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Comunita ‘Cristina “Agape” Chiesa Della Communita’ Firenze (Florence), Italy
CHIESA DELLA COMUNITÀ METROPOLITANA
Ministry Leader Dr. Andrea Panerini Launch Date: 20 October 2015 Website www.mccfirenze.org Facebook Comunità Cristiana “Agape” MCC Firenze Email info@mccfirenze.org Worship Location Casa del Popolo di Settignano Worship 2nd & 4th Sundays, 11 am 2 - Emerging Church Profiles
The Christian community “Agape” – Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of Florence, which has jurisdiction over the whole of Tuscany, was established in November 2014. It is the first experience of this kind in Italy, thanks to the will and the ardor of a Christian group of faithful who have found a welcoming home. Challenges in Italy include religious oppression, expanding poverty and the constriction of civil and human rights. “Agape” CCM/MCC is involved in ministry
with transgender and homosexual people in prison (with related problems of prison access due to the restrictive Italian legislation), support to civil and human rights
campaigns, connection with animals and environmental activist associations. Activities against poverty against poverty have also been scheduled.
Church in Progress MCC
South Auckland, New Zealand Church in Progress is where you can experience inclusive worship in South Auckland, New Zealand. We hope that our worship will inspire action in our community and our actions will inspire our worship.
What makes us different? We are welcoming and affirming of people who identify as GLBTQI, we try not to do things out of habit and try to think outside the box, we are constantly finding ways to connect our Christian faith with our
everyday lives, we love noisy kids and welcome people no matter what their belief system is. We are building up to monthly all-age worship gatherings and currently hold pop-up discussion and prayer doodling sessions in local places like KFC. Worship Leader Emily Worman will be ordained 26 September 2015. This celebration will be the official beginning of Emily becoming a pastor.
Ministry Leader Emily Worman
Launch Date 2014 Website http://churchinprogressmcc. com/ Facebook Church in Progress Email hello@churchinprogress.org Worship location Mangere East Community Learning Centre 2015 Emerging Church Profiles - 3
Elävä Vesi MCC Helsinki, Finland
Ministry Leader
Tarja Pyykkö Launch Date 20 October 2015 Email tpyykk@gmail.com
MCC is now forming in Finland! In English, the name of this new work is ~Living Water MCC Helsinki. The emergence of MCC in Helsinki is because the people are thirsty and need to drink. “If anyone is thirsty, come to Me and drink. The
one who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” (John 7:37-38) Ministry Leader Tarja Pyykkö, has many years of ministry experience and is in the process of becoming MCC clergy.
Tarja describes these first months of formation: “We are just starting our voyage. We’ll take the first step and trust that we’ll find out what is the next one after that.”
Anniver sar y Sunday Special Offer ing
Your gift in October will provide resources and additional training for the 44 MCC Emerging Churches in 32 nations on 6 continents! Your gift will also help pave the way for others to receive training and support to Become MCC. email AnniversarySunday@MCCchurch.net and become a PACESETTER Church 4 - Emerging Church Profiles
Empowerment Liberation Cathedral Silver Spring, MD (USA)
At Empowerment Liberation Cathedral, we celebrate our church being a welcoming and affirming, radically inclusive, LGBTQIA celebrated congregation, where ALL of God’s children are welcomed. We create an atmosphere where all
worshipers can experience the gift of God and the joy of Jesus. Everyone is invited to experience our worship - no matter your gender, race, age, sexual orientation, identification, handicap, or former faith background. All are affirmed and welcomed here!
At Empowerment Liberation Cathedral, our service is power-packed with spirit-filled preaching and singing. It will be an experience your soul will always remember. Through liberation teaching and preaching, your daily life will be empowered.
Ministry Leader Rev. Dr. Allyson Abrams Website www.empowermentliberationcathedral.org Facebook Empowerment Liberation Cathedral Worship Location 633 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910 (Ascension Church) Worship Sunday: 1pm & 1:25pm on www.livestream.com 2015 Emerging Church Profiles - 5