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‘Village’ Metropolitan Community Church to move to Ledward Centre on 3 March

February 13, 2024

The ‘Village’ Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) in Brighton & Hove has announced that from 3 March they will be moving to LGBTQ+ community centre, the Ledward Centre, for their weekly events. For the last few years, ‘Village’ MCC has been welcomed at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, with whom they will continue to work closely. They […]

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Community News

HIV Chaplaincy, active within community

October 29, 2023

Connecting and working with other people and with community groups is an enjoyable part of both my HIV Chaplain and HIV Pharmacist roles, and is essential to delivering an effective service (which I hope I do!). In both positions the needs of the person living with HIV and/or their loved one(s) are paramount, and it’s hugely helpful to be able to refer or signpost someone to people and organisations that I know personally, such as Lunch Positive for food, peer support, volunteering and befriending, Terrence Higgins Trust for benefits advice, and the Sussex Beacon.

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Arts

B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Soul Safari

Besi Besemar February 9, 2018

As part of LGBT History Month, Soul Safari will explores LGBT spirituality at the B Right On LGBT Community Festival (BRO LGBT CF). B Right On celebrates LGBT History Month, is organised by the volunteers of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum and will take place at the Phil Starr Pavilion – a multi functional, fully accessible, heated performance, conference and community space with a licensed bar which is located on Victoria Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1WN.

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Arts

B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: Free big screen showing of ‘The Shack’

Besi Besemar February 1, 2018

The Village Metropolitan Community Church will host a one-off screening of The Shack as part of the Soul Safari day of events during this year’s B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival.

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In The South

Queerying Christianity LGBT+ workshops with Village MCC

Besi Besemar January 16, 2018

Queerying Christianity is a FREE six week workshop series asking some honestly difficult questions without trying to teach trite dogmatic answers. A chance to genuinely explore faith questions in a safe environment with other LGBT+ people.

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Community News

Village MCC celebrates Women’s History Month

Besi Besemar March 4, 2017

The Village Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) will celebrate Women’s History Month during March with a different woman speaking from the pulpit each Sunday, for the next five weeks.

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Community News

LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you LGBT Community Safety Forum

Besi Besemar February 22, 2017

I wanted to write and thank Billie Lewis and the volunteers from the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum, for everything they did to help us with the Soul Safari days at the B Right On LGBT festival. They did an absolutely amazing job with everything, and the space they created for us to work was great. It gave so many groups, including The Village MCC, the opportunity to feel that there was a bridge between the LGBT+ community and ourselves.

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B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: LGBT History Month: Soul Safari 1 – programme of events

Besi Besemar February 5, 2017

SOUL SAFARI 1: A day to explore LGBT+ spirituality organised by Village Metropolitan Community Church.

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Arts

B RIGHT ON Festival: LGBT History Month: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus to give free concert at Phil Starr Pavilion on Sunday

Besi Besemar February 3, 2017

The Brighton Gay Men’s chorus present a free Tribute Concert on Sunday, February 5 at the Phil Starr Pavilion during Soul Safari 1, a day exploring our LGBT spirituality organised by Village MCC. The concert will be remembering choir member Pablo Fernández-Arias, who passed away shortly before Christmas.

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