WELCOME HOME to Metropolitan Community Church of New York!

We believe MCCNY is called to be the spiritual center of our city. Our dream of people from all walks of life living together in right relationships and sharing their gifts, talents and resources is the Gospel dream. And no city on earth, no community of faith, is better poised to live out that dream than MCCNY.

Many of us left our original churches when it became clear that, as lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender Christians, we were unwelcome. Some of our churches condemned us, some excommunicated us, some ignored us. To learn more about the history of our congregation, click here.

Because the Bible is so central to our understanding of God, and because it has been used as a tool to oppress lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people, it is important for us to understand what the Bible does and does not say about homosexuality. Much of what we have been told that the Bible says about homosexuality is based on mistranslation or a lack of understanding of the cultural context of the passage. For example, we have been misled and condemned by interpretations of the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. This story is not about homosexuality. On the contrary, the story of Sodom and Gomorrah was understood by both Ezekiel and Jesus to be a condemnation of Sodom's refusal to obey the law of hospitality to strangers, a law that was essential to survival in a desert climate.

Metropolitan Community Church of New York believes:

• God has created, loves, and includes every person as a unique and wonderful being in the commonwealth of God.
• We are called to live out our faith through social justice and ministry within and beyond the church.
• Prayer and worship are the focus of community life and the foundation of everything we do.
• The purpose of queer people and our particular sexualities is to bring the world to right relationship.
• We are intentionally called to create a spiritual home and safe haven that reflects the diversity of all God's people. Metropolitan Community Church of New York provides a spiritual home for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and for all who choose to join us through the practicing of the gospel of Jesus Christ in worship, prayer, social action, education, and fellowship so that all people might experience God's liberating love, wholeness, and justice; come to live in right relationship with God and all creation; and have the courage to change the world.

Come to MCCNY to learn more about how God's love liberates lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people!