About the Church

What is MCC ?

Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church is a progressive community of faith, welcoming all people, with special outreach to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer communities of the Colorado Springs area.  The church is part of the larger MCC denomination founded in 1968 to meet the needs and challenges of people of faith who had been alienated by their own home churches because of their sexual orientation. 

MCC has been deeply involved in issues of GLBTQ people, including the HIV/AIDS crisis, political challenges, and the rights of all people to live as God’s children and to love and marry according to their orientation.  Our founder, Rev. Troy Perry, was one of the plaintiffs in the 2008 California case that made same-sex marriage legal in that state.

Our lives are a testimony to the liberating power
of God’s love for us.

As a denomination, MCC is a fast-growing movement, with over 300 congregations worldwide.  Just recently groups in Pakistan and the Philippines became our newest congregations.  The blessing of God’s Spirit and the determined work of sexual minority Christians and their allies have made this tremendous growth possible, as we boldly proclaim what the Bible says and does not say about being a person of faith.

This is a place free of judgment, guilt, and shame.  We believe the Bible is right when it teaches that we are to “build one another up in love.”  In a world where we are too often being torn down or tearing others down, we do not need anyone else contributing to that hurt and pain—especially not our church!

We are a community of faith that has not forgotten
 how to work for love and justice.

A Quick Look at Pikes Peak MCC

First and foremost, we are a community of faith—a group of people who worship and pray, learn and grow, and truly care about one another.  We seek out meaningful ways to practice a relevant and honest  spirituality.  We seek God and learn together what it means to live an abundant journey.

We are progressive.  That is, we look beyond literal understandings of scriptures.  We affirm many understandings of God and invite you to explore your own paths with us.  We believe that God is known in an infinite variety of ways.  Our lives are a testimony to the liberation of God’s love for us.  We affirm a variety of sexual orientations and gender identities as powerful and enlightening images of God.

PPMCC is about more than just getting together on Sundays.  Because we have developed true friendships here, we also enjoy being together just for social purposes.  Some things we have done include whitewater rafting, hiking, camping, barbecues, and weekend retreats.  These are often the times when we get to know each other best and make connections. 

What are Gay Christian issues?

The first major liberating realization for many GLBTQ people is that we are people of God, created in the image of God to live lives celebrating the goodness of God and God’s creation.  God loves us and Christ teaches that none of us have to be separated from God.

A growing number of congregations and even denominations are realizing that GLBTQ people are beloved to God...just as we are.  However, many still believe that the scriptures—and, therefore God—condemn both our being and our behaviors.  GLBTQ people are still excluded entirely from some churches and are denied equal access to sacraments and rites in most.  As many groups continue to struggle to fully welcome GLBTQ people, MCC stands as the prophetic voice of unconditional love and the unequivocal leader in teaching various other groups how sexuality and spirituality can be united in powerful and life changing ways.  We hope you will visit soon!