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[[File:MCC East London.png|thumb|MCC East London logo, c.2013]]'''MCC East London''' is a congregation of the [[Metropolitan Community Church]], located in [[East London]]. MCC East London started as a project of MCC North London, "a parish extension group was established with the objective to form a church".<ref name="EL">https://web.archive.org/web/20120322022840/http://mcceastlondon.org.uk/?page_id=2 "About Us", from MCC East London.</ref> MCC East London held its first service on Pentecost Sunday in 1991.<ref name="EL"/> | [[File:MCC East London.png|thumb|MCC East London logo, c.2013]]'''MCC East London''' is a congregation of the [[Metropolitan Community Church]], located in [[East London]]. MCC East London started as a project of MCC North London, "a parish extension group was established with the objective to form a church".<ref name="EL">https://web.archive.org/web/20120322022840/http://mcceastlondon.org.uk/?page_id=2 "About Us", from MCC East London. Archived as at March 2012.</ref> MCC East London held its first service on Pentecost Sunday in 1991.<ref name="EL"/> | ||
The church was met at a number of locations, including: | The church was met at a number of locations, including: | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 9 March 2016
MCC East London is a congregation of the Metropolitan Community Church, located in East London. MCC East London started as a project of MCC North London, "a parish extension group was established with the objective to form a church".[1] MCC East London held its first service on Pentecost Sunday in 1991.[1]
The church was met at a number of locations, including:
- St Bartholomew's Church and Community Centre, East Ham[2]
- Positive East, Stepney[3]
- the Unitarian Church in Stratford[4]
- Stepney United Reformed Church[5]
Rev Carmen Margarita Sánchez De León was appointed pastor in April 2009.[3]
In August 2010 Reverend Caroline Redfearn, a regular preacher for and active member of MCC East London, died from a cancer-related illness.[6] In November 2004 she was the first African-Caribbean descent woman to be ordained at MCC in the United Kingdom.[6][7]
The pastor in January 2016 is Rev Jak Davis.[5]
External links
- http://mcceastlondon.org.uk/. Accessed: 2016-03-09. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fsSLPctl) "This is the new web site for the church, and we are currently working on content". No date, but service times appear to relate to December 2015, January 2016.
- http://www.iconmcceastlondon.org.uk/. Accessed: 2016-03-09. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fsSt7CS8) "Welcome to the new web site of the Metropolitan Community Church in East London. There is not much here yet, but more is under construction." Service times are given for Holy Week 2015.
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322022840/http://mcceastlondon.org.uk/?page_id=2 "About Us", from MCC East London. Archived as at March 2012.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080821113758/http://www.mcceastlondon.org.uk/ MCC website, archived at August 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20091003195651/http://www.mcceastlondon.org.uk/ MCC website, archived at October 2009
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120105030014/http://mcceastlondon.org.uk/?page_id=61 MCC website archived at January 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://mcceastlondon.org.uk/index.php/about-the-church/. Accessed: 2016-03-09. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fsS4IUDA)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 O. Wilson, "A Salute to UK Black Pride", 13 August 2010. Information from Wikipedia – source could not be verified.
- ↑ Kathy Beasley, "Condolences", MCC Impact, August 2010/Vol. I. Information from Wikipedia – source could not be verified.