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| − | '''MCC | + | [[File:Northern Lights MCC Newcastle Logo (June 2014).jpg|thumb|Northern Lights MCC logo (June 2014)]] [[File:MCC Newcastle.jpg|thumb|Old MCC Newcastle logo]]'''Northern Lights MCC''' is a congregation of the [[Metropolitan Community Church]] based in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. |
| − | It was founded in 1991, initially as a small group of people meeting for bible study. In 1994 it moved to an upper room in St James's United Reformed Church in Newcastle, and in 1997 to St James's main hall.<ref>http://www. | + | It was founded in November, 1991, in Jesmond, initially as a small group of people meeting for bible study. Weekly Sunday worship began in March, 1992. In September, 1994 it moved to an upper room in St James's United Reformed Church in Newcastle, and in 1997 to St James's main hall. Then in April, 2011, it moved to the main church building of St James' URC where it still meets today. |
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| + | It was instituted as an official MCC congregation in August, 1995, <ref>http://www.northernlightsmcc.org.uk/history.html</ref> and Reverend Cecilia Eggleston was elected as the first ordained pastor in January, 1997. | ||
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| + | Northern Lights is currently without a pastor and is run by its board members, Charlotte West - Vice Chair & Pastoral Search Chair, James Davies - Treasurer, Alice Chapman - Secretary, and Lorraine Miller. <ref>http://www.northernlightsmcc.org.uk/whos-who.html</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Tyne and Wear]] | [[Category:Tyne and Wear]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:32, 3 October 2018
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It was founded in November, 1991, in Jesmond, initially as a small group of people meeting for bible study. Weekly Sunday worship began in March, 1992. In September, 1994 it moved to an upper room in St James's United Reformed Church in Newcastle, and in 1997 to St James's main hall. Then in April, 2011, it moved to the main church building of St James' URC where it still meets today.
It was instituted as an official MCC congregation in August, 1995, [1] and Reverend Cecilia Eggleston was elected as the first ordained pastor in January, 1997.
Northern Lights is currently without a pastor and is run by its board members, Charlotte West - Vice Chair & Pastoral Search Chair, James Davies - Treasurer, Alice Chapman - Secretary, and Lorraine Miller. [2]
