aChurch4Me? Metropolitan Community Church
Exploring life's questions, building hope and celbrationg God's love for all
Spirituality is about movement, from silence to surprises, and back again. Explore new images and ideas. Discover new langauge. Feel the rush of what is possible.
Worship celebrations:
May 20 Lattes and Spiritual Practices and
May 27 From Silence to Suprise
Pastor Rachelle Brown leading in worship at Overdier Hall, 1545 W. Morse Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
New aChurch4Me MCC Worship Location
Beginning Sunday April 1, 2012, aChurch4Me MCC will worship in Overdeir Hall, 3rd Floor, within United Church of Rogers Park. This location will also be the new home of aChurch4Me MCC offices and meeting space!
Our NEW address:
1545 W. Morse Ave Chicago, Illinois 60626
Corner of W. Morse and N. Ashland.
Please use Morse Ave Entrance and Elevator.
This space is ADA accessible with handicapped parking on N. Ashland on the street and in the parking lot.
Celebration of Historic and Modern Black GLBT Persons in a four part series to spotlight national to local, politicians to poets, and reflect the faces and voices of Black GLBT America. “To be sensual … is to respect and rejoice in the face of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of living to the breaking of bread.” —James Baldwin
PART 1: February 5:
Alice Walker: U.S. writer and feminist; born in Eatonton, Ga.; novel `The Color Purple’ awarded Pulitzer prize and American Book Award 1983 (`Revolutionary Petunias’, `Meridian’, `You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down’, `In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens’, `To Hell With Dying’, `The Temple of My Familiar’, `Possessing the Secret of Joy’). In the February 1996 issue of Essence Magazine Walker states,
“I am bisexual. I just live my life. I don’t think I have to phone in and tell everybody.” [Read more...]
Beginning Sunday, January 29, aChurch4Me MCC, worshiping at Second Stage Theater, 3408 N. Sheffield, will provide TWO worship services. The new addition is a 9 a.m. Queer Spirituality and Contemplative Worship with music, various forms of meditation, prayer, a time of reflection, and open Communion. The 11 a.m. Contemporary Worship will remain the
same.
Explore different forms of Queer spirituality and contemplation to integrate queerness of the mind, body, and spirit. Michael McBride will be leading music for both services with occasional special guest musicians and vocalists. Rev. Rachelle Brown will lead both worship services with assistance from Rev. Gordon McCoy, clergy candidates Ray Barkey and Jennie Kitch, among other leaders from the congregation.
Break Through Living
Sometimes the journey is exhausting and though our intentions are noble, we just can’t seem to breakout of old habits or breakfree of patterns that fill us with anxiety, regret and worry; steal our joy; and sabotage our relationships. We want a break or to break free. What we need is a breakthrough - in our hearts… our minds… our souls … our lives!
Join us Sundays in may and June at 11am 4139 n Broadway as we embark on an exploration of practical faith and everyday spirituality which hold the power to tansform.
Breakthrough is an invitation to L.I.F.E:
We are excited about as our ministry grows and evolves and see great potential for our ministry and community in this new worship location. Please join us for this very special Easter Celebration.
Wherever you may be on your journey, know that you are truly welcome as we join together in song and prayer, word and celebration. Bring your hopes, your dreams, your questions and your struggles—as together we be and become more than we could ever hope for or imagine.
Finding the National Pastime Theater
The theater is located at 4139 N Broadway St Chicago, IL 60613. We will have a sign in the window near the entrance. PLEASE NOTE, there is another theater (Profiles theater) located in the same building just North of National Pastime so please look for the address 4139 and the aChurch4Me? sign.
Taking the CTA EL to aChurch4Me? MCC @ National Pastime Theater
Take the CTA Train to the SHERIDAN RED LINE station and then head North on Sherdian (take a left as you exit the station) to Belle Plaine 2 short blocks, turn right onto Belle Plaine 1 block to Broadway; the theater will be across the street and 60 feet to your left. **NOTE: The Sheridan Red Line does not yet have an operational elevator, so if you are taking the train and require an elevator then get off at the WILSON Red LINE stop and take the 36 Broadway bus SOUTH to Belle Plaine.
Taking the BUS to aChurch4Me? MCC @ National Pastime Theater
Several bus routes pass within 1 block or less of the theater, including:
Driving to aChurch4Me? MCC @ National Pastime Theater
There is metered street parking on Broadway, Sheridan, Irving, Clarendon, and limited free parking on side streets in the area. Paid parking lots can be found on Belle Plaine west of Marine and at Marine and Bittersweet. (NOTE: Should this become our new worship center, we will look into making special arrangements for parking with some of the lots in the immediate area.)
We are a diverse congregation and many of our members have struggled against oppression. At a aChurch4Me? MCC all are welcome to find their way as we grow spiritually, find meaning in hope and love, and seek sustainable, just ways of being in relationship. We are a ministry of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC).
