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This is in answer to your unsigned reply to a letter from a FRIEND OF MCC asking for voting privileges for Friends. ere: In Unity - March, 1972) It is not your right to question a person's decision whether to join MCC as a Friend or to join as a Member. This decision is solely a matter between an individual and God. Jesus Christ was not Christian; He was an Orthodox, practising Jew who was molded and influenced in His beliefs and actions by thousands of years of Jewish thought and religion. The term Christian wasn't used until years afterwards to describe the followers of Christ. A nonChristian may be just as Christian in his or her actions in everyday life as a Christian. Your long list of what a Christian believes sounds very formidable. To be honest, how many professing Christians even know, much less practice the things enumerated? Many of us have examined our consciences deeply and then committed ourselves to becoming Friends of MCC. v.7ehave not done so lightly. We have listed with all our hearts to the pledge to support the aims and goals of MCC. We have then gone ahead and have worked in the church's functions, and contributed to its causes. We do not ask to become Deacons or Exhorters or ministers of the Gospel. However, we feel that we are as deeply dedicated to the other purposes of MCC as any of the members. These other purposes include being in the forefront of the homophile community in promoting new laws ending discrimination and guaranteeing our rights as American citizens. They also include providing food, clothing, shelter, job counseling, personal counseling and other assistance. MCC is more than a church and Friends become involvea- because it is more than a church. Therefore, we should have the right to vote and completely participate. MCC is an ecumenical church; therein lies your strength. Close your hearts and your doors to others and your unique appeal will disappear. . Fror:ta friend, SelrnaK.

Dear Editor: I was very much surprised to read your article on King James which stated that he was a member of the homosexual cOIIIDlWli ty • It really is a shock to the heterosexual cOIIIDlWlity to learn that their version of the Bible was made possible by a homosexual. I enjoyed the article very much. It was very well v.witten and showed that the author did extensive research. I remain, Bob Barkes Dear Editor: The Nay issue of In Unity Has great. Congratulations~!! I really enjoyed the cover story concerning King James 1. t10st informative and I am sure the heterosexuals Hill raise their eyes when they read that he was gay. Wish you much success in the upcoDing issues. Yours in Christ, Don Cramden

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Betropolitan Community Church-Phoenix (The Church of the Nomads) was the host of the February 18th and 19th, 1972, ArizonaSouthern Ca~ifornia District Conference. The Delegates, Hinisters ) Bembers and Fr-iends of the district arrived in sunny Phoenix the 17th to begin the 2-day conference with many activities planned by our host. The General Beetine':w路J.s. held the 18th and from this meeting the fo.l.Iccring was studied and/or passed. 1. Three new missions were formed - San California; Pa.lm Bernardino-Riverside, Springs, Cali.forrri.a ; and Santa Barbara, California. 2. BCC Mission Long Beach presented a letter asking for full status (charter) into the fellowship which was passed. Other business discussed and a comnittee was fonned to study (divorces) within the fellowship. This is to be presented at the next district confertnce for passing. The business portion cut of the way, MCC-Phoenix hosted us to a western hayride and dinner under- the stars, which was something else. Three wagons carried us to the foothills of Phoenix where a nfire was node and everyone roasted :ot dogs and mar-shma.l.Lows , Various speeches were given and then Pev , Cunn::'ngham, pastor of the Phoenix church, asked everyone to join hands and to look up at wlat he called "God's Church" (the sky). He ther:prayed a very roving prayer.

Sunday, the 19th, the church was packed to hear Rev. Pel~ preach. He told of the founding of the church plus other subjects. The many members and friends who had never heard Rev. Perry preach really received a blessing from his s~rmono This was the first district conference I have attended. I hope to attend more as they are fun as well as constructive for the fellowship.

And it came to pass~ that as he 1;)aS praying ~n a certain place~ when he ceased~ one of his oisciples said unto Him~ Lord~ teach us to pray~ as John crtso taught his 0isciples. Luke 11:1 Christ was pravinp. Fis disciples and listened. VThen Fe ceased, they J"Bde the request, "Lord, teach us to pray." Then we see Pim pranting of this reauest in the successive verses. So here we have a reouest ~ade to Christ, and His answer', The words of the disciples vou'ld be proper for each one of us. Lord, teach us to· pray. As surely as Christ answered the disciples, Fe will answer our request. Christ is our example of prayer. He prayed. Christ is our great example of the prayer life. v-Thether by the running streams of Jordon or in the busv streets of Jerusalem, on the ~ountain top or in the wilderness, prayer ascended from His soul as incense from the altar. Praver was more important with Him than eating, sleepinp, teaching. It was a very important thing in His life. He lived in the spirit of prayer. Cbrist is the p,reat example of secret prayer. He read He went into a mountain alone. Again, "He werrt out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. " Luke 6:12. Christ is our greatex~ple of soul burdened in prayer, "And beinp in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground." Luke 22:44. v~at a sight for one who had never experienced physical weakness because of disease, was under such a burden that every pore in His precious body became an open wound, out of which came sweat, as it were "drops of blood". Christ is the great example of prayer being answered. Before He called and ordained the twelve, He spent the night in prayer. He solved the p~blem through prayer. On another occasion there arose the problem of· the workers. "Then saith He unto His disciples, The harvest truly is 'plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His harVest." Matthew 9:37-38. The problem was solved by prayer. "Pray ye , GOd works only in answer to prayer," said Wesley. Prayer then is the great solution of our greatest difficulties. watched

