Rev. Elder Dr. Nancy Wilson is a pioneer of women’s rights
when it comes to clerical service. She
followed her call to ministry at a time when women were not being
ordained. She not only became ordained
by the Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC), she also became the youngest
elder of MCC.
She was called to be Senior Pastor of five different MCC’s
around the country. She at one point was
the senior pastor of MCC Los Angeles, which is also known as the Mother Church
of MCC. Then in 1993 she became the vice
moderator of MCC. She held this position
for 12 years as she continued to be the senior pastor of the various
congregations as she gave leadership to the entire denomination.
On the retirement of Rev. Elder Troy Perry she became the
moderator of MCC. This role is the top
leadership of the entire International denomination. She at this point left being senior pastor of
the local church to take on the role of moderator. She was installed at the Washington’s
National Cathedral in 2005. Rev Elder
Dr. Nancy Wilson has led the MCC into the Church it has become today. No longer is the Church a place for the
GLBTIQA community to have a safe home, MCC is a place that is reaching out to
all that need help.
She is a social activist that has stood up for people that
HIV. She has worked for fair treatment
of prisoners. She has also been involved
in women’s rights; this expands from women having the right to be clergy to stopping
the slave trade. She is the founder of
MCC Conference for Women in Professional Ministry. She is also very active in ecumenical work. She
became the Ecumenical Officer of MCC, representing MCC at the National Council
of Churches and The World Council of Churches.
During this time of her service she worked on establishing MCC as part
of both councils.
In 2011 she was appointed by President Obama to the
President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. She continues working on her social
activities while also being a speaker at numerous churches and other
events. She is also the author of numerous books. She is truly a woman that has shaped
Christianity for both women and the GLBTIAQ community around the world.
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