Ava Beth Rakestraw Have a picture to add? Email us! Texas native Beth Rakestraw remembers reading about MCC in article in “The Christian Century” early in the 1990s. She really learned about the church though, when a friend saw “MCC” in her appointment book and assumed that she was attending the local gay church instead [...]

Aurelio Paula Have a picture to add? Email us! Aurelio Paula, called Bob by his friends, has been involved with MCC since 1982. Originally from a Catholic/Episcopalian background, he admits to having found MCC’s Inclusive Language Project initially surprising, but says that he is now very comfortable and at home with inclusive language. Bob attends [...]

Antoinette Pezet Have a picture to add? Email us! Antoinette Pezet was born in Brooklyn, New York (USA) and is currently a resident of Portland, Maine (USA). She became a member of MCC when the church she was attending decided to affiliate after several years of investigation, internal discussion and debate. Although her congregation is [...]

Annette Parrish Have a picture to add? Email us! Annette Parrish, a native of Danville, VA (USA), was introduced to MCC by her partner, Tammy, and has been a member for 6 years. Annette was extremely nervous when she first visited MCC of Winston-Salem because she had not been in the Baptist church of her [...]

Andy Braunston Have a picture to add? Email us! Andy Braunston is a native of London, UK and grew up in the Roman Catholic Church. At his first MCC service in 1987 he heard people give their testimonies of how God, through MCC’s ministries, had made a difference in their lives. Andy is now an [...]

Andre Masayon Monte Have a picture to add? Email us! Andre Masayon Monte found MCC on the Pacific Coast. A native of San Diego, California, Andre learned about MCC just a few miles from our church’s roots in Los Angeles, California. Andre came to MCC in 2002. Currently, Andre attends church at MCC of Baton [...]

Mia Anderson My partner’s name is L’Orange Vesches; she’s a French woman living in Denmark with me, and she has been doing MCC Ministry from 1983 with me. So, we have been partners for over 24 years. And of course she’s wonderful and lovely and bright and everything wonderful you can think…Read More! Oral History [...]