Our Mission Statement

We call people to new life through the loving example of Jesus Christ, to create a community of healing and reconciliation and to confront injustice through Christian social action and liberation. Although we are a Christian church founded by lesbians and gay men, we are open to all. We believe that God's grace transcends all boundaries of dogma, doctrine, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, ability, and all forms of prejudice and bigotry.

Following Jesus' example, we see the mission of the Metropolitan Community Church of Knoxville in three parts--to love God, ourselves, and each other. In that light, then, we set out our vision as a diverse community of believers who assemble for worship, music, prayer, confession, communion, absolution, and ser- vice. We provide a safe and affirming place for teaching, learning, and fostering community involvement, political action, and evangelism. In addition, we provide a special ministry to the underserved gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered communities.