Manv wouLd save 'themse Ives many prol.Lens if they sought direction fro~ Goe ~r. prayer before decisions vrer-e nade. FOlr7 many heartaches could be avo.ided, POlr7 manv could find deliverance fror1 their present problems if they Houle go to God In prayer. Christ is the great ex~ple of continued interces sion in prayer'. \tie read, "vTho in the days of His flesh offered up prayers and supplication IrIi th strong crying and tears .•.•and Has heard." BebreHs 5:7 Be would impress upon us the lession by the words, "Shall God not avenge Bis own elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with +hen?" Luke 18: 7. vThat a need there is for God IS children to be intercessors for the lost, for revivial, for the reaching of the lost at home and abroad v.7i th the Gospel. vThat careless age we live in Hhen there seems to be so few that intercede Irli th God. Christ is our great example of prayer for our enemies. "Father forgive them; for they know not what they do." Luke 23 :34 . Christ could pray this v7ay although they had nailed Fim to the cross. One of the best wavs to change an enemy into a friend is to pray for him. You will be surprised how your own feelings can change for him. Christ is the great example by way of present encouragement in prayer. He appears in the presence of God to make intercession for us. "For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us." Hebrews 9:25 "He made intercession for the transgressors •" Isaiah 53: 12. ,A7i th this there is the intercession of the Spirit who maketh intercession for the saints. "He that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." Romans 8: 27. Think about it. And pray daily for the continued success of this great movement. Pray for our founder Rev. Troy D. Perry, that he will have the strength and the courage he needs. Pray for the ministers throughout the United States as they countinue to "preach the word." And pray for those who would deny us our First Class Citizenship.

WHAT'S HAPPENING BY: REVEREND TROY D. PERRY I was flying home agad-n, It had been a.lmcs.t two· -years since I had visited -F'Lor-Lda when I had' last preached in our church in Miami where at that point we only had one congregation in that great state, Florida. It was my birthplace and I lived for 14 years in Florida before moving on to Alabama and then to Illinois, before moving back to Florida, back to Tl-linQis and then to California, where I now make my home. It was with some expectation that I arrived. This time, not to visit Miami Mission but Tampa Church. Florida now has three churches, Miami, and Ft. Lauderdale being the other two besides the Tampa group w0e~e _ I was going to visit. I had just finished chartering the Atlanta Church and was flying on to Tampa with Rev. Bradley vlilson, our District Co-ordinator for the Southeast District Conference of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Comnundty Churches. Brad had come up for the Atlanta Chartering and was now flying wi th me on to 'l'ampa , The group from Atlanta t~ok us to the airport all 62 of them and sung "He Lives" as we departed from that airport. v7e flew into Tampa International which is one of the most gorgeous new airports in this nation. It is just beautiful and you would have to see it to believe it. I thought that Los Angeles was something but this place has Los Angeles beat all to pieces. A Monorail System, Satellites, Landing Spots for airplanes, the Main Terr.:inal .Building with sculptured pieces tanging f'r on the ceilings. It was __j.ust gorgeous. 'iThen.•.. re.arr5.veain the Satellite 'Suildihg as vrestepI'ea- of of our Eastt err.~2.ig:-.t, about 30 r:embers of the 'I'anpa C~urc~ were there with large signs greet~~g us to T~~pa, Florida. I was pleasantly surIlr:sed as the e;roup went into~~---2--4.-6-8 "~:-Le co we appreciate - Troy Perry. One 1070";;-· :-:-.aY' ..•.. ~~~ vas corring by J:1.e, a friend met her arid said, "1-1y God, vrhat is going on." The vcnan tele !ler, "Cone over and I .•.. rill tell ycu , "It is i-Em!" She said, "Hho is him," ar.d t.r.ect.r.e r woman said, "Cone over honey a~d I will explain the whole thing to you

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as she was glvlng me the eye. I was also surprised that relatives of mine had come out with the Tampa Church, my brother Jackie and his wife and son were there to meet me. After the meeting at the airport, we immediately drove to the Tampa Church where dinner was planned. As we Southerns call it, "dinner on the ground," when all of the membership of the church would bring Pot Luck, spread it together and we would all eat oMt of doors. It was just great as everyone was Showing their southern hospitality as only southerners can. Everyone had worked very hard, a beautifu-l ca:Ke-'Iffis· made with the name of the Fellowship and welcoming me to the Tampa Church. After we had finished with dinner, it was time for evening services and we went into the Unitarian Church where the Tampa folks worshi-p. We had a "full house of over T09::: people in attendance and the Lord blessed, real good. I was in Tampa for three days, during which time we appeared on tvo radio programs, had articles written about us in the local press and saw the Lord anoint in each nights service.

