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MCC of Greater Dallas was formed in 2003 by
former members of Cathedral of Hope, when the
congregation of that church voted to leave the
University Fellowship of Metropolitan Community
Churches, who wanted to have a church that
remained affiliated with UFMCC. Darraugh was
MCCGD’s founding pastor, and has remained lead
pastor ever since.
Here is a transcript of Darraugh’s video an-
nouncing the church’s vote to close:
Hi. I’ve got some news that I’d like to share with
you.
The entity we know as Metropolitan Community
Church of Greater Dallas has decided to close its
doors and disband its operations. We are clear
that the members, the people of MCC of Greater
Dallas are a community of faith, and that we are
still connected by the relationships we have formed
and by God who joins us. But we have come to
the decision that it is time to close the legal, opera-
tional part of that church.
It is not an easy decision. And it was not made
quickly or lightly. We have thought about this. We
have tried a number of different things. And like so
many other churches, we have seen a decline in
attendance, in human resources and in finances.
And the Holy Spirit made it clear that it was the
time, now.
And so we shared that news with the members
of the congregation to consider and pray about
that decision. And we met and we had our con-
Saturday, June 2, 2018 6:00 PM
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gregational meeting and voted to close the official
organization, and yet remain committed to each
other as a community of faith.
So I want to share that news with you and ask
you to pray with us as we go through that transi-
tion. You know, there’s a lot of churches that close,
and there are other churches that are opening. The
church universal continues, and the truth is, God
is with us, whether we have an organization we
identify with or not. God is with us.
I would ask you, if you have questions, please
contact us and we’d be happy to talk about it with
you. I can assure there’s no conflict, there was no
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After winning their first pre-season game of
2018 on Monday — 76-69 over the NY Liberty —
the Dallas Wings fell to the Connecticut Sun on
Tuesday, 79-58. They finish up pre-season play
Sunday, May 13, at home in College Park Center
against the Las Vegas Aces. Game time is 2 p.m.
Tickets are still available online at DallasWings.
com.
Wings guard Kaela Davis and center Ruth Ham-
blin were high scorers for Dallas on Tuesday,with
12 points each. Australian star Liz Cambage, who
signed a multi-year contract with the Wings in
February, was right behind them with 11 points.
Cambage also racked up nine rebounds and two
blocks.
The Wings open regular season play at 9 p.m.
Friday, May 18, on the road against the Phoenix
Mercury. Their home opener is Sunday, May 20,
when they host the Atlanta Dream in a 2 p.m.
game at College Park Center.
MCC of Greater Dallas is ceasing
operations
In a video posted to Facebook on Tuesday,
May 8, the Rev. Colleen Darraugh announced
that the congregation of the church she pastors,
Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Dallas,
has “decided to close its doors and disband its
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Tommy Murray, 16, spoke on Saturday May 5 at Dallas City Hall at a protest of the NRA convention.
Murray survived the massacre Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. 20 children ages
six and seven and six adult staff were murdered by a gunman who was Murray’s neighbor. (David
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big incident. There’s no shame; there’s no blame.
It’s just part of an organization life. As it says in
Ecclesiastes, for everything there is a season, and
so this is our season.
I wanted to share that with you. Again, I ask
for your prayers for me, and I ask for your prayers
for all the members of this congregation as we
go through this transition. I thank you, and I’m
still going to be doing some online stuff, so watch
for what will happen with that in the future. We’ll
watch as God leads in that.
But for now, would you please pray with us and
pray for us. Thanks so much. God bless.
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