This week’s article is written by Rev. Houston Burnside Jr. He writes a powerful message of life before and after an “operation gone bad” that left him in a wheelchair. Let his story encourage you – no matter what you may be facing in your life. “Throughout our lives we confront circumstances that seem to…
One of the things I love about MCC is the diversity we have. People come from all walks of life and from many different denominations, church experiences and spiritual paths. We are a community church built on the premises of what our founder, Troy Perry called the three-prong gospel: Christian salvation, Christian community and Christian…
Man who killed MCC member gets 6 years, members react BY NEAL PUTNAM Some members of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) reacted with surprise and disappointment Sunday when they learned about the 6-year prison term handed down Feb. 24 for the man who, in 2009, killed Vance Shazier, an MCC member who was often…
Psychiatrist Gerald May begins his book Addiction and Grace with a bold statement, “I am convinced that all human beings have an inborn desire for God”. Although many of us live with such hope, many people don’t have that experience – at least they’re not aware of it until they are in crisis or at…
A man who was staying temporarily with Vance Shazier, a “beloved member of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC),” pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter in the beating death of Shazier, 67, in 2009. Thomas Lee Daniel, 40, faces a maximum sentence of 11 years in state prison. San Diego Superior Court Judge John Einhorn set…