Tampa is pa:stored by Rev. Lee J. Carlton, a young man who really has the fire of the Lord in his heart and a zeal to do the work of the Father. Lee has worked very faithfully for over a year with the Tampa folks and they have seen themselves not get bombed out in that area by individuals from the radical right or the radical left. They have seen rapport with the entire Gay Community and Lee has been very active also in the Civil Rights for Gay people in that area. The Tampa congregation is running on an average of about 70 per week in attendance and now have the opportunity to purchased the building that they are meeting in the building that they are meeting in, the Unitarian Church. They have made an offer and have started raising money and in one week Lee and his fine congregation raised over ~5,000 in order to have down-payment money for the congregation in Tampa. We

praise the Lord for this, and vre are Look ing fonrard to seeing great things f'r or: the congregation in that area. They are a lively group of people who love the Lord and vor shi.p the Lord. They are fantastic people who are with their Board of Directors and Board of Deacons. Everybody is pulling together and good things are going to happen. Anytine you get people in the South who are on fire for the Lord and who are deternined they are coing to see God nove and they are goina ~o carry the gospel to their brothers and sisters in that area, it is just bound to happen. Hith their zeal and v i. th the Lord's help, I see many great things for that wonderful congregation and for that church. Let's pray for them that the Lord will ever bless them as they bless the community in which they live.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters; Well, it is that time of the year again. The day when we celebrate riots that took place in New York in 1969. The year when Gay America came out of the closets and went to the streets. We are also celebrating more than just a Gay Rio~ We are celebrating in Gay Pride: ~ride in ourselves; pride in our community, and pride in our accomplishments over these few years since the Gay Liberation Movement started in America. I am happy that Metropolitan Community Church has had a place in the liberation movement in this country. It was October 6, 1968 when Metropolitan Community Church held its first service in Los Angeles. Here we are in 1972 with over 30 churches and missions stretching from Honolulu, Hawaii to New York City, from Dallas, Texas to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. No more one local group, but truly a national organization of gay people -and other interested individuals who have learned that gay truly is good and that God can be good too, to a gay person. Here we are in 1972 with our third parade, and isn't it just great! To be out on the streets of Hollywood again letting the world know that we ~ gay and we ~ proud. GAY PRIDE: Up until a few years ~go no one w.ould think that you could be gay and proud of it. No one dared to speak in glowing tor-es of being happy to be what they were. It seemed as though- we were in a vaccum and we had let the oppressor tell us too long what we,were supposed to be like, act like look like and talk like, but then, the doors swung open. I am glad that God in His goodness creat~d me, a gay person. I am glad.,and Iwo).ll,dn It have it any-other way. N:():~,too'manY: -,years ago I couldn't say that, "';asT was oppressed as other individuals were, _-:t; believed in myths and the lies that we:!;'â&#x201A;Ź: .t.o.Ld about us; I believed the storie: .t.hat;came our way; -I

believed that we were all some sort of perverted degenerates, some sort of gutter creatures. But, one day I woke up and realized that Gay was Good, that I could be a whole human being, that I could contribute something that I felt would help change American Societ~. But, before I could even do anything to help our society I had to help myself, by accepting me for what I am.

-GAY PRIDE AND TOMORROH: What about tomorrow? _ What about our struggle for human rights in this American Society? Can we win it? You bet we can and we are going to. We are not going to give up in this race, but, we are going to fight. We are going to fight- the individuals who oppress us and who try to keep us down,those individuals vho would use the simalar tactics, those indiv~duals who would use half truths and myths surrounding our community to try to talk about us as though - we don't exist or that we are some sub-human individuals. What about tomorrow? We are going to win; we are going to see things happen as we have never seen things happen; we are going to see good things transpire and take place within our comnunity, within the straight community and within the world community. We are going to-stand up and be counted and we are going to let our brothers and sisters from California to New York and all areas in between know that really Gay is Good. -Weare going to make this a better place to live in. We do have pride in ourselves as gay men and vomen , marching-together, holding each others hand looking up, smiling out in the light, let~ ing America know that we do have gay pride -in our hearts ,and in our lives, and we will see a better tomorrow, for gay men and women everywherel In Gay Love, Rev. Troy D. Perry

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majority still attends, and has formed a nucleus around which others have gathered, seeking a home. The home is now a formally Chartered member of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. The second Sunday, January 23, the Atlanta mission moved into what has continued to be its home, The Pocket Theatre on Courtland Street. These premises were donated to the Church until such time as needed by the owner. To the owner, MY'. Dick Monroe, we would like to give our most heart-felt thanks for his generosity, for this enabled us to start planning and executing a workable budget without too much fear of having to over-reach ourselves financially. The congregation continued to grow, and stayed around the 90-95 bracket for several weeks after the move. Then, when word started circulating wider, the church finally broke the 100 attendance barrier. ATLN~TA CHURCH C~~TERED Since that date, incidentally, we have never gone back under that mark. By this ON APRI~ 16, 1972 time, Reverend Gill had so ingrained his personality into the affections of the congregation that the next major step was acted upon with the entire consent of the attending audience. January 16, 1972 was a clear, exceedOn March 5, Reverend Gill was passed ingly cold Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia. A upon by the congregation as a full-time fire, however, was lit that has continued salaried minister, in order to devote his to grow without ceasing. The spark that full time as a Shepherd for the Children ignited this blaze was the introduction of under his guidance. the Reverend John W. Gill as the Interim Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday were Pastor of the newly organized Hetropolitan the next memorable dates for the Atlanta Corrmun.i ty Church of Atlanta. This is the mission. On Palm Sunday, we were witness story of the growth of that f'Lamewhich to one of the most moving services in any has brightened immeasurably the lives of a church. Three adults and one child were good many people in the homophile cOlTlr!luni-baptized into the Church by Reverend Gill. ty in Atlanta. vie had discussed the feasibility of having That first Sunday a total of 51 coua Sunrise Service for Easter, but finally rageous souls were in attendance. SOJ:le decided against the idea, but those who came out of curiosity, some carne just to Here there for either of those days cannot see what was happening, but the larger forget the faith and conviction that was majority came seeking the solace of a God so easily discernible. The following Sunwhich had been denied ther:t through the day, April 9, another baptism in the more established churches. This larger church. 13

