Purpose Statement

Metropolitan Community Church Melbourne is a diverse Christian Community that boldly proclaims the message of God’s all-inclusive love.  We celebrate the integration of our sexuality and spiritually because we are called to walk the path of Christian wholeness.

Our Church is a part of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, with a special outreach to all who feel excluded, especially gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and questioning people.

MCC Statement of Faith

Christianity is the revelation of God in Jesus Christ and is the religion set forth in the scriptures (the Bible).  Jesus Christ is foretold in the Old Testament, and proclaimed by the Christian Church in every age and in every land.

Founded in the interest of offering a church home to all who confess and believe, Metropolitan Community Churches move in the mainstream of Christianity.

How MCC Began

Troy Perry

The fellowship of MCC’s (UFMCC) began in 1968 in Los Angeles when Reverend Troy Perry realised that there was a need to share God’s love with the gay and lesbian community.  MCC was founded. 

Since then MCC’s ministry has expanded beyond the gay and lesbian communities to incorporate all those who do not feel comfortable within established churches such as bisexual, transgendered and hetrosexual supporters of the GLBTIQQ community.

MCC today has 43,000 members and friends in almost 300 congregations in 22 countries.

MCC Melbourne started in 1973 and became MCC Melbourne in 1974.  We moved to our current premises in Burnley in 1998.

In its deep awareness that faith without works is dead, MCC has brought acceptance, friendship, care and support to thousands within and outside the gay & lesbian communities who have experienced discrimination in any form.  MCC was founded as a church whose doors would be open to all the people of God’s creation, without exception.