September Calendar

MCC Special General Conference 2026: Business Meeting Updates

Deadline to register for the Business Meeting is 30th September 2026. To register, please go to this link.

The next stage of the Special General Conference Business Process is the publication of the Business Pack (on 3rd September 2026), which will be followed by another round of Discussion Circles.

For complete information and schedule, please go to this link.

To view the latest information regarding the 2026 MCC Special General Conference, please go to this link.

Fellowship Sunday: Investing in MCC Leadership Development and Support

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• Inside of the USA - Donation Link
• Outside of the USA - Donation Link

Fifty-eight years ago, Rev. Troy Perry had a dream and a vision.  A vision of a church where all people could experience God’s love and be welcomed just as they are. Today, that vision has grown into a global movement, sharing God’s inclusive love and working for social justice around the world.

For 58 years, Fellowship Sunday has celebrated the ministry we share as Metropolitan Community Churches. It is one of our most important opportunities each year to come together in generosity, celebrate all that we have accomplished, and invest in the future of MCC.

This year, our Fellowship Sunday Offering will support MCC Flourish Leadership Development by helping develop, support, and sustain the clergy and lay leaders who strengthen our churches and carry MCC’s mission forward.

MCC Prayer for International Peace Day

Each year on 21st September, people around the globe celebrate International Peace Day. In honor of this day, the MCC Council of Elders invites us into reflection with a prayer adapted from the MCC Statement of Faith.

Bisexual Visibility Day Worship Resource

Rev. Teagan MacAodhagáin: Dear friends in faith - 23rd September marks the Bisexual Day of Visibility. Please see the attached resource for use in your services, or just for information. You may use it as you see fit in your church's services and gatherings.

Making Room: for Liturgical Year 2026-2027

Beginning in Advent 2026, this booklet provides an overarching theme for the year ahead of ‘Making Room’ with more specific themes for each season of the liturgical year. 

PAD:TNG

Next Schedule: 12th September (see local time via link below).

Holding Difficult Conversations: A Workshop for Clergy and Lay Leaders

MCC Flourish is excited to sponsor the second workshop in our Conflict Resolution series, designed to equip clergy and lay leaders with practical tools and skills for navigating difficult conversations with greater confidence, compassion, and effectiveness.

Next Schedule: 19th September or 17th October (see local time via link below).

Florida Network Gathering 2026: Rejoice. Resist. Renew.

MCCers from across Florida and beyond are invited to join us for the upcoming MCC Florida Network Gathering, which is happening soon!

Schedule: 24th to 26th September at King of Peace MCC, St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Registration Deadline: 6th September

PLH Kinship Group

Next Schedule: 26th September (see local time via link below).

Stronger Together: Being MCC in Politically Perilous Times in the USA

Next Schedule: 26th September (see local time via the registration link).

Gathering for MCC Trans & Nonbinary People of Faith

Next Schedule: 28th September (see local time via link below).

Biblical Languages for Beginners and Beyond

Want to deepen your understanding of Scripture and be able to read it in the original languages?

Dr. Jordan Dyck has been teaching biblical languages at seminary level since 2007, and Flourish is partially funding courses in Biblical Hebrew and Greek for MCC clergy and those in training, commencing late September 2026. Appropriate for beginners or those reengaging with previous learning.

Click the registration link below, or email [teacher.learnnewtestamentgreek@gmail.com] for more details.

Schedule: Late September 2026

Resurrection MCC Elects New Pastor

With grateful hearts and great joy, we celebrate with Resurrection MCC in TX, USA as they have elected Pastor George E. Oliver as their new pastor.

Podcast Boldly Proclaims: You Can Be Both Christian and LGBTQIA+

We are thrilled to highlight a powerful digital ministry that aligns so deeply with MCC’s foundational calling: the You Can Be Both Podcast and YouTube channel, hosted by singer, songwriter, and faith advocate Lauren Lanzaretta.

Uncovering Our History: Born Again Queer and the Untold Story of Gay Evangelical Activism

In Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity (Princeton University Press), Stell uncovers a forgotten era in the 1970s and 1980s when a vibrant network of gay-affirming evangelical authors, ministers, and scholars actively challenged the church from within. 

Bible Stories for Transgender Kids

Bible Stories for Transgender Kids (Ages 7–10) addresses this need directly by offering a compassionate, faith-affirming bridge between young readers, their families, and scripture.

Place for Hope: Understanding Conflict

Place for Hope will be having a session that explores the difference between helpful and harmful conflict, and introduces key ways of thinking about managing, resolving and transforming it.

Schedule: 4th November (see local time via link below).

MCC Brazil National Retreat 2027

Schedule: 2027 - 25th to 28th March, at ICM Cabadelo, Brazil

Book of 366 Daily Queer Prayer

We are forming a book that contains a daily prayer for all 366 days of the year. Help us achieve this goal by submitting your prayer composition.

Contribute to the MCC Europe Network History Project

The MCC Europe Network is launching a landmark initiative to capture those very journeys—the MCC Europe Network History Project.

Queer Clergy Sermon Support Group

Each week, we gather to discuss the upcoming Sunday’s lectionary text, share resources, and support one another in our ministry. This group is organized by Rev. Colleen Darraugh.

Schedule: weekly, every Wednesday. (See your local time via the registration link).

Job Openings in MCC

MCC Portland in OR, USA seeks a part-time pastor serving approximately 80 hours per month.

National LGBTQ Task Force (USA): Empower Hour

Join the National LGBTQ Task Force (USA) for this monthly gathering to listen to how faith-rooted organizers and communities are moved by their traditions to do the work of LGBTQ equity in their communities.

Schedule: once a month, until November.

MIRA - Bystander Know Your Rights

MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition) provides this comprehensive resource outlining the legal rights of bystanders during ICE or police encounters.

The Sanctified Rebels

The Sanctified Rebels is a collective of progressive deacons who dare to lead with love, disrupt injustice and reimagine ministry for a new era.

Email: [velmagarcia@mccchurch.net]

MCC Disaster Relief Fund

The MCC Disaster Relief Fund is an appeal that aims to support MCC churches, should these challenges arise.