Then, on Sunday, April 16, 1972, we entered into a new phase of our relationship with each other and with God. This was Charter Sunday, with the Reverend Troy Perry officiating, along with Reverend Brad vJilson of Vciami and Reverend John Gill. This was the first appearance by Reverend Perry in Atlanta, and a reception was held for him at the church on Saturdav night. Sunday morning services were at 11:00 a.m., and the entire congregation was captivated by his forth-rightness anc dynamic manner of speech. Afterwards, it seemed as if he had entertained, chasti see , exhorted, and blessed us, all at the sane time. vje definitely knew he had been there, and we are eagerly looking fcrward to our next appearance in his congregat ion, After the sermon, and an offer:S.g ::y the 137 member congregation of over ~~~O, the choir perfOl"r:1edThe 150th Psc.lr: ::y Cesar Franck, in one cf the ros t beautif'~ and moving manners seen or heard 1::y t::is writer. Then, the路 presentation cf t~e Church Charter was riade bv , - Rever-end Fer'rv Spontaneous applause brcke out fror.~::is usually staid Southern Congregation. ~erhaps this was part of our reaction to ?everenc Perry.

Then, Reverend Brad Wilson asked the congregation for their acceptance of Reverend Gill as the Permanent Pastor for the church. This was unanimously passedj. and Reverend Gill announced the names of the 60 Charter Members. Those present came forward to receive the Hand of Fellowship from the Reverends Gill, Wilson, and Perry. The Charge to the Congregation was given by Reverend Wilson, followed by the Sacrament of our Lord's Supper, attended by all Clergy. After a hymn by the congregation, Go~ Te II It On The Moun tain, Reverend Perry pronounced the benediction with an additional charge to all to Go, Tell It On The Mountain. Yes, we will go and tell it--from Stone Mountain allover Georgia, and the Southeast. That spark which ignited a fire to warm our souls back on that cold day in January, which is now a blaze lighting our way on Charter Sunday, we hope it will become a conflagration suchro Atlanta has not seen since the days of Gone v.Ji th The Hind. Join us, the next time you are passing through Atlanta, and warm yourself.

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FELLOWSHIP NEWS BY REVEREND TROY D. PERRY Four new missions were started in the month of May. Seattle, Washington, with Interim Pastor--Robert Sirico--a very well versed young man of 22 who had his own ministry in the Seattle area until becoming affiliated with our Fellowship, had his first service in the middle of May with 76 people in attendance. Since that time we have been hearing good things from that part of the country. Venice, California, with Interim Pastor--Bonnie Daniel --who will be holding her first service on June 11, 1972. Bonnie is a student with the Samaritan Bible Seminary, a very energetic young woman and is beginning her work in an area that I am sure will be a reward to all involved. Salt Lake City, Utah--with Interim Pastor--Robert Buckley, along with his lover Fred Wall. Bob is a former Mormon and felt that he would be able to get a Mission started in that area so, he was sent there to see what he could do. In his first service, he had 46 people in attendance for which we praise God and since that time we have had reports that their attendance is building and interest is growing in that area. Santa Barbara, California, with Interim Pastor--Ronald Pannell--Ron has not as yet had his first services but plans to do so at the end of June or early July. However, he has been. going to Santa Barbara on weekend? from Los Angeles and has had a great deal of interest and has young people in the area that are willing to work with him to get things started. We feel confident that we will see good things happen there also. New York City Church with Rev. Wells is going great guns and the reports come in weekly that they are growing. They have a beautiful Newsletter that will be a challenge to all in the Fellowship at the General Conference this year ••• Rev •• John H. Hose, an Elder of the Fellowship and the Assistant Pastor of the Mother Church has become the full-time pastor of the San Diego Church and has moved to that area. John will be doing some preaching at the Mother Church even though he is no longer the Assistant Pastor • • • The new Interim Pastor of the Philadelphia Mission is Rev. Keith Davis. Philadelphia has just recently requested to be chartered as a full church in their status and the re-

ports from that area have been real good. Our Pastor in Costa Mesa, California, Rev. Rodger Harrison has just returned home from visiting the American Baptist Convention. For a full report on what is happening with this convention, please see next month's In Unity ••• Reverend Paul Breton , the Pastor of the Washington, . D.C. Church reports that there is stand~ng room only for the worship services and there has been talk that they will soon begin having their services -inthe morning rather than in the mid-afternoon as they now do. Trinity Mission, Metropolitan Community Church, Riverside, California, with Rev. Hal Young as Interim Pastor has requested to be chartered as a full church and it has been granted at the last District Conference and the chartering service will be this month • • • We have had reports from Rev. John Gill of our Atlanta, Georgia, Church that they may be buying their own property on a lease-purchase agreement within the next two months. He also reports that they are growing by leaps and bounds and we thank God for this • • • Metropolitan Community Church, Long Beach, California, just had a successful benefit hald for them which was put on by the brothers and sisters who have a business in that area. We understand that they had a real good attendance to the affair and all enjoyed themselves. We have had re~orts from Tampa, Florida that attendance has doubled in the last two months and we thank God for this ••• Miami, Florida, reports that things are moving a little slow for them but we know and God knows that things will pick up • • • During my trip to the East Coast, I had a nice visit with our fine folks in the New Orleans area and they are all doing just great down there • • • • • • • • Miami, Florida reports that they have moved into a new building and that they are going great guns. • •• Fresno, California, Mission which is pastored by Rev. Paul Van Hecke reports that things are moving a lit~le slow for them but we know and God knows that things will pick up. San Jose, California, Church under the capable direction of Bill Chapman, so it is reported that they have one of the best choirs in the fellowship. Rev. Ploen has given us this report and he says that they are really going to give the rest of the choirs in the Fellowship a run for their money • • • Our Mission in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, pastored by Rev. 17

