged in 2009 with the Augustine United Church.<ref>http://www.augustine.org.uk/soul-life/support-and-pastoral-care/index.php</ref>)
	*[[MCC in Glasgow]]		*[[MCC in Glasgow]]

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	*[[MCC Brighton]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove)		*[[MCC Brighton]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove)
	*[[River of Life MCC]] ([[Dorchester]])		*[[River of Life MCC]] ([[Dorchester]])
	*[[East London ~~MCC]~~] (also known as [[Icon MCC]]) ([[East London]])		*[[MCC East London] (also known as [[Icon MCC]]) ([[East London]])
	*[[MCC Edinburgh]] (merged in 2009 with the Augustine United Church.<ref>http://www.augustine.org.uk/soul-life/support-and-pastoral-care/index.php</ref>)		*[[MCC Edinburgh]] (merged in 2009 with the Augustine United Church.<ref>http://www.augustine.org.uk/soul-life/support-and-pastoral-care/index.php</ref>)
	*[[MCC in Glasgow]]		*[[MCC in Glasgow]]

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	*[[MCC Brighton]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove)		*[[MCC Brighton]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove)
	*[[River of Life MCC]] ([[Dorchester]])		*[[River of Life MCC]] ([[Dorchester]])
	*[[Icon MCC]] (~~East~~ [[London]])		*[[East London MCC]] (also known as [[Icon MCC]]) ([[East London]])
	*[[MCC Edinburgh]] (merged in 2009 with the Augustine United Church.<ref>http://www.augustine.org.uk/soul-life/support-and-pastoral-care/index.php</ref>)		*[[MCC Edinburgh]] (merged in 2009 with the Augustine United Church.<ref>http://www.augustine.org.uk/soul-life/support-and-pastoral-care/index.php</ref>)
	*[[MCC in Glasgow]]		*[[MCC in Glasgow]]

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	*[[Safe Harbour MCC]] ([[Exeter]])		*[[Safe Harbour MCC]] ([[Exeter]])
	*[[The Village MCC]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove)		*[[The Village MCC]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove)
	*[[Whosoever MCC]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove) (closed mid to late '90s)		*[[MCC Brighton\|Whosoever MCC]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove) (closed mid to late '90s)

	==See also==		==See also==

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	*[[Safe Harbour MCC]] ([[Exeter]])		*[[Safe Harbour MCC]] ([[Exeter]])
	*[[The Village MCC]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove)		*[[The Village MCC]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove)
			*[[Whosoever MCC]] ([[Brighton]] & Hove) (closed mid to late '90s)

	==See also==		==See also==

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	Each local congregation is an autonomous member of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC).		Each local congregation is an autonomous member of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC).

			It celebrates its 50th Anniversary on Saturday 6th October, 2018. <ref>https://www.mccchurch.org/overview/history-of-mcc/</ref>

	==MCC London==		==MCC London==