Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church began meeting on a regular basis in December, 1972. The first services were held in homes and apartments. Later the Church moved to a storefront on Waugh Drive. In November, 1975, Resurrection MCC moved into a larger building on Joe Annie St. and from there to 1919 Decatur St. on Easter Sunday, 1979 until July 9, 2000. The Church moved to its present location at 2025 W. 11th Street on July 16, 2000.

With a current membership of over 600 Resurrection MCC is one of the largest churches in the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches.

The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches was founded by the Rev. Elder Troy D. Perry in Los Angeles, California on October 6, 1968. UFMCC has grown to nearly 300 churches in 18 countries around the world. For more information on UFMCC, visit www.MCCChurch.org

Mission Statement

God calls Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church to demonstrate God’s unconditional love to all people through Christian action.

Our Vision

Resurrection envisions a Christian Community that values diversity and is as diverse and all encompassing as creation. Through salvation, service, study and tithing, each member and friend will live and grow in faith and be spiritually fed.

As a congregation, we must reach out to our community and those in need; And, we must help meet those needs as God directs.

Through courage and commitment, our congregation will support present and future ministries and continued growth.

Through Christian service, Resurrection MCC will be a model for our community by providing a supportive church home where everyone will feel accepted and loved.

Our Values

To mirror God’s unconditional love to ourselves and others, we believe that God is present in our values, thus we hold them Sacred.

We value the sacredness of the worship experience, thus we will respect each other’s needs.

We value the sacredness of each individual, thus we will respect each other.

We value the sacredness of God’s presence in every aspect of our lives, thus we will grow in wholeness while respecting and embracing our own individuality.

We value the sacredness of the faith community that God has called us to be, thus we will purposefully work to create and nurture relationships.

We value the sacredness and celebrate the many and varied gifts that come together to create the common ground that is Resurrection.

Our Beliefs

We believe in God’s unconditional love for everyone.

We believe in the saving grace of Jesus Christ and the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit.

We believe in including everyone and excluding no one.

We believe in joyfully providing access to Christ-centered spiritual nourishment and Biblical truths.

We believe that each of us will discover our spirituality through active participation in the work of God, in the pursuit of health, wholeness and justice for everyone.

Board of Directors

Goldie Brown
Michelle Freeman
Vicki Hoppper
Leslie Jackson
Bryan Long
Leland McKinney
Georgette L. Monaghan
Jerry Reitz
Len Shelton
Deborah Skelly

Resurrection MCC Bylaws

View our Bylaws here.