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UFMCC, 1969-2003

 Series
Identifier: Series 1.

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains materials relating to the activities of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), the governing body of the Metropolitan Community Church. The series is arranged in 4 subseries: (1) Corporate Records, which contains copies of corporate records such as the 1969 Articles of Incorporation, bylaws, and papers and meeting records of the Board of Elders; (2) Boards / Committees / Departments / Ministries / Task Forces, which contains materials relating to the Fellowship's various central administrative units, in particular the Elders' Task Force on Inclusive Language, the Board of Institutional (later Prison) Ministry, Samaritan Theological Institute (now Samaritan College), and the Washington, DC, Office; (3) General Files, which comprises administrative, educational, liturgical, and publicity materials created or collected by the Fellowship, including records of Holy Unions performed by individual pastors, various editions of Homosexuality: What the Bible does and does not say, and pastoral letters from the Rev. Troy Perry; and (4) Districts, consisting of materials relating to the districts into which the Fellowship was divided, in particular communications from District Coordinators and documents relating to the annual district conferences.

Dates

  • Creation: 1969-2003

Creator

Access

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Extent

1.3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository

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