
Joy Metropolitan Community Church
"Our purpose is to be a vital, growing spiritual community, reaching out in God's radically inclusive love".
Our Core Values:
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Spirituality
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Generosity
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Community
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Compassion
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Inclusion
Our Vision
Metropolitan Community Churches are on a bold mission to transform hearts, lives & history. We are a movement that faithfully proclaims God’s inclusive love for all people & proudly bears witness to the holy integration of spirituality & sexuality. Just as Jesus did, we are called to:
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Do justice, show kindness, and live humbly with God. (Micah 6:8)
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Explore life’s questions with open hearts and minds.
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Raise our voices in sacred defiance against religious (and political or systemic) exclusion.
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Reach out to those with no hope.
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Lift up new generations of remarkable, far-reaching spiritual activists.
Our Goals
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Multicultural, multilingual worship and programs
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Study and spiritual formation for all ages, including youth
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Music, theater, and the arts as an expression of spirituality
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Commitment to social action and services
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Being an integral part of the wider community
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Fiscal stability necessary to answer our call
This new Purpose,Vision, Core Values and goals were affirmed by the congregation at the congregational meeting. It comes directly from the work done in the interim process, particularly the churchwide retreat with all members given an opportunity to participate and discern the path that Joy is to follow.