Metropolitan Community Church Of New York

Trans Sunday of remembrance.
A lot of names to read this year. The list grows longer and longer in this epidemic of Trans murders and suicides.

I have loved this church for many years. It is where my children were baptized 19 years ago and is always a joyous place to worship. Even now that I am about to memorialize my husband there, I know I will gain positive feelings from the warmth, acceptance and compassion of both the pastoral staff and the congregation, and from the joyous music that always accompanies services in abundance. Thanks are always due to Rev. Pat and the staff. Keep up the good work.

Wow! What a beautiful, intimate service. The singing was amazing! The sermon was amazing and so poetically delivered! The people welcoming and full of love! I will definitely be returning to this peaceful place.

I went to the MCC earlier tonight and was deeply touched by the pastor’s homily.
This is a sincere and passionate group and the only place I’ve ever seen where the pastor wears jeans with his black shirt and white collar and makes it work.
The homily was a simple but touching meditation on the importance of forgiveness, both of the self and of others that have wronged you. Even with your head lowered, you could hear many being brought to tears and the silence was by no means an uncomfortable one. It spoke of many people from many different walks of life thinking and feeling deeply at the same time.
The music, alone, is worth the visit. Richly sung gospel songs accompanied by talented and contemporary piano and drums, which at times even border on funky. And the worship is refreshingly devoid of dogma and fire and brimstone lectures. That said, it doesn’t mean there is no reverence in the pastor’s words or the congregation’s attention. On the contrary, much of the 7 pm mass was personally relevant and touching perhaps precisely for this reason.
There was a distinct LGBTQ contingent at the mass, so don’t go expecting a small cloister of reserved, white-​haired women. But you can sense in the congregation’s faces and demeanors a warmth toward everyone in attendance. You will feel comfortable whatever your background.
It almost has the feel of San Francisco’s Glide parish, albeit in a slightly more modest room. And the bulletin is filled with community service opportunities and helpful messages.
I will be going much more often and recommend it to anyone seeking an open and buoying experience of faith.