Bob Evans reports that they keep growing in attendance. They had 186 there the night that I spoke to their gr-oup-rand we are happy that Bob is doing such a great job. By the way, the Oklahoma Mission will also be chartered-this month ••• Oakland, California, Church is without a pastor at this writing. We have written to our different churches to see if they have any qualified persons that could be sent to that church and we will get the results to you in the next issue of In Unity ••• Denver, Colorado, Church just recently presented their pastor with a check for the purpose of buying a new car. The check was in the amount of $3,000. This group has also just recently had a phenomenal spiritual growth in this, their first year of existence ••• San Francisco, California is looking for new quarters. They have standing room only," in the church where they presently ~eet ••• Chicago, Illinois, under the leadership of Rev. Arthur Green has just come through some growing pains but they are now feeling better than ever before Reports from Rev. Ronald Hansen of Honolulu, Hawaii, tells us that they are doing real well. Because of the work that Ron has been doing in that area, Hawaii is the fifth state in the Union to dissolve their laws concerning us, the Gay Community ••• As of this writing I am sorry to report that I have not heard from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in some time--hope to hear from them by the next issue • • • The Lord is blessing the work in the Detroit, Michigan, area and we are looking forward to renewing our relationship with these fine people at the General Conference •••• Church of the Holy Spirit, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, under the leadership of Rev. Ted.Callaway was chartered as a church last month and reports indicate that good things are happening in that area. • • Rev., Bob Cunningham has Just been appointed .as.full time Pas'tor-ofour Phoenix, Arizona, Church and they report that they had 80 in attendance for the 'last'few weeks • •• 'Tucson, Arizona, is still' sittJng 'still ,as 'it seems we "are not able',to get things going irithat part ";O'f 'the'CountrY. ". '.;' , .." J. "happy toreportthat.two.of',bur churches 'irithe ',fellowshiphave,:begunext'e:n~:l ve '<prison nilriist:d'es.' 'Rev~,Richard V1'ncent :'of:'the::': Da.l-las ~:'Texas', Chunch : is conduc't'Lrig : . services ,,' 'and" ccunse.Li ng serv:f~es"':iIl:th~ '(;i ty Jail :In''Dalla:s';,arid ~ih Norther~Ca.lffo'inia~'·<Re\r.Jos'eph"Gilber,t

of the Sacramento, California, Church is doing the same thing. Be sure to watch In Unity for further information concerning this work. The Mother Church in Los Angeles has just come through a small financial crisis but, God in His goodness has helped us through and we are now stronger than ever. Samaritan Bible Seminary has been blessed by the Lord. This past quarter we had 23 students enrolled. The Dean of the School, Rev. Richard Ploen is also happy to report that Samaritan w~_l be graduating its first two students th~s September. Several students from the school are pastoring churches and missions ~n the Southern California area and are also carrying the work of the school and attending the classes three times a week. Well, I guess that is all of the news that I can come up with this time; will be getting more to you next month. Until that time, God Bless everyone.

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HELP US TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND God> give us wider vision to see and understand That both the sun and showers are gifts from Thy Great Hand, And when our lives are overcast with trouble and with care> Give us the faith to see beyond the dark cluds of despair> And rive us strength to rise above the mist of doubt and fear And recognize the hidden smile behind each burning tear> And teach us that it takes the ehouere to make the flowers prow And on ly in the storms of life tohen the winds of t.roub Le b Loio Can man> too> reach maturity and grot.) in faith and grace And gain the strength and courage to enable him to face Sunny days as well as rain - high peaks as well as low> Knowing that the "Apr-i. 1 Showers ioi. II make the May Flowers Grow" And then at last we accept the "Sunshine and Showers"> Confident it takes them both to'make Salvation Ours.' by Helen Steiner Rice

A LITTLE SEED OF LOVE If I can plant some little seed of love That later on will blossom in a smile, It matters '(lothowever else I fail; My life ioi.l.I. be ioor thiohi.l.e, If I can do some little kindly act That later on may soothe some sa~ heart's pain It matters not iohat: else I do, my life Will not have been in va{n. by Mary Daioeon Hughes

WARM OUR HEARTS ~IITH THY LOVE 071, God, oho made the summer and ioarmed

TAKE A LITTLE TIME Take a little time today To mend a broken heart Or gather up the pieces Of a dream that's torn apart ... Take a little time today To graciously extend An outstretched hand to someone ~lho really needs a friend ... Take a little time today To help make life iaor thiohd. Le For a stranger ioho can use An understanding smile ... Reach for heaven and reflect The sunshine from above Take a l.i.i.t.l.e time todau To radiate God's love. by Ray Habheioe

the earth with .beauty, Warm our hearts ith aratitude and devotion to our d~ty, For in this age of violence, rebellion and defiance' ~/e've forgotten the true meaning of "dependable reliance" vie have lost our sense of duty and our sense of ual.uee, too, And iohai: ioae once uneonc t ioned, no longer is toboo , Our standards have been Looered and uJe resist al.L diecepl.i.ne , And our vision has been narroioed: and blinded to all sin Oh, put the summer briphtness ~n our closed~ unseeing eyes So in the carewarn faces that we pass we 'U recognize The heartbreak and the loneliness , the trouble and despair Th~t a world of understanding would make easire to bear 071, God, look doum on our col.d hearts and warm them with Your Love, And grant us Thy forgiveness iohi.ch. we're so unworthy of'. by Helen Steiner Rice

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If you had to choose between faith or truth, which would vou choose? This is certainly not my usu~l way to begin a book review, but then this is not a usual book. "The \-lord", by Irvinp Hallace, Hill be condemned by some and hailed bv some. I do not believe there will be an~one in the middle. It has been in the bOok stores a little over a month and is, of course, on the top ten list. It started as #10, went up to #6, down to #8, up to #2 and I am quite sure that it will make #l. It will be condemned bv some of the fanatics who insist that the version of the Bible they use must be taken quite 22

literally, at least the parts thev choose to auote. It may also be condeJ'lIledt.v those Hho are too lazy to thin}:. Because the author has used many historic facts to back up most of his "new" Testament, it will make those Hho believe, those of faith think. These same historic facts will or should also ~ake the apnostic think a bit. Perhaps, if they Hill read it:, it Hill even make the atheist think. I sav perhaps because even adding this histori~ evidence doesn't give conclusive factual proof. If there ever Has anv it has been lost during the last a.lmos't- two thousand years. But then if there v-JaSactual proof, would you really need faith? All book reviewers are supposed to be oDjective and I try to be, but vrith a book like this it is hard. Because I read vrheriever I can find a few minutes, there are manv tilleswhen I have to lav aside a book I aID reading. Interesting -books can be hard to put down and boring books can be hard to pick up again. EOv7ever, hoÂť do vou describe a book that is more than interesti.nz, certainly not borinp:, but v-7i th which you have trouble putting do-m and have trouble picking up again? This lS a simple book about secrecy, spies and sex. This is a profound book about faith, love and truth. vlhat if such a "f.ind"really happened? vlhat if such a tI find tI was really faked? Can you build real faith on a lie? Or would it be just another case of big business suckering in the people? But then, could big business turn faith in Christ and God into a way of controllinp: the common man? But then this is only a book, a piece of fiction; an ~otionallv charged, thought provokinp: book. The hero, Steven Pandall, an agnostic who can't even believe in h~self, is verY believable in his role. Look around todav and you can see manv who onlv believe in the physical, who .h~ve no tille to be interested in anything that they can't see, hear or feel. A~though Steven is quite taken up with the physical, he is also, at the same time, a true agnostic. Be tries to find out why, find out the reasons behind that wh.ich he doesn't understand. But he is even more, because finding the truth will not help unless you also act upon that truth. Irving v.7allace spent ten years ill study, research and the writing of this book. It hit the market in the middle of a time of religious revival and ferment. v7as

this an accident? Or VIas he psychic? He Vlrote about heart transplants (The Prize) many years before they became a fact and about a black senator (The Man) vears before there ever VIas one. . The "find" mentioned earlier is of a faded Aramaic first-century papyrus and a piece of parchment. The papyrus is the missing gospel wr i.tten by .Iames the .Ius t , the younger- brother of Jesus. The parchment is the report on the Crucifixion as Vlritten by Petronius, the centurion in charge on that dav. Leading biblical experts believe that there had been another gospel and probablv an earlier one than MattheVI, Mark, Luke or John. These experts apree that certain parts of MattheVI and Luke C~E fro~ Mark, but that also much came fro~ SO~E other outside source. This could easilv be one Vlritten during or shortlv after the death of lJesus, one that has never been found. There are many facts YJ10Vlntodav; some actual facts, some just historic clues and hints, known to biblical scholars and historians, on vmich to base the contents of this "find". For example, in 1886, a Gospel of Peter was found and how many ,todav , knoVl about it. Petronius is mentioned in it. In the parchment "find" it is Pilate who condemns .Iesus . The VIitnesses Vlere Poman or citizens of Pome and it is now believed that the earlv Christians put the blame on the LTevJish Priests because of politics. jlfter all, Pome ruled the wor-Ld and the early Christians certainlv did not warrt to antagonize them. Also', to the Pomans, Jesus,VIas a troublemaker and thev certainl" did not need the help of a su:t>~ jugated people to liouidate Hi~. Also, if you remember your history, the Pomans tried to Vlipe out all the .Iews .m Palestine just a fevT years later. There VIas not only historical research to see vThat has l-een learned of Christ and the early Christians s'i nce the ti~e that the Fi1'leVIas vTritten, rut also r-esearch into the J"1ethoc1s used toeav to authef'ticate thinps that arCheologists fino. This even included re search into how these thinr:s could he faked. Most Christians +odav knovi 0:Fthe use of the fish or the sign of the fish :t>einp used by early rhristians. Fo,·!manv kno» vThy? No, it had nothinp to do viith the fact that Peter was a fisherman. The first letters of each Greek Hare for the phrase '\T esus Chr-i.s t , Son of (:0(1, Savior" is T-rH - j}T-P-S' , V'hich toc'avv!e spell TerrIfY:;, af'c1 is the (:reeK worxt :forfish.

Because .Ioseph VIas a carpenter, does that mean ,Tesus also had to be c carpenter? ,Tesus spoke many times of being a shepherd and Pe spoke the Language of the fanner. He certainlv knew about crops, the harvest and used their lanfuage in His parables. The fact that He plied Fis trade on some of His journeys, does not mean that Fe did not wor-k in the f.i.e Lds , After all, how could He have been a carpenter VIithout any tools, since Pe took nothing VIith Him. jl farm hand uses the tools of the owner of the land, whi.Le a carpenter must bring his OVln tools. There also had to be research into the mourrti.ng conflict between the hierarchy of the orthodox establishment churches and the dissident and sometimes radical clergy. SomE may be radical, but many are not, except to the establishment churches. So~e only want to simply help people and so are against the church's stand on minorities, poverty and the inequality of vlealth. Those that want the cler~l to go hack to being~ servants of the people, not just dignitaries, can not be called radical, except hy these same establishment churches. v7hy did Irving Fallace vrr-i. te this book? So~e vears rack the top newspapermen in the country vlere pollee as to viha't wou Ld be the bigpest news s torv of the centurv. ~ome said a cure for cancer, so~e said a treatment that woul.d al.Lo» everwone to live to the ape of one hundred, SOJ"1e said for a landing on earth of creatures from another planet and still others saie reaching another planet ane fineinp civilized life. But the najority said the Second Corn,infof Christ. ves, the Second Coning of Christ! \'.7hen as a wr iter-, as a rational re21ist, Irving-Pallace could not think c.r:: what vJoule happen if Christ sudden lv \-'28 to appear in tTev?Yor k , POJ'le,Los jlr.peles, Paris, Chicago or af''lother city, he ther thought of vlhat wou lr! happer if SOP.Eo 21'solute Lv authentic ev.i.cence I-'ere ?OlT:C that LTe~us had li'Jec? That Christ had actuallv wa Lked the earth af'ehad Lef t C'~ l:eritage of vor ds ard actions that spol:e t(' us dovm +hrough the cor-r i.dor-sof the certuries , to pive us .r:: aith , nor or.lv if' c. truer 80(1, r-ut fa i th if'our se 1ves arc" trust in one anot her-? /\r.cso he st2rtec his investiraticr., "hisresei1:r('}' C'TC-: i.t 212 f.ina.l lv Led to "'T'}-:e r,l('rc".

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DIREcroRY or THE UNIVERSAL FEu..ovlSHIP or ML1'ROPOLITANCOt11UNIT't CHUROiES CONFERENCESAND LOCAL CONGREGATIONS BOARD OF ELDERS REVEREND TROY D. PERRY REVEREND JOHN H. HOSE REVEREND RICHARD A. PLOEN ALABAMA-FLORIDA-GEORGIA DISTRICT CONFERANCE. REVEREND BRAD WILSON, DISTRICT COORDINATOR METROPOLITAN CO~llimNITYCHURCH OF ATLANTA P. O. Box 54763 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Phone: 404/636-5101 Rev. John Gill. Pastor CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH P. O. Box 1119 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 33302 Meet: 1765 N. E. 26th St. Phone: 305/791-2630 Rev. Ted Callaway, Interim Pastor

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COMMUNITY CHURCH OF MIAMI Mailing: P. O. Box 5077 Miami, Florida 33131 Services: 3901 N. W. 2nd St. Phone: 305/754-9506 Rev. Bradley Wilson, Pastor

FIRST METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF TAMPA Mailing: 3417 San Luis Drive Tampa, Florida 33609 Services: 2904 Concordia Street Phone: 813/839-5939 Rev. Lee J. Carlton

2201 SO. UNION AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA. 90007 PHONE: 213/748-0123

ARIZONA-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT CONFERENCE. REVEREND HOWARD IHLLIAMS, DISTRICT COORDINATOR l'Rmr.:'Yl'1ISSION i'1ETROPOLITA::~ COIvIM"JNITY CHUW~H P. O. Box 762 Co.Lt on , Ca. Phone: 714/825-9510 Eev , H. S. Young, Errt er-Im Pastor CHRIST CHAPEL METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF COSTA MESA 1259 Victoria Street Costa Mesa, California 92627 Phone: 714/548-5046 Rev. Rodger Harrison, Pastor

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES 2201 S. Union Avenue Los Angeles, CA. 90007 Phone: 213/748-0123 Rev. Troy D. Perry, Pastor METROPOLITAN COMMmfITY CHURCH OF LONG BEACH 1105 Raymond Avenue Long Beach, CA. 90802 Phone: 213/434-1944 Rev. Jon Bullock, Pasto~

PALM SPRINGS MISSION METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE DESERT P. O. Box 493 Cathedral City, Ca. 92234 Phone: 714/325-7829

OKLAHOMA MISSION ME'I'ROPOLI'r.AN COivft.1UHITY CHURCH P. O. Box 20635 Ok l.ahoma City, Ok.Lahoma 73120 Phone: 405/848-5066 Rev. Bob Evans, Interim Pastor

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF PHOENIX 1426 East Maricopa Freeway Phoenix, Arizona 85002 Phone: 602/271-0125 Rev. James Cunningham, Pastor

SALT LAKE CITY MISSION METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH P. O. Box 11607 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Meet: 5695 - 13th East Phone: 8Ql/466-6865 Rev. Robert Buckley, Interim Pastor

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO Mailing: P. O. Box 8205 San Diego, Calif. 91202 Services: 906 North 47th St. Phone: 714/264-7351 Rev. John Hose, Pastor TUCSON MISSION METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH CONTACT: MCC PHOENIX COLORADO-LOUIS lANA-TEXAS DISTRICT CO~~RENCE. ~WVEREND RON CAJUqES, DISTRICT COORDINATOR METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF DALLAS Mailing: P. O. Box 1344 Dallas,Texas 75221 Services: j~015 Normandy Dallas, Texas Phone: 214/946-4 35~路 Rev. Richard Vincent, Pastor METROPOLITAN COMMUIH'I'YCHURCH OF DENVER Mailing: P. O. Box 18616 Denver, Colorado 18616 Services: 1)~00 La Fayette Phone: 303/2411-1110 Rev. Ron Carnes, Pastor METROPOLITAN Cru.1MUNITYCHURCH OF GREATER NID-l ORLEANS Mailing: P. O. Box 50081 New Orleans, La. 70150 Services: 604 Kernville St. Rev. David Soloman, Pastor

DISTRICT OF COLOMDIA DISTRICT CONFERENCE. REVEF.NED PAlTL BRETON DISTRICT COORDINATOR ~TROPOLITAN CO!v1M"UNITYCHURCH OF NEW YORK 415 West ll~th St. #1 New York, N.Y. 10025 Phone: 212/866-0256 Rev , Howar-c Wells, Pastor METROPOLITAN Cru/Wfu~ITYCHURCH OF WASHINGTON, D. C. Ma-iling: 705 - 7th St. S. E. ''iashington, D. C. Services: Same Phone: 202/547-2773 Rev. Paul Britton, Pastor HAWAIIAN DISTRICT CONFERENCE REVEREND RONALD HA...l'l"SON, DISTRIC'!, COORDINATOR V~TROPOLITAN COMNlUNITY C}TIJRCHOF :HAWAII jo.l[ailing: P.O. Box 15825 Honolulu, Ha~aii 96815 Services: 2500 Pali Highway Honolulu, Hawaii Phone: 808/247-2738 Rev. Ronald Hanson, Pastor ILLINOIS-WISCONSIN DISTRICT CONFERENCE. R....:."'V1."'RETID ARTHUR GR1'EN, DISTRICT COORDINATOR GOOD SHEPHARD PARISH METROPOLITAN COK"'nJrIITY CHURGH Mailing: P.O. Box 913t~ Chicago; Illinios 60690 Services: 3342 North Broadway Phone: 312/248-1525 Rev. Arthur Green, Pastor

PRINCE OF PEACE PARISH METROPOLI'I'AN COMMUNITY CEURCH 202i~ West Highland Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 Phone: 414/964-4733 Rev. Paul Sydman, Pastor NORTHEffi{CALIFOFU1IA DISTRICT CONFERENCE. REVERE.'ND JAMES flAIIDMIRE,DISTRICT COORDINATOR FRESNO MISSIOIJ METROPOLITAN COW~fITY CHURCH Mailing: 542 Bond Street Fresno, Calif. 93702 Services: 1326 "N" street Phone: 209/264-5476 Rev. Paul Van Hecke, Pas-cor EAST BAY ME'rROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH Mailing: 1~40 Santa Clara Ave. Oakland, Calif. 95819 Services: Same Phone: 415/832-2581 F~MONY METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHCRCH 902 "J" Street Sacramento, Ca. 95819 Phone: 916/443-5575 Rev. John Gilbert, Pastor METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF SAN FRANCISCO Mailing: 150 - 6th Street San Francisco, Ca. 94109 Services: Gold Mine Drive and Diamond Blvd. Phone: 415/1,33-6836 Rev. James Sandmire, Pastor SAN JOSE MISSION KETROPOLITAN COM}Rn{I'IYCHURCH P. O. Box 24126 San Jose, Calif. 95154 Phone: 408/266-7872

NATIONAL BOARD OF HOM}: MISSIONS CONFERENCE DETROIT MISSION METROPCLITAN COMMUNITY CIDJRCH P. O. Box 1917 North2_and Station Southfield, Michigan Rev. Robert C'.111inan,Interim ?astor Phone: 313/777-1839 PHILADELPHIA MISSION ME'I'ROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH P.O. Box 8171f Philadelphia, Fa. 19101 Phone: 215/561-3881 PORTLAND MISSIQIi: METROPOLITAN COW~UNITY CIDJRCH P. O. Box 42232 Portland, Oregon 97242 SEA'l'TLEMISSION METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH P. O. Box 1323 Seattle, Washington 98102 Meet: 128 - 16th Ave. E. Rev. Robert Sirico, Interim Pastor

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