Metropolitan Community Church of New York
Encyclopedia
Metropolitan Community Church of New York (MCCNY) is a LGBT
(lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) Christian church
in New York City
. While mainly catering to the LGBT population, the church is open to persons of all sexual orientations. MCCNY is affiliated with the Metropolitan Community Church
(MCC), a worldwide fellowship of churches catering to LGBT persons, and affirming LGBT-supportive theology
.
The senior pastor is the Pat Bumgardner, a minister and social justice activist. Edgard Danielsen-Morales also serves as the Assistant Pastor for Congregational Life.
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
(lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) Christian church
Local church
A local church is a Christian congregation of members and clergy.Local church may also refer to:* Local churches , a Christian group based on the teachings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, and associated with the Living Stream Ministry publishing house.* Parish church, a local church united with...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. While mainly catering to the LGBT population, the church is open to persons of all sexual orientations. MCCNY is affiliated with the Metropolitan Community Church
Metropolitan Community Church
The Metropolitan Community Church or The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches is an international Protestant Christian denomination...
(MCC), a worldwide fellowship of churches catering to LGBT persons, and affirming LGBT-supportive theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
.
The senior pastor is the Pat Bumgardner, a minister and social justice activist. Edgard Danielsen-Morales also serves as the Assistant Pastor for Congregational Life.
External links
- Metropolitan Community Church of New York — official website
- MCCNY Homeless Youth Services