Metropolitan Community Church

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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).

MCC London

MCC London was founded in 1972, initially as the Fellowship of Christ the Liberator. It no longer exists, but its premises in Sistova Road, Balham became the home of MCC South London.

Other congregations

UK MCC congregations include:

• MCC East London
• Living Springs MCC (Bath)
• Journey MCC (Birmingham)
• River of Life MCC (Dorchester)
• MCC North London
• MCC South London
• MCC Manchester
• MCC Newcastle
• MCC Bournemouth
• Brightwaves MCC (Brighton)
• MCC Torbay and Plymouth
• MCC in Glasgow

In 2009, the former MCC Edinburgh merged with the Augustine United Church.