Nancy Wilson
MCC moderator Nancy Wilson to speak at special service on Easter
FROM STAFF REPORTS
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Agape Metropolitan Community Church will celebrate its 40th anniversary at the 10:30 a.m. service on Easter Sunday, April 24, with special guest preacher the Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson.
Wilson, moderator of the Metropolitan Community Churches, was recently named by President Barack Obama to serve on the White House Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. She is one of the nation’s leading religious figures in the LGBT community.
Known both for her pastoral skills as well as her public advocacy, Wilson has pastored many of MCC’s congregations, including its founding church, and for more than 20 years was the denomination’s chief ecumenical officer, representing MCC at the National and World Council of Churches.
Metropolitan Community Churches was founded by the Rev. Elder Troy Perry in Los Angeles on October 6, 1967. In 1970, a group of LGBT people of faith began meeting privately in Fort Worth, sharing a common dream of God’s inclusive love. In 1972, the group in Fort Worth met with official representatives of what became the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. The Rev. Elder Richard Vincent and others met with representatives of this group to charter Agape Metropolitan Community Church as a local congregation of the UFMCC.
Meeting for a while in the log cabin at the YMCA, the group moved to a storefront location on Hemphill Street. The church experienced a great deal of harassment at that location, but the work continued. And in 1983, under the leadership of the Rev. Jim Norwood, Agape moved to its present location at 4615 E. California Parkway in southeast Fort Worth.
Today, the Rev. S. David Wynn Sr. is senior pastor at Agape MCC. The pastoral staff also includes the Rev. Teri Lubers as staff pastor and the Revs. Robert Myers and Teresa Mallot as staff clergy.
I use to go to MCC Tampa, now i am back in Buffalo NY. I plan on moving to Miami in the next year @ go to your church . I found the one in Tampa very warm @ friendly. I heard the same about your church. Could you please send me a welcome package. Thank You
Lawrence: This is Agape MCC in Fort Worth, Texas, not Miami
I attened Agape in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Rev Marge Perry was pastor when i first attended Agape. I worked with Rev Jo Crisco at Mid-Cities (now know as Trinity MCC) along with Rev Jim Norwood. I became a member of Agape during Rev Brenda Hunt’s pastorate at Agape. I met two really special men who have remained frineds and I was so happy to see that Robert Myers is now Rev Robert Meyers. My heart jumped for joy when I saw that on the website. Just wanted to send greetings from Phoenix and if I am ever back in Ft Worth I will definately come to vist. I have many fond memories of my time as organist there. May God bless you.
Albert– I hope you come back to see this post. I was there at Agape when you were. I remember Rev’s Marge, Jo and Jim as well especially Rev Brenda. Those times were an integral part of my development and play a strong part in who I am today.
I pray that all is well and it is so good to see your voice. God Bless