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MCC CREATES COMMUNITIES OF JUSTICE
MCC strives to create justice and equality among its membership through its denominational programs as well as in local churches. The status of women in MCC is studied and programs are implemented to encourage women's full participation in church life. The percentage of women among MCC clergy has grown steadily, and since the 1970s the ratio of clergywomen in MCC has been higher than in any other Christian denomination in the world.
MCC maintains a programmatic emphasis and biennial conference to promote racial justice. Efforts are made to actualize the personal and spiritual abilities of people of color and to foster reconciliation among all races, thereby building a church where people of every race and ethnic background can participate fully.
MCC affirms the universal priesthood of all believers, and lay people minister actively at all levels. Programs provide opportunities for lay training and networking, lay-oriented spiritual renewal, and grass roots theologizing in which the doctrine, beliefs and ministry of MCC are derived from people in local churches